3. Risk Management
-Central part of all
laboratory work
-Effective policy must be applied
in the laboratory to comply with
legislation and accreditation
-Process should have
procedures in place for
identifying, assessing,
eliminating and reducing the
effect of risks
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4. -Best executed by the section
head and members
-Ensures the consideration of broadest
possible spectrum of view points
-Divided into physical, clinical, chemical,
infectious, and even organizational,
financial and political categories
Risk Identification
5. -Essential part of the process
-Used to recognize both the likelihood
and severity of potential risks
-Overcoming the challenges of
managing risks
-makes use of Risk Assessment Tool
Risk Analysis and Evaluation
7. Risk Assessment Tool
Severity scoring scale for incidents:
Low
• Minor injury or harm
• Minor loss of non-critical service
• Minor non-compliance with standards
• Minor out of court settlement
• Publicity mostly contained within organization
• Local press coverage of no more than one day
8. Risk Assessment Tool
Severity scoring scale for incidents:
Slight
• Injury or harm requiring less than 3 days
absence from work, or less than 2 days
hospital stay
• Loss of service for less than 2 hours in
several non-critical areas, or less than
6 hours in one area
9. Risk Assessment Tool
Severity scoring scale for incidents:
Moderate
• Medical treatment required and more than
3 days abscence from work, or more than
2 days extended hospital stay
• Repeated failures to meet internal standards
or follow protocols
• Class action, criminal prosecution or prohibition
notice served
10. Risk Assessment Tool
Severity scoring scale for incidents:
Severe
• Fatality, permanent disability or multiple
injuries
• Extended loss of essential services in more
than one critical area
• Failure to meet national standards
• Executive officer fined or imprisoned, criminal
prosecution and no defense
11. Risk Assessment Tool
Severity scoring scale for incidents:
Catastrophic
• Multiple fatalities
• Loss of multiple essential services in
critical areas
• Failure to meet professional standards
• Imprisonement of executive from organizations
• Full public enquiry
12. -identify areas or tasks which may
need additional or increased
monitoring
-provide evidence to assist with
driving change should the risk be due
to the lack of funding for certain tasks
or processes
Audit
13. Risk Funding
-considers ensurance, individual or
laboratory
-medical staff carry medical liability
insurance which covers them in the
event of any negligence claims
-decision for insurance should be
based in the risk assessment and the
severity and likelihood of the risk
14. • Procedures include
identifying, assessing,
eliminating, and reducing of
risks.
• Risk management is an
essential and central part of
all laboratory work.
• To function effectively and
safely, all laboratory and
activities must be subjected
to risk management process.
Key Points to
Remember
Pathology
Laboratory
Risk
Management
15. Reference(s):
Suvana et. al. (2018).
Bancroft's Theory and
Practice of Histological
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