Practical Assignment 4: Risk Response

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Cause: Unfavorable weather on the way up or down.

Event: Dangerous weather conditions for climbers.
Risk Situation
Effect: A higher chance of accidents, confusion, and death puts the expedition's safety and
success at risk.

Risk
Probability Impact Trigger
Rating

Unforeseen challenges during the ascent or descent,

Scenario 1 Responses 3
20% 2 such as sudden storms, equipment malfunction, or
Medium
health issues
Assume the risk occurred (i.e., 100%).
Would you pick this
Explain what the consequences of the risk response could create
response?
(what might happen).
While the likelihood of experiencing unfavorable weather is low, it
Accept No still has major consequences, therefore it would be immature to
accept the risk.
As mountain climbing in severe conditions involves certain risk
Avoid No
factors, it is not practicable to completely avoid them.
Precautions should be taken to mitigate the effects of unfavorable
Mitigate Yes weather, such as keeping an eye on weather forecasts and
supplying extra gear and training.

Risk
Probability Impact Trigger
Rating

Presence of dangerous weather conditions that pose a

Scenario 2 Responses 5
80% 4 significant threat to the expedition's safety and
Very High
success.
Explain why your response would stay the same or why it would
Would you change
change.
your response?
Accepting the risk has a very high probability and considerable
Accept No impact. It may result in serious consequences such as accidents or
climber deaths.
It is recommended to postpone or cancel the expedition in order to
Avoid Yes reduce the risk and protect climbers' safety from any potential
accidents, given the high probability and impact of the situation.
Mitigate No

Submitted by: Group 4

MGMT8370 Winter 2024