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Risk Identified
Guidance notes
Risk type
1
Pandemic (flu like infection)
Widespread flu
National
2
Terrorist attack against UK generally
Dealt with under location risks
National
3
Regional or national power failure
National
4
Fuel supply crisis
Political instability at home or abroad makes petrol/diesel difficult to acquire
National
5
Solar weather
Major flares from the Sun can disrupt networks, electricity grids and infrastructure in unpredicatble ways
National
6
Criminal activity aimed specifically against Fund Apps
Organizations someitmes targeted to move funds or act as a trusted party fronting for criminal activity
Organisational
7
Espionage against Fund Apps for high profile clients
Organizations are sometimes targetted for espionage in order to gain insight into confidential information in client
Organisational
8
Malicious damage by member of staff
Staff who are being disciplined or recently dismissed or suffering mental illness
Organisational
9
Loss of key individuals
Staff may be ill, have accidents or leave for other work
Organisational
10
Earthquake
Location - Natural
11
Volcano
Identified as a National Risk too
Location - Natural
12
Fluvial flooding
Flooding from rivers
Location - Natural
13
Flash (pluvial) flooding
Flash floods follow intense rain
Location - Natural
14
Severe weather (snow)
Snow fall over large part of the area and remaining for 1 week
Location - Natural
15
Severe weather (prolonged low temperatures)
Persistent low temperatures
Location - Natural
16
Severe weather (Heat Wave)
Temperatures exceeding 32C and minimum overnight exceeding 15C over 5 days
Location - Natural
17
Severe weather (drought)
Prolonged shortage of rainfall or failure in water supply
Location - Natural
18
Outbreak of severe illness or communicable disease
May arise from local transmission of disease or collective exposure to food pathogens or legionella et al
Location - Health
19
Impact to building from road traffic accident
Location - traffic
20
Road traffic accident blocking access roads
Road intersection few LGVs
Location - traffic
21
Road traffic incident with hazardous chemicals
Construction traffic may pass, petrol station opposite office
Location - traffic
22
Road traffic incident or fire with gas/gas cylinders
Construction traffic with gas cylinders almost certainly passes office
Location - traffic
23
Rail accident
Old Street Tube Station only nearby line
Location - traffic
24
Air accident
Aircraft directly impacting site
Location - traffic
25
Neighbouring businesses
Activities of neighbours may expose Fund Apps to risks
Location
26
Criminal activity against site
Opportunistic or directed activity
Location
27
Terrorist action in vicinity
Fund Apps not targeted but impacted by nearby attack
Location
28
Terrorist action against site
Fund Apps not target per se, but site attacked for some perceived connections
Location
29
Effectiveness of Physical security
Criminals, terrorists, demonstrators can all be discouraged and prevented by effective perimeter security
Perimeter
30
Utility supply to site - Electricity
Liable to localised mains failure, substation fire and disturbance through ground works
Perimeter
31
Utility supply to site - Gas
Liable to disturbance through ground works
Perimeter
32
Utility supply to site - Water
Liable to disturbance through ground works. Loss through systemic failures in distribution system.
Perimeter
33
Utility supply to site - Sewerage
Liable to disturbance through ground works
Perimeter
34
Utility supply to site - Telecomms
Liable to disturbance through ground works and loss of local exchange
Perimeter
35
Building roof
Roofs may leak giving rise to structural damage or flooding
Building
36
Building structure
Overall structure must be sound to withstand severe weather, tremors etc.
Building
37
Building structure
Asbestos - danger to health and needs controlled operations for works
Building
38
Building basement areas
May be liable to flood from above or groundwater
Building
39
Building - internal water supplies
Pipes and tanks must be in good condition and not positioned where they will cause significant damage
Building
40
Building - M&E
M&E provides the air handling, chillers, boilers and electrical infrastructure for the operation of the premises
Building
41
Fire within building
Rare but highly disruptive and damaging with a risk to life
Building
42
Loss or disruption to key supplier
Suppliers, distributors and others are key to any business operation
3rd parties
43
Loss of local IT infrastructure services
Office IT loss
IT
44
Loss of IT applications
Servers or storage failures in DCs
IT
45
Cyber attack
Fund Apps targetted or simply collateral damage to other attack(s)
IT