Course Overview
This course covers factors affecting management decisions: regulatory requirements, corporate standards, employee politics, public and media, and financial limitations, and risk communication. Other risk management options, including prevention planning, emergency response, containment, on-site treatment, off-site treatment, landfill and other storage means will be examined.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Explain the need for and benefits of systematic environmental/human health risk management.
- Comprehend the basic terms in risk management.
- Describe the basic concepts of risk management.
- Rationalize and appreciate the challenges in business and government risk management strategies with respect to corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
- Comprehend the financial implications and limitations associated with risk management.
- Realize the importance of perception in the risk management process.
- Utilize common risk communication tools to inform the public and media.
- Acquire a hands-on approach for managing risk through a mock public meeting.
- Contribute to the evolution of risk management practices in the workplace.
- Examine other risk management options: prevention, emergency response, insurance and storage.
- Prepare a detailed risk management paper.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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