Risk management/assessment

JECFA is a scientific advisory body established in tire 1950s, prior to the establishment of the CAC. Over the past 40 years, it has provided independent scientific advice to all FAO and WHO member countries. The traditional and current activities of JECFA are mainly in the area of risk assessment, not risk management. To some extent, however, JECFA activities also touch on risk management. Risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication constitute the three basic elements of risk analysis that are taken into account in the Codex procedure for setting MRLs of veterinary drug residues in foods (Table 11.1). 

CRARM (1997). Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management. Risk Assessment and Risk Management in Regulatory Decision Making, Final Report (Presidential/Congressional Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Washington). 

Management risk assessment, secondary and primary prevention, drugs, diet, lifestyle... 

Responses. New regulations that address chemical risks throughout a chemicals lifecycle (53 percent) and requirements for intensive chemical management risk assessment processes (50 percent) were viewed as the most significant regulatory issues facing the industry over the next five years (Fig. 8.16). 

Contaminated Land and its Reclamation Air Quality Management Risk Assessment and Risk Management 16 Assessment and Reclamation of Contaminated Land... 

International Organization for Standardization. ISO 31010 Risk management - risk assessment techniques. Geneva 2009. 

Examples of record formats can be found in School Health and Safety Management (Croner, 1995), Physical Education for Key Stages 1 and 2 (BAALPE, 1995), see Figure 3.3, or Managing Risk Assessment (NAHT, PM008,1996). If the risk assessment has been made for a specific event, such as a day excursion to an open air museum, it is good practice after the event to review the record and note any particular hazard, risk or action which should be included in the risk assessment next time. Keep all risk assessment records for future reference. This will save time and effort for visits, journeys and events that are repeated. 

NAHT (1996) Managing Risk Assessment, pp. 6-7, West Sussex National Association of Head Teachers. 

A safety management risk assessment techniqne that is used to define and control the hazards associated with a process, job, or procedure. The Job Safety Analysis ensures that the hazards involved in each step of a task are reduced to as low as reasonably practical (ALARP). The assessment starts with a summary of the entire job process. The job is broken into smaller steps and listed in a tabular form. The hazards for each step are then identified and listed. This is repeated for each step in the process and a method of safe work is identified. It may be also called a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA). See also As Low As Reasonabfy Practical (ALARP). 

From a business perspective, application of risk concepts involve two main elements. One is risk assessment. The other is risk management. Risk assessment involves methods that identify business risks. Among the business risks are safety and health risks for employees, customers, and the public. There are also risks to the equipment, property, and financial condition of a business. Risk management involves evaluating identified risks and making decisions about how to handle them from a business perspective. 

Risk Management—Risk assessments can reduce safety, health, environmental, and security risks and mitigate the consequences of incidents by providing essential information for decision-making. 

Hazard assessment. See Process hazard analysis PSM fProcess Safety Management Risk assessment RMP fRisk Management Plank Hazard Communication Standard employer responsibilities, 853 international chemical safety card, 853-854 MSDS (material safety data sheets), 853-855 Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), 859 Hazardous materials, separation units, 400 Hazardous Substances Database (HSDB), 852 Hazardous waste... 

Process hazard analysis. See also PSM fProcess Safety Management Risk assessment RMP fRisk Management Planl. checklists, 866... 

RMP (Risk Management Plan). See also Process hazard analysis PSM tProcess Safety Management Risk assessment. 

Further guidance is provided in ISO 31010 Risk Management—Risk Assessment Techniques (ISO, 2009). 

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