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LANDSCAPING-BUSINESS5 MIN READ

Make the rain-delay call before the route collapses

Use likelihood and impact to choose a response to weather risk in field operations.

Weather risk A midday storm may hit while one crew has an open trench and another crew is halfway through maintenance visits. The cost of a weather miss depends on both probability and consequence. Risk matrix Likelihood x impact -> response Use the matrix to match the size of the response to the size of the risk. The answer is not always cancel or continue. Wait and see Easy in the morning, expensive after the site is exposed. A proportionate decision before crews are trapped by conditions. The same forecast deserves different action when the site consequence changes. 01 Classify…

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