Collaboration oriented approach for managing safety and security risks in organizations

Effective management of safety and security risks can help a company to avoid losses. However, organizing a risk management process can be challenging. In parallel with gathering the specific information regarding technical details from several different systems, the more wide-ranging information from organizational functions is required. In addition, risk estimating requires various knowledge and understanding concerning not only technical systems but human behavior, environmental effects and economics. It is crucial to be able to constitute an overall view of the diverse risk field in order to support decision making. This article brings out the important role of collaboration in the risk management process. The focus is both on internal collaboration and information exchange across the boundaries. Based on the findings from two studies the framework of collaborative risk management is brought forth and practices supporting more collaborative approach for risk management are suggested.