Hi @All, This is a case study of a make-believe urban school district about to embark into a full-pledged bussing operation to serve their student population. The school is considering the feasibility of applying various risk control techniques to the district’s liability/risk exposures that might arise out of the operation of the school busses the district now owns. We will identify the risk exposures and potential liabilities that the school district might face. As risk practitioners, we can start our focus on some of the more common loss control responses, describing at least one action the school district can take to reduce the frequency and/ or severity of liability claims resulting from injuries to students, drivers, staffs, including possible property damage to the busses. Several ways of protecting the district’s legal interests will also be discussed. Identifying, assessing, prioritizing, treating, and controlling operational risks will ensure that the district will successfully meet its objectives. To simplify this case study, I have selected some high-risk items from a list of many. In this way, the new risk practitioners can understand better without further in-depth clarification. Rufran C. Frago

1. Case Study
School District Bus Operation
Risk Assessments and Treatments
Abstract:
This is a case study of a make-believe urban school district about to
embark into a full-pledged bussing operation to serve their student
population. We have not made any specific assumption as to the
location of operation. As such, the discussion will be very general.
The school is considering the feasibility of applying various risk
control techniques to the district’s liability/risk exposures that might
arise out of the operation of the school busses the district now owns.
We will identify the risk exposures and potential liabilities that the
school district might face. As risk practitioners, we can start our focus
on some of the more common loss control responses, describing at least
one action the school district can take to reduce the frequency and/ or
severity of liability claims resulting from injuries to students, drivers,
staffs, including possible property damage to the busses. Several ways
of protecting the district’s legal interests will also be discussed.
Identifying, assessing, prioritizing, treating, and controlling operational
risks will ensure that the district will successfully meet its objectives.
To simplify this case study, I have selected some high-risk items from a
list of many.
In this way, the new risk practitioners can understand better without
further in-depth clarification.
Author : Rufran C. Frago, P. Eng., PMP, CCP, PMI-RMP
Revision : October 29, 2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGES
1.0 Introduction and Overview................................................................................... 3
2.0 Risk Identification and control techniques........................................................... 5
2.1 Identified Risks .................................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 Risk Avoidance .................................................................................................... 5
2.1.2 Modify Likelihood and/or Impact of Risk ........................................................... 5
2.1.3 Risk Transfer........................................................................................................ 6
2.1.4 Risk Retention...................................................................................................... 6
3.0 Reducing Probability, and Severity of Liability Claims ...................................... 6
3.1 Loss Control Objectives....................................................................................... 6
3.1.1 Remove or limit the district’s obligations to others ............................................. 6
3.1.2 Prevent invasions of the district’s legally protected interests .............................. 7
3.1.3 Prevent harm to those who handles the district’s legally protected interests....... 7
3.1.4 Control all forms of legal action that may be brought against the district........... 7
4.0 ADDITIONAL ACTION PLAN ......................................................................... 7
5.0 APPENDIX.......................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Stakeholders Management Power and Interest Grid............................................ 8
5.2 SWOT Table (Palomino, 2013) ........................................................................... 9
5.3 Stakeholder’s Map (Boundless, 2013) ............................................................... 10
6.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................................................................. 11
7.0 INDEX ............................................................................................................... 12

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