5 Effective Risk Management Strategies for Keeping Your Community Safe

June 14, 2019 - 6 minutes read

Committing to making your organisation a safe place is not only a legal and obligatory matter, but an ethical one as well. It also helps to reduce the costs that can arise when things go wrong.

The term ‘safety’ in this context refers to not only the physical (i.e. your property) but also to emotional, spiritual and even financial aspects of your organisation. This means that as well as creating safe premises to reduce the risk of injuries, you also need to ensure people are protected from abuse of all kinds.

Here are five ways to help keep your community safe.

1. Safe physical environments

Creating a safe physical environment through safe church policies and procedures helps reduce the risk of injuries from slips, trips, falls and other types of accidents and harmful events. This includes:

Also, see our previous post on the seven Essential Safety Measures for churches and faith centres.

2. Personal health and safety

People also need protection from the less “tangible” risks in your organisation. This includes such aspects as:

3. Safety of employees and volunteers

If you employ people or use volunteers in your organisation you need to ensure your working environment is a healthy one to keep people safe at work. This involves:

4. Protection of children and youth

Keeping kids and young people safe should be a top priority in any church, faith organisation or charity. Examples:

The ChildSafe program has also been specially developed to provide churches and other organsations with resources and training to improve child safety. Check our previous post for more info.

5. Financial protection

As a faith organisation or charity it’s important to be accountable for all donations and funds received. Our posts explain more on this topic:

A tailored church insurance program is also important for the financial protection of your organisation. This includes property cover and public liability insurance for non profit organisations. Your insurance is best obtained through specialist not-for-profit or church insurance providers that can best understand the needs of your organisation.

Need risk management assistance?

Creating a robust risk management plan for your organisation is essential but can be a complex matter. If you need assistance with this send us an email or call us on 13 000 FAITH.

Written by Tess Oliver

 

 

 

 

 

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