risk management
management to identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks
collateral management
management practices to provide security against the possibility of payment default by trading partners
risk pool
one of the forms of risk management mostly practiced by insurance companies, with contributions and liabilities shared among multiple entities
climate risk management
a generic term referring to a large and growing body of work, bridging the climate change adaptation, disaster management and development sectors
Social risk management
conceptual framework developed by the World Bank that include risk prevention, mitigation, and coping strategies to protect basic livelihoods and promote risk-taking development
compartmentalization
Compartmentalization of buildings, public spaces or land an a means of risk-reduction
enterprise risk management
methods and processes used by organizations to manage risks and seize opportunities related to the achievement of their objectives
averting of dangers
control, avertion and prevention of dangers
diving supervisor
safety manager of a professional dive team
trauma risk management
prevention of secondary post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other traumatic stress-related mental health disorders
regulatory compliance
organizational efforts to comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations
asset liability management
practice of managing financial risks that arise due to mismatches between the assets and liabilities as part of an investment strategy in financial accounting
weather risk management
type of risk management done by organizations to address potential financial losses caused by unusual weather
behavioral risk management
process of managing workplace risk factors pertinent to Organizational Behavior and industrial and organizational psychology
buddy diving
practice of mutual monitoring and assistance between two divers
crisis management
process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public
ostrich algorithm
strategy of ignoring potential problems on the basis that they may be exceedingly rare
emergency ascent
ascent from a dive in case of emergency
suicide prevention
umbrella term for the collective efforts to reduce the incidence of suicide, including reduction of risk factors as well as promotion of preventions and social support
Ratio decompression
empirical method for decompression planning
Buddy check
pre-dive safety checks carried out by two-diver dive teams
self-insurance
a situation in which a person or business does not take out any third-party insurance, but instead chooses to bear the risk
fraud deterrence
analysis of the conditions and procedures that affect fraud enablers, and preventive measures of reducing fraud risk factors
scuba gas planning
estimation of breathing gas mixtures and quantities required for a planned dive profile
operational risk management
continual cyclic process which includes risk assessment, risk decision making, and implementation of risk controls, which results in acceptance, mitigation, or avoidance of risk
financial risk management
practice of using financial instruments to manage exposure to risk, including operational risk, credit risk and market risk, foreign exchange risk, etc.
catastrophe modeling
Computer-assisted risk analysis
diver rescue
rescue of a distressed or incapacitated diver
flood control
methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters
Internal control
process or system used by an organization to manage risk and diminish the occurrence of fraud
security management
identification of an organization's assets and potential risks, followed by the development, documentation, and implementation of policies and procedures for protecting these assets
IT risk management
application of risk management methods to information technology in order to manage IT risk
risk reduction
reduction in risk
Flood risk management
harm reduction approaches for floods
Volcanic Alert Level
New Zealand risk management system
climate change mitigation
actions to limit climate change in order to reduce the risks of global warming
quality assurance
way of preventing mistakes or defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when delivering solutions or services to customers