Risks and Related Projects Not Covered in the Proposed Plan
New or elevated workplace health and safety project #2: Huron Lodge
Risks Impacted by Proposed Project
- New or elevated workplace health and safety Incident response risks associated with increased use of remote working
- Transparency & Employee management Protect employees during uncertainty
- Risk Culture Consider impact on risk culture across the organisation Public Safety Providing essential services and protecting the public and personnel in a time of pandemic.
- Third Party Continuity of supply from third party service providers
- Regulatory/government enforced changes due to COVID-19 Maintain compliance and plan for potential interim changes
Internal Audit response
Enhanced workplace safety protocols - Huron Lodge Focusing specifically on workplace health and safety practices and protocols which need to adapt to the current and medium (3-6 mos) realities of the pandemic response and return to normal. Emphasis will be focused on Huron Lodge.
Perspective:
- Huron Lodge provides an essential service with areas identified as high risk potential in the current pandemic environment.
- Current and short term health and safety considerations are imperative to the operation of the service and facilities.
Project Focus:
Consideration will be given to current operating practices supporting the Huron Lodge workplace and safety protocols focused on mitigating personal health risks related to Covid-19 while considering the short-run timeframe of future work and public/visitor access /requirements (3-6 months).
Approach:
We recognize that such operations are in a state of flux and our input may be best served in current state analysis and conversations with management to identify potential considerations as to how to proactively identify risks and mitigate risks. There will be limited to no testing as part of this project but more focus on working with management to proactively identify the risks and potential controls from our perspective for management consideration. This should enable management to have a more comprehensive solution.
Reporting:
Our report will differ from the traditional format and be a memo reporting a summary of what we did and key areas of focus we recommended to management for consideration. By the time the formal memo is issued management will have likely acted on our input.