Risk & governance uplift for a not-for-profit

Sector: Medical research not-for-profit ·

Setting: A Perth research facility ·

Engagement: Risk & advisory (project delivery) ·

Standards: ISO 31000

The challenge

A medical research not-for-profit needed to put its risk and governance on a proper footing — a job a previous provider had started but not finished. Leadership needed a clear risk picture they could take to the board, and the frontline needed practical safety controls for a working laboratory environment.

How we helped

HSEQ Logic picked up the unfinished scope, re-established trust, and built a coherent risk-and-governance spine:

• An organisational risk profile and map, developed through facilitated workshops — identify and rate exposures, then map controls.

• A concise ISO 31000 risk-management procedure — process, matrix, register and hierarchy of control — as the organisation's single risk reference.

• WHS compliance reviews and a site inspection, with findings the leadership team could act on.

• Board-ready governance, risk and compliance reporting — and, at the other end of the scale, a facility-specific liquid-nitrogen emergency procedure for the laboratory.

The outcome

The organisation moved from a stalled, part-finished engagement to a coherent governance baseline — one that runs all the way from board-level risk reporting down to a lab-bench emergency response. One ISO 31000 spine, understood and owned internally.

Why it matters

Good risk management isn't just for high-hazard industries. The same practical, evidence-led approach works for a research charity — scaled to its context, not imposed on it.

One risk language, from the board table to the lab bench — practical, proportionate and owned by the organisation.

This case study has been de-identified; client and site details are withheld for confidentiality.