Essay on Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Many types of risk are created – risk to the project, to the organization, to the employees involved and to the individuals supporting the change.

Report and record outcome – the findings of the risk assessment must be recorded and all those involved and who need to know should be given explanations and information on how these risks can be prevented and/or controlled.

The purpose of risk assessment is not to remove risks, but to take reasonable steps to reduce them. The process involves looking at the risk, and considering what can be done to make it less likely that the risk will develop into a reality. This can be done through implementing policies and codes of practice, acting in individual’s best interests, fostering culture of openness and support being consistent, maintaining professional boundaries and following systems for raising concerns.

With these risks highlighted then reduction of risk, both positive and negative can be identified.

Risk assessments can help address dilemmas between rights and health and safety concerns by helping reduce any risks created by undergoing certain tasks, risks assessments are not in place to prevent an individual doing things that they want to do, they are in place to concentrate on the risk factors and to look at any other ways to reduce the risk of the task in hand.

The aim of workplace risk assessments is to identify hazards, evaluate the degree of risk and to put into place control measures to minimise the risk. If the staff team is not involved in the process then they may have little awareness of the hazards and the actions required of them to minimise the risks. This is at odds with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. A risk assessment

|and reviewed- Risk assessments are made continuously throughout | | | | | | | | | | |

All risks should be identified on a risk assessment so they can be monitored and review

Health and Safety Executive (n.d.2) explain five steps of risk assessment that are ‘identify the hazards, decide who might be harmed and how, evaluate the risks and decide on precautions, record your significant findings, and review your assessment and update if necessary’.

6. The risk assessment team will conduct an inspection of the department/area being assessed for risk or observe the process being assessed for risk in action. The members of the risk assessment team will individually document their findings on the “ABC Proactive Risk Assessment Worksheet” (Attachment A). To determine the appropriate score for each identified risk, the reviewer will consider information obtained through a physical tour of the facility, review of annual incident

Risk assessments are used to identify potential harm to an individual or persons. This identifies the possibility of a hazards and helps to reduce the possibility of harm, they are put in place to safeguard individuals. Risk assessments are reviewed and can be added to or changed if necessary

3.4 Summarise the types of risks that may be involved in assessment in own area of responsibility

3.4 Summarise the types of risks that may be involved in assessment in own area of responsibility

3. Develop at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment.

“To the moon, Alice” or in this case, Mars. Gentry Lee, senior systems engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) faced a very difficult decision whether to recommend launching or delay the launch of the Mars Biological Explorer (MBE). According to Lee’s biography at Caltech and the case study, “he is the chief engineer for the Planetary Flight Systems Directorate at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and had engineering oversight responsibility for the twin rover missions to Mars that landed in January 2004, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in 2006, and the Deep Impact and Stardust missions. He was also the chief engineer for the Galileo project from 1977–1988 and director of science analysis and mission planning during the Viking projects”. Based on what we know about Lee and his life there is no doubt he will recommend launching the MBE. Why? Using a frame’s analysis will help us understand.