Comprehensive Risk Management Plan: UTS Crane Fire Case Study

This report presents a comprehensive risk management plan centered on the UTS crane fire incident. It begins with an introduction outlining the project information, scope, and objectives, emphasizing the importance of risk management in project success. The plan details communication and consultation strategies, stakeholder analysis, and establishing the internal and external context surrounding the project. A thorough risk assessment process is described, including risk identification, analysis, evaluation, and the establishment of risk criteria and acceptance levels. The report then explores risk treatment options and effective strategies for mitigating identified risks. Finally, it addresses risk monitoring and review processes to ensure ongoing management and closure of risks. The appendices include a risk identification checklist, a risk register, and a Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) to provide practical tools for risk management.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The plan which is related to the concept of the report can be stated to be
concentrated on the domain of the UTS crane fire. It can be direct based on the case study
of the UST which can caught fire which directly lead to different factors of loss even
relating to monitory loss. The plan which is linked to the concept of the operation can be
considered to be very much crucial which can be seen in the sector of the mitigation of the
risk factor. The main concern area which is related to the concept is linked to the
identification of the risk factor and how the risk factor would be mitigated and the planning
which can be done in the sector of the working of the project.

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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................2
1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................6
1.1 Project information.......................................................................................................6
1.2 Project scope................................................................................................................7
1.3 Project objectives.........................................................................................................8
1.4 Risk management process............................................................................................8
2. Communication and consultant plan................................................................................10
2.1 Main objective............................................................................................................11
2.2 Stakeholder analysis...................................................................................................11
3. Establishing context.........................................................................................................13
3.1 Internal context...........................................................................................................13
3.2 External context..........................................................................................................14
3.3 Risk management context..........................................................................................15
3.4 Stakeholders...............................................................................................................15
3.5 Roles and Responsibility............................................................................................15
3.6 Risk management policy............................................................................................16
4. Risk assessment process...................................................................................................16
4.1 Risk identification......................................................................................................16
4.2 Risk scope..................................................................................................................17
4.3 Risk register...............................................................................................................17

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4.4 Risk analysis...............................................................................................................17
4.5 Risk criteria................................................................................................................17
4.6 Existing risk control...................................................................................................19
4.7 Risk acceptance criteria..............................................................................................20
4.8 Risk evaluation...........................................................................................................20
4.9 Evaluation method.....................................................................................................20
4.10 Key risk for treatment..............................................................................................21
5. Risk treatment..................................................................................................................21
5.1 Problem treatment option...........................................................................................21
5.2 Effective treatment option..........................................................................................21
6. Risk monitoring and review.............................................................................................22
6.1 Process........................................................................................................................22
6.2 Risk closure................................................................................................................23
References............................................................................................................................24
Appendix..............................................................................................................................25
Appendix A: Risk Identification Checklist......................................................................25
Appendix B: Risk Register...............................................................................................26
Appendix C: Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA).....................................................28

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Table of Figures:
Figure 1: Risk Management Process..............................................................................8
Figure 2: Power-Interest Grid of UTS Crane Fire.........................................................9
Figure 3: Qualitative Risk Assessment Matrix............................................................14
Figure 4: Description of Risk Levels...........................................................................15
Figure 5: The ALARP Principle..................................................................................16
Table of Tables:
Table 1: Stakeholders....................................................................................................12
Table 2: Roles and Responsibilities..............................................................................12
Table 3: Monitoring schedule.......................................................................................19

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1 Introduction
The concept which is related to the risk management can be considered as an
attribute which is very much essential. The main reason for the statement is due to the
factor that project management can be directly be associated with the different factor of
risk. The risk factor if not managed properly can directly lead the project to the factor of
failure that can involve losses and accidents. Taking into focus the different constraint it
can be stated that the role of the manager in the context is very much crucial to evaluate the
risk factor which can be associated with the project and he is entitled to take necessary
steps so that mitigation of the risk factor can be done. The plan which is related to the
objective of risk management can be directly be achieved through a planning which
indulge how the risk factor can be mitigated.
The main focus point of the report is to take into consideration detail retrospective
plan of risk management for previous events which have occurred at the university of the
technology Sydney (UTS). The main sector which the risk management plan would be
emphasizing would be the contractors, engineers, manager of risk and other parties which
are directly related to the different operation of handling the cranes. In this sector it can be
stated that the UTS crane fire acts of incidence as a case study in the context of the
limitations, context, objective and scope of the plan relating to the risk management.
1.1 Project information
The case study which is related to the UTS crane fire is one of the events were risk
management was not taken into focus. This is mainly taken into consideration focusing the
review of one of the structural engineers which was very much sentimental. The engineer
in the context had got a directly opportunity which is related to the evaluation of the
projects just two weeks prior to the accident took place and he stated that a disaster would

