Risk management course launched at elearning London

An interactive online course in risk management aimed at organisations such as the emergency services is being launched this week at elearning London (May 28/29).

London-based learning and knowledge management consultancy XOR has designed a risk programme for Eurocontrol, the organisation responsible for the safety of air navigation around Europe. Now the company is customising the course for staff involved in risk management strategy in organisations such as airports, local authorities and the emergency services.

The programme, which takes two hours to work through, draws on lessons learned from disasters, including the King's Cross underground station fire, to highlight how accidents happen and how organisations can avoid them.

John O'Sullivan, XOR’s business development manager, explained: "Nowadays responsibility for accidents is increasingly placed on organisations rather than individuals. Organisational accidents usually happen as a result of a combination of factors, or chain of events, linked to organisational deficiencies."

"Problems result not exclusively from human or technical reasons, but from the interaction between the two, complicated by the environment at the time. Setting up procedures means that patterns can be seen, potential problems resolved and accidents avoided. We believe this programme could benefit a wide range of organisations for whom avoiding accidents is essential.”

May 28th, 2002