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Comprehensive
Risk Assessment
forthe Occupational
Safety Manager
For occupational safety managers, risk assessment is an essential component of their
vocation. Arisk assessment is the primary tool to allocate resources in the protection of
organizational assets. The risk assessment will look at organizational assets, account-
ing for both the criticality and vulnerability of the asset to determine the safety invest-
ment. The comprehensive process of risk assessment is a process of critical thinking.
The risk assessment is a methodical process of evaluating credible threats, identifying
vulnerabilities, and assessing potential consequences. ...