Building a Comprehensive Risk Management PlanFour Essential Strategic Steps

摘要

In a previous column, we introduced the Risk Management Pyramid (2). We defined risk management (RM) as "a proactive administrative process that will help minimize liability losses (e.g., claims or lawsuits due to negligence) for health/fitness professionals and the organizations they represent" (3)[p.9]. The RM Pyramid included seven defensive layers that can be "proactively" implemented to help minimize legal liability associated with negligence. In this article, we highlight key RM concepts and describe four "strategic" planning steps that are essential in building a comprehensive risk management plan (CRMP)-one that is effective in providing protection against negligence claims/lawsuits and in preventing the violation of any laws.