Identifying risk management challenges in laboratories

Abstract Over the years, risk management gains significant importance in laboratories of every kind. The safety workers, accuracy and reliability laboratory results, issues financial sustainability as well protection environment play an important role decision-making both industry services. In order a to be considered reliable, safe, therefore competitive, it is recommended comply with requirements international standards other regulatory documents use tools procedures. this paper, information summarized concerning terms “risk” “risk management” which are then approached through latest ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, 14001 standards. process based on 31000 standard described, options for treatment techniques that can applied 31010 grouped indicated. Additionally, from literature referred reasons led integrate their quality system techniques, most common mistakes occur various phases tests, causes, consequences proposed treatments. aim work highlight challenges need implement procedures daily routine, warn, raise awareness inform about existing ways implemented, methodologically technically, laboratories, under internationally recognized updated