ISO 31000:2009, Risk management - Principles and guidelines

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• Publisher: Multiple. Distributed through American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 34
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

ISO 31000:2009 provides principles and generic guidelines on risk management.ISO 31000:2009 can be used by any public, private or community enterprise, association, group or individual. Therefore, ISO 31000:2009 is not specific to any industry or sector.ISO 31000:2009 can be applied throughout the life of an organization, and to a wide range of activities, including strategies and decisions, operations, processes, functions, projects, products, services and assets.ISO 31000:2009 can be applied to any type of risk, whatever its nature, whether having positive or negative consequences.Although ISO 31000:2009 provides generic guidelines, it is not intended to promote uniformity of risk management across organizations. The design and implementation of risk management plans and frameworks will need to take into account the varying needs of a specific organization, its particular objectives, context, structure, operations, processes, functions, projects, products, services, or assets and specific practices employed.It is intended that ISO 31000:2009 be utilized to harmonize risk management processes in existing and future standards. It provides a common approach in support of standards dealing with specific risks and/or sectors, and does not replace those standards.ISO 31000:2009 is not intended for the purpose of certification.

✦ Table of Contents

Terms and definitions......Page 9
Principles......Page 15
General......Page 16
Mandate and commitment......Page 17
Establishing risk management policy......Page 18
Resources......Page 19
Implementing the framework for managing risk......Page 20
General......Page 21
Communication and consultation......Page 22
Establishing the internal context......Page 23
Establishing the context of the risk management process......Page 24
Risk identification......Page 25
General......Page 26
Selection of risk treatment options......Page 27
Monitoring and review......Page 28
Recording the risk management process......Page 29