RISK MANAGEMENT

Risk-based thinking has always been in ISO 9001 – this revision builds it into the whole management system. In ISO 9001:2015 risk-based thinking needs to be considered from the beginning and throughout the system, making preventive action inherent to planning, operation, analysis and evaluation activities.

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What is risk-based thinking?

One of the key changes in the 2015 revision of ISO 9001 is to establish a systematic approach to considering risk, rather than treating “prevention” as a separate component of a quality management system.

Risk is inherent in all aspects of a quality management system. There are risks in all systems, processes and functions. Risk-based thinking ensures these risks are identified, considered and controlled throughout the design and use of the quality management system.

In previous editions of ISO 9001, a clause on preventive action was separated from the whole. By using risk-based thinking the consideration of risk is integral. It becomes proactive rather than reactive in preventing or reducing undesired effects through early identification and action. Preventive action is built-in when a management system is risk-based.

Risk-based thinking is something we all do automatically in everyday life.

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