THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

The objective of this research is to develop a robust water supply risk management and response plan for Somerset Hospital thatreflects the institution’s specific requirements, and to preparegeneral guidelines for the Western Cape Government Health Department in order to assist in developing risk ma...

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Main Authors: Bezuidenhout, Saija, Dippenaar, Amey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch University 2019-08-01
Series:South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
Subjects:
hospital water management
water resilience
risk management
climate change
drought
Online Access:http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2118
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spelling doaj-6030b286126a40f2b61ab087b82547922020-11-25T02:59:17ZengStellenbosch UniversitySouth African Journal of Industrial Engineering1012-277X2224-78902019-08-0130219020410.7166/30-2-2118THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCEBezuidenhout, Saija 0Dippenaar, Amey 1University of PretoriaUniversity of PretoriaThe objective of this research is to develop a robust water supply risk management and response plan for Somerset Hospital thatreflects the institution’s specific requirements, and to preparegeneral guidelines for the Western Cape Government Health Department in order to assist in developing risk management and response plans for all of its health care facilities. This will enable the Western Cape Government Health Department to be resilient in withstanding gradual systemic shocks and major crises in the supply of water to hospitals. The methodology is based on ISO 31000:2009, but it extends the approach using historical evaluations and a business impact analysis. Through the research it has become evident that one public sector in South Africa still lacks proper risk management planning, and that, on the whole, there is a global void in research into water resilience, especially that focusing on health care facilities.http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2118hospital water managementwater resiliencerisk managementclimate changedrought
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
hospital water management
water resilience
risk management
climate change
drought
author_facet Bezuidenhout, Saija
Dippenaar, Amey
author_sort Bezuidenhout, Saija
title THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
title_short THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
title_full THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
title_fullStr THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
title_full_unstemmed THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WATER TO HOSPITALS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
title_sort development of a robust risk management plan for the continuous supply of water to hospitals in the western cape province
publisher Stellenbosch University
series South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
issn 1012-277X
2224-7890
publishDate 2019-08-01
description The objective of this research is to develop a robust water supply risk management and response plan for Somerset Hospital thatreflects the institution’s specific requirements, and to preparegeneral guidelines for the Western Cape Government Health Department in order to assist in developing risk management and response plans for all of its health care facilities. This will enable the Western Cape Government Health Department to be resilient in withstanding gradual systemic shocks and major crises in the supply of water to hospitals. The methodology is based on ISO 31000:2009, but it extends the approach using historical evaluations and a business impact analysis. Through the research it has become evident that one public sector in South Africa still lacks proper risk management planning, and that, on the whole, there is a global void in research into water resilience, especially that focusing on health care facilities.
topic hospital water management
water resilience
risk management
climate change
drought
url http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2118
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