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Occupational Risk Responsibilities

Common Questions

Components of Occupational Risk Responsibilities

How to view and manage your responsibilities

Adding new employees to myRisks

Summary description of core responsibilities for each level

Common Questions

Key Points

What is Occupational Risk?

There are a number of risks facing the BBC. Occupational Risks are those associated with health, safety security and environmental management that affect people at work. The Occupational Risk title is a way of distinguishing the topic from financial, reputation and broadcasting risks.

How do the responsibilities affect me?

everyone in the organisation has responsibilities, even employees without any managerial or leadership roles.

you must read and understand your occupational risk responsibilities as they apply to your job using the myRisks tool on Gateway.

you must discuss the type of work you undertake and any additional responsibilities that this may give you, with your manager

you must discuss any additional specialist responsibilities you have been asked to undertake with your manager who will add them to your portfolio.

I'm not a manager, so I don't have responsibilities do I?

Yes you do! Everybody in employment has responsibilities, including co-operation with management; compliance with the BBC's instructions, procedures and control arrangements; and taking reasonable care of themselves, co-workers and visitors. In the BBC these are clearly defined within level 7 of the responsibilities cascade.

What could happen if I don't take my responsibilities seriously?

If you ignore your responsibilities this could possibly put you, your colleagues or members of the public at risk of injury or even death. This could lead you, your department, or the BBC breaking the law and potentially facing prosecution. Therefore employees who ignore their responsibilities are likely to face reprimand or disciplinary action.

How should I record, monitor and audit the activities that flow from my responsibilities?

Many of the responsibilities in my Risks have links to management tools, such as my Risks, Magique and SAP TEM. You should manage tasks, record activities, produce reports and audit the processes using these tools, where appropriate. Managers should also use my Risks to delegate responsibilities and activities to their staff and everyone should use the action tracker to manage actions arising.