Our business can be affected by severe seasonal
weather conditions, such as hurricanes, floods, snow-
storms, or other inclement weather, which can cause
reduced project activity, temporary closure of some
of our offices and/or project sites; degraded fieldwork
safety and efficiency; and/or property damage. Our
goal is to keep our employees safe and minimize
interruption to client services.
recovery teams who are most impacted by the disaster.
Teams are trained on the Program and are responsi-
ble for completing a local business impact analysis to
prioritize risks. As part of our continual improvement
process in FY18, we revamped our Crisis Management
Committee, comprised of leadership from key business
functions, to enhance our BCDR process.
In FY18, TRC successfully managed the safety of our
people and minimized the impact to our business by
utilizing our Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
(BCDR) Program. The company-wide BCDR Program is
implemented by the designated local and sector‐based
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The word ‘risk’ often carries with it a negative connotation. However,
if managed properly, risk can present an opportunity for success that
sets us apart from other firms that do not value or apply the same level
of rigor on managing risk.
All projects across our organization are reviewed by management personnel having increasing
levels of authority based upon not only the dollar value of a project, but also the presence of
various risk factors such as health and safety, cyber or financial-based exposures. TRC strives
to create a risk-aware culture that evaluates and then mitigates risk on a forward-looking
basis, as well as through lessons learned shared across our safety and quality networks. Our
approach to managing risk is proactive in nature, one that seeks to identify potential issues
up-front and mitigate them rather than after-the-fact in a reactive way. We believe that this
approach better insulates TRC and our clients from risk-related exposure and reduces the
number of near-misses across our organization.
Marc Faecher, Chief Risk Officer
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