1. Risk Assessment
What is it What are What are the What might go How likely is How easy is this What are the Score?
that you, or the benefits consequences wrong? this? to anticipate consequences (multiply)
the person for the of not doing it? 10 = very and prevent? for the person?
want to do? person? 1 = not very 10 = not easy 10 = severe
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2. CARROT -
Risk management system
• Contingency
These are actions planned and organised in advance. These can
then be used if or when the risk occurs.
• Accept
Accept the risk, either because nothing can be done to reduce it or
because the benefits are greater than the risk itself.
• Reduce
Reduce the risk to an acceptable level by finding safer alternatives
which still enable the individual to complete the activity they want to
do
• Remove
Remove the risk completely by doing things differently. Where it is
not possible to eliminate risk completely reduce it to a comfortable
level.
• Opportunity
Can the risk be a positive one?
• Transfer
Can responsibility for managing the risk be transferred to someone
else? For example could a 24 hour on call service be set up for
advice and guidance?
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3. CARROT -
Risk management system
• Contingency
These are actions planned and organised in advance. These can
then be used if or when the risk occurs.
• Accept
Accept the risk, either because nothing can be done to reduce it or
because the benefits are greater than the risk itself.
• Reduce
Reduce the risk to an acceptable level by finding safer alternatives
which still enable the individual to complete the activity they want to
do
• Remove
Remove the risk completely by doing things differently. Where it is
not possible to eliminate risk completely reduce it to a comfortable
level.
• Opportunity
Can the risk be a positive one?
• Transfer
Can responsibility for managing the risk be transferred to someone
else? For example could a 24 hour on call service be set up for
advice and guidance?
Connect in the North  0113 270 3233

4. CARROT -
Risk management system
• Contingency
These are actions planned and organised in advance. These can
then be used if or when the risk occurs.
• Accept
Accept the risk, either because nothing can be done to reduce it or
because the benefits are greater than the risk itself.
• Reduce
Reduce the risk to an acceptable level by finding safer alternatives
which still enable the individual to complete the activity they want to
do
• Remove
Remove the risk completely by doing things differently. Where it is
not possible to eliminate risk completely reduce it to a comfortable
level.
• Opportunity
Can the risk be a positive one?
• Transfer
Can responsibility for managing the risk be transferred to someone
else? For example could a 24 hour on call service be set up for
advice and guidance?
Connect in the North  0113 270 3233

5. CARROT -
Risk management system
• Contingency
These are actions planned and organised in advance. These can
then be used if or when the risk occurs.
• Accept
Accept the risk, either because nothing can be done to reduce it or
because the benefits are greater than the risk itself.
• Reduce
Reduce the risk to an acceptable level by finding safer alternatives
which still enable the individual to complete the activity they want to
do
• Remove
Remove the risk completely by doing things differently. Where it is
not possible to eliminate risk completely reduce it to a comfortable
level.
• Opportunity
Can the risk be a positive one?
• Transfer
Can responsibility for managing the risk be transferred to someone
else? For example could a 24 hour on call service be set up for
advice and guidance?
Connect in the North  0113 270 3233