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be going to happen. The engineer in the context of the event had put forward an idea of
shutting down the site for maintenance work. Relating to the idea land lease construction
which was attached to the project refused to abide by the cautioning. The workers of the
construction site had forewarned the construction company about a leak in the fuel from
the crane cabin. The union in the context had directly put an order relating to the site
closure.
The accident had directly taken place two weeks after the inspection process took
place. The date which was related to the event was on 2012 of 27th November. The Favelle
Favco relating to the serial number S920 burst into flames which directly lead to failure of
the jib. The main impact of the jib fell into the site of the faculty of the information and
engineering while the extended tower directly ran across the street of Broadway. Thus this
directly posed hazard to the labors who worked in the projects or passerby. Relating to the
event it can be stated that there was no casualty in the UTS incident of Crane fire.
In the context of the event it can be stated that an investigation was done in the
scenario by the Coroner as specified under the section 81(2) relating to the Construction
laws of the Australia that smoked from the power pack in the cabin of the carne around
9:30am. Reacting to the vent the driver of the crane opted to the turn off the engine and
tried the fire extinguishing method but it did not work and the fire directly came out. The
motorist of the crane came out of the tower and was directed towards safety with the help
of the Rescue officers who were working at the site. At the event the fire continued and it
directly affected the luffing ropes to be stabilized the jib of the crane.

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1.2 Project scope
The UTS directly aimed to build an ecofriendly building which directly followed a
5 start green standard which is certified by the green building council of Australia. The
following are the list of requirement which is related to the construction.
 Area of gross building: 44,000m².
 12 levels and four basement level and one plan at level one.
 Total usable area of floor: 23,500m².
 Maximum accommodation population: approx. 5030
 Parking of 160 cars or 288 bicycle.
 The budget of the project is $240 million
1.3 Project objectives
UTS can be stated to be having different objective relating to the project. There are
different sectors of objective which are stated before the start of the project. Some of the
objective in the context are stated below:
 Relating to the finding job it should be supporting local and national concern.
 Environment assists by means of designing sustainable process environmentally.
 Enhancing the outcome of the university by means of improving performance and
strategy principle.
 Creating an environment which is competitive with the universities which are local
with a motive to improve the academic research and experiment.
 Improvement relating to the sector of the establishing modelling of and life cycle
valuation to performance settle.
 Revising the economy of the domestic through the supporting of the government
and the direct stakeholders to invest in the education industry.

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1.4 Risk management process
The use of the crane according to the standard of the Australian standard is an
extension of the international industrial code elaborated in AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009. It can
be stated here that according to the standard the concept of the risk management process
includes involvement of communication and the factor of consultant which is frequent in
the manner of review and monitoring and reviewing. In addition to this it can be stated that
the sector of the risk assessment, risk analysis, risk identification, risk analysis and risk
action are very much important. The whole process which is related to the concept is put
into a diagram and is stated below:

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Figure 1: Risk management process
2. Communication and consultant plan
In the concept it can be stated that the risk manager with the help of the project
manager have the role to directly ensure that the plan which is related to the concept of
multi directional and consultant. The main focus of the plan is related to the different
stakeholders who are involved in the management of the risk thus increasing the concept of
reliability. This would be also increasing the reliability which is related to the plan.

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2.1 Main objective
The primary objective which is related to the concept is the consultant plan and the
communication which mainly focus on the factor of the strategies of the effective
communication for the consultant and communication. Other objective which can be stated
here are explained below:
 The plan which is related to the concept should be very much reliable and effective
 It should be directly incorporating knowledge gain from the different stakeholders
abd the different parties which are involved in the sector of the operation.
 The information should be given to each of the stakeholders and the risk which are
associated to each of the domain should be known.
 Raise different form of awareness which is related to the responsibility of the
project stakeholders.
 Understand and cater the stakeholders interest.
2.2 Stakeholder analysis
This section directly involves a section of interest which is related to the group of
stakeholders and their own power which is related to the working of the project. In the
section of the achievement of the power interest grid model it can be used as noted in the
figure 2 which is given below. The model which is related to the concept directly allows
the organization to classify the stakeholders with the attention which are very much high
and the power which is related to the communication which has to be very much frequent.
Relating to the lower interest it can be stated that the communication is seminal update.

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Fig 2: Power-Interest Grid of UTS Crane Fire
In the grid it can be stated that the there are four stakeholder group which are key
player/manage those who would be keep satisfied and those who would be informed and
those who would be monitored. The model of communication in this context to reach each
of the groups are elaborated below:
In the sector of the region of the manage and key players the risk manager can use a
method of formal method of communication for example letters, email and telephones or