12 Days of GBA – Day 8: Risk Management Resources
Summary
Tiffany Vorhies and Ryan White present a year-end series highlighting their favorite GBA resources, counting down from Day 12 to Day 1. Risk management is GBA's "love language"—woven into nearly everything they publish. Ryan and Tiffany break down their "greatest hits playlist" across three tracks: contracts and legal risk (featuring the Contract Reference Guide and Third Party Reliance resources), reports and client education (including important information insert sheets and confirmation-dependent recommendations), and training with peer learning (like the "Avoiding Absolutes" best practice). Each track includes Monday-morning actionable takeaways—from standardizing contract language to attaching client education documents to building repeatable communication habits. These resources aren't just defensive; they improve margins, reduce rework, and strengthen client relationships. Start small: pick one resource and make it standard practice.
Links
Contract Reference Guide (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=23944230)
Guide to Third Party Reliance (https://www.geoprofessional.org/news/guide-to-third-party-reliance-updated/)
Important Information About Comet Services - Quality Assurance (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=25620723)
Important Information About This Geotechnical Report (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=23928564)
Important Information About This Geoenvironmental Report (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=23928879)
Important Information About This Tailings Storage Facility (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=23935221)
Important Information About This Geoenvironmental Services Proposal (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=23935431)
Important Information About Quality Assurance (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=23935830)
Important Information About CoMET Quality Assurance Proposal (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=23935914)
Important Information About This Geotechnical Proposal (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?ID=25546194)
Guide to the In-House Review of Geoprofessional Reports (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=23949396)
Best Practice: "Avoiding Absolutes" (https://members.geoprofessional.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=23914200)
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This episode was produced by the following GBA Members:
Tiffany Vorhies (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyvorhies/) – Principal, Vice President/SME (https://www.sme-usa.com/)
Ryan White, PE, GE (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankwhite/) – Principal Geotechnical Engineer/Apex Companies, LLC (https://www.apexcos.com/)
