Risk identification should be carried out with the full involvement of the relevant parties to ensure the relevant perspectives and expertise should be represented (e.g. appropriately qualified representatives from various functions, contractors, stakeholders, suppliers and specialists as appropriate). Risk and opportunity identification is a critical activity at both a strategic and operational level. It needs to include all significant sources of risk, including those beyond our organisation’s control. If a risk, threat, or opportunity is not identified, there can be no strategy to address it. The objective of this step is not to create an onerous and lengthy list of all possible risks, but to identify all significant risks that could impact our organisation. Risks and opportunities are identified through the use of:
Plan the actions needed to address the risks and opportunities When deciding how to plan and control the management system, including its component processes and activities, your organisation needs to consider both the type and level of risk associated with them. Ensure that your organisation is taking a planned approach to addressing risks and realising opportunities, and that any actions taken have been recorded. Options to address risks and opportunities can include:
Formal business risk assessment can be performed by the organisation taking into consideration its context, associated risk and opportunities and mitigation plan. The use of the process approach by your organisation can identify sources of input, activities, output, end-user/customer, performance indicators to control and monitor processes, and the risks and opportunities associated with them, and action plans used to address them:
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