{"id":1494,"date":"2015-10-23T20:16:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T20:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:04:11","slug":"social-responsibility-risk-based-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/social-responsibility-risk-based-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Responsibility & Risk-Based Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"

We attended ASQ’s Joint Technical Communities Conference in Orlando, FL this week. \u00a0In addition to attending some really insightful and valuable sessions by impressive quality industry leaders, we enjoyed participating in the panel discussion related to SR and the Update of Risk in the New ISO Management Systems Standards.<\/em><\/p>\n

Risk is highlighted in the recently issued ISO 9001:2015. \u00a0Identifying opportunities over threats is inherent. Preventative thinking is thoughtfully applied.<\/p>\n

“One of the key changes in the 2015 revision of ISO 9001 is to establish a systematic approach to risk, rather than treating it as a single component of a quality management system.<\/p>\n

In previous editions of ISO 9001, a clause on preventive action was separated from the whole. Now risk is considered and included throughout the standard.<\/p>\n

By taking a risk-based approach, an organization becomes proactive rather than purely reactive, preventing or reducing undesired effects and promoting continual improvement. Preventive action is automatic when a management system is risk-based.”<\/p>\n

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(Source: ISO-TC176-SC2_N1222_N1222_-_Risk_in_ISO_9001_2)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The moderator and presenter during the session, ASQ Fellow Dick Gould, laid out risk as identified in ISO 31000:2009. \u00a0In that, positive risk is an opportunity. Successful organizations evaluate their threats and <\/em>their opportunities.<\/p>\n

Here are a few examples that we shared of positive risk opportunities associated with social responsibility:<\/h3>\n