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Managing Risks

Who is responsible for managing risks at UTHealth Houston?

  • Implementation of ERM requires action and responsibility at all levels of the institution.
  • As employees or representatives of the University, we are all responsible for managing risks and should take certain steps to address and manage risks.
  • Every UTHealth Houston faculty and staff should also understand the following:
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The risks that relate to their roles and their activities
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How the management of risk relates to the success of the institution
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How the management of risks helps them to achieve their own goals and objectives
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Their accountability for particular risks and how they can manage them
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How they can contribute to continuous improvement of risk management
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The need to report in a systematic and timely way any perceived new or emerging risks and any near misses/good catches or failures of existing control measures to senior management