RISK MANAGEMENT

WHAT IS HAZARD?
 any source of potential damage, harm or
adverse health effects on something or
someone.
 is the potential for harm or an adverse effect
(for example, to people as health effects, to
organizations as property or equipment
losses, or to the environment).
 For food establishment, it is a biological,
chemical or physical agent in, or condition of
food with the potential to cause harm.
WHAT IS RISK?
 the possibility of something bad happening.
Risk involves uncertainty about the
effects/implications of an activity with
respect to something that humans value,
often focusing on negative, undesirable
consequences.
 Example: Transmission of communicable
disease while performing assigned task.
RISK ANALYSIS
 A widely recognized as the fundamental
methodology underlying the development of
food safety standards.
ELEMENT OF RISK ANALYSIS
 Risk Assessment
 Risk Management
 Risk Communication
RISK ASSESSMENT
 Helps the facility to decide on the level of
risk for each hazard.
 Should provide complete information to
allow the risk management team to make the
best possible decisions.
 Should start by answering three questions:
 What could go wrong?
 How likely is the event to happen?
 What would be the outcome or impact if this
event happened?
EXAMPLE OF RISK ASSESSMENT
Risk Identified Likelihood Consequence Controls
Available
Transmission May happen in May result in Wearing of
of a Year death PPEs, practice
communicable social
disease while distancing,
performing regular hand
assigned task. washing/sanita
tion
RISK MANAGEMENT
 Considered a separate part of risk analysis.
However, risk analysis experts now realize
that risk management and risk assessment
overlap.
 Risk management is about choosing the best
way to reduce the risk.
 Its primary goal is to protect the public,
employees and the business by controlling
such risks as effectively as possible through
the selection and implementation of
appropriate measures.
RISK COMMUNICATION
 Promoting awareness and understanding of risks
amongst employees government officials and
consumers.
 Promoting consistency and clarity about the risk
analysis process.
 Providing an understanding for risk management
decisions
 Strengthening good working relationships and
promoting respect
 Promoting appropriate involvement of all
stakeholders groups
 Exchanging information, knowledge, attitudes,
practices and perceptions of those involved.