Loss Prevention Sub-committee
Loss Prevention Sub-committee is a standing committee created by the Risk Management Advisory Committee (RMAC), which was formed May 1, 1988, by Governor Booth Gardner to assist the Office of Risk Management (now the Risk Management Division) in restructuring the State of Washington's risk management program and controlling the costs of tort claims.
The Risk Management Advisory Committee (RMAC) is a policy advisory body to the Risk Management Division (formerly the Office of Risk Management, Department of General Administration). A section was added to RCW 4.92 by the 1989 legislature creating the Risk Management Advisory Committee as follows:
The Risk Management Advisory Committee will provide guidance in:- Determining appropriate roles, responsibilities of the office of Risk Management (now Risk Management Division), and policies regarding statewide risk management.
- Establishing premiums or other cost allocation systems.
- Determining appropriate programs and coverages for self-insurance versus insurance.
- Developing risk retention pools.
- Preparing recommendation for containment of risk exposures.
The Risk Management Advisory Committee shall focus on implementing the recommendations of the 1986 Legal Services Study, educating state officials, employees and citizens in their roles and responsibilities in effectively managing public risk, and working toward a combination of appropriate legislative and administrative policies to control losses and tort costs
The Risk Management Advisory Committee shall cooperatively develop premium allocations for funding tort liability in state agencies and shall cooperatively develop insurance and self-insurance strategies with the Risk Management Division.
Article seven of the by-laws for the Risk Management Advisory Committee created the following standing committees:
- Risk Finance
- Loss Prevention
- Claims Administration
- Education and Research
The loss prevention sub-committee will assist the Risk Management Division in defining roles and responsibilities for loss control issues, identifying and addressing risk exposures, and promoting loss prevention and safety awareness at all levels of state government to reduce state liability.
