The Mindful Risk Community Reader In August, the US Coast Guard released their Report into the 2023 Titan submersible implosion that killed 5 people whilst diving to the Titanic wreckage. Their investigation concluded that the incident was “entirely preventable”. The report determined that there were systematic failures largely due to failures in following protocols for safety and maintenance. The “toxic workplace culture” was also detailed as a contributing factor, with issues identified as:...
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The Mindful Risk Community Reader Amendments to the WHS Act 2011 were passed by both houses of the NSW State Parliament on 25 June 2025. A key change was the introduction of Section 26A of the WHS Act. This Section requires PCBU’s to comply with an approved Code of Practice. This creates a duty for all PCBU’s, who must either comply with the approved Code of Practice or provide a manner of managing hazards and risks to a higher standard than that specified in the Code. This reform brings NSW...
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The Mindful Risk Community Reader By now, most of us have seen the now-infamous “kiss-cam” footage from a concert featuring two members of Astronomer’s executive team. This PR incident had immediate and far-reaching impacts: · Intense global media and public scrutiny · The resignation of the CEO, with an interim CEO stepping in. The CPO left the organisation as well · Official media statements issued by the business · Staff resignations · Loss of clients · Major disruption to operations This...
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The Mindful Risk Community Reader Online abuse can take many forms and it can cause both psychological and physical harm. Online abuse is behaviour that uses technology to threaten, intimidate, bully, harass or humiliate someone. Online abuse can take place on online platforms such as social media, online chat, and messaging services, by phone calls and text messages, email or other technology used at work. It can be from customers, clients or members of the public, and can also happen...
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The Mindful Risk Community Reader It is often thought that risk management is about avoiding danger, but the experts understand it’s actually about mastering uncertainty and building organisational resilience. With leadership and commitment, risk management creates value and provides protection for organisations. With robust risk management practices in place, organisations can avoid blind spots and unnecessary setbacks. What Is the Risk Management Process? The risk management process is a...
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The Mindful Risk Community Reader Completing regular WHS Audits is good governance for all organisations, regardless of size, industry or location. These Audits give you assurance and confidence that your safety management system is meeting compliance requirements, that your practices & processes are fit for purpose and that your policies & procedures have been implemented as intended. In the past 10 years we have completed over 40 WHS audits in a variety of organisations, and there are three...
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🦋🏄🏻♀️🌺 The Mindful Risk Community Reader Regardless of whether you are completing a WHS Risk Assessment, an Operational Risk Assessment or an Emerging Risk Assessment for say, Climate Impacts or AI Usage, at some point you will need to decide on the Risk Treatment for your identified risks. Identifying your hazards and risks is only the first step. From there you apply Risk Descriptions – describing how the risk is or will impact your organisation. Then typically you will assess the Risk for...
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🦋🏄🏻♀️🌺 The Mindful Risk Community Reader “Risk and opportunity are two sides of the same coin” Author unknown Climate and AI are no longer future concerns – they are current day issues all organisations need to respond to. They are both important and not recognising this would be a blind spot for any contemporary organisation. And as with all emerging risks (see last week’s email!), they will present risks and opportunities. Both climate and AI are intertwined with the industrial revolution....
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🦋🏄🏻♀️🌺 The Mindful Risk Community Reader “The biggest risk is not taking any risk .. in a world that is changing quickly the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks” Mark Zuckerberg Effective risk management isn’t just about responding to what has happened – it’s about anticipating what might happen in the future. Identifying emerging risks is a proactive way of using vigilance to support resilience. Vigilance is described as detecting patterns that may indicate or...
4 months ago • 1 min read