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Keeping your business safe is no mean feat. In the modern day and age threats can appear from where you least expect them, in a range of increasingly complex forms. Business owners need to update the risk management strategies used to deal with these threats, and that starts with risk assessment.
To illustrate just how broad these risks can be, we’ve decided to focus on 4 areas that you should regularly be assessing. From cybersecurity to business continuity, here are the main risk assessments that your business should be using.
Cybersecurity Risk Assessments
Now that we’re closer than ever to completing our transition into the digital age, the risks posed by cyber-attacks are omnipresent. There is pretty much no business in existence today that is totally immune to digital threats and it’s important that your approach to risk management reflects this.
It’s crucial to use a cybersecurity risk assessment, to ensure that you’re fully aware of the various risks your business might be facing. Based on the findings of that assessment, you’ll then be able to implement the strategies necessary to keep your business safe.
Water Safety Risk Assessments
While new risks such as those in the realm of cybersecurity are rising in prevalence, the risks of old faced by businesses haven’t gone anywhere. This is clearly illustrated in the ongoing importance of water safety-oriented risk assessments, such as the Legionella risk assessment.
With assistance from an external water hygiene service, you’ll be able to determine whether your water system poses a Legionella risk. Based on that report, you’ll then be able to take clear steps to mitigate these risks, whether by limiting stagnant water sources or by changing the temperature at which water is stored.
Fire Risk Assessments
Another hazard that hasn’t gone anywhere is the risk posed by fire. There are a number of risk assessments you can use, such as those provided by the London Fire Brigade. There will be certain aspects of fire safety that are strict legal requirements for a lot of businesses and it’s important that you take these regulations seriously.
While simple and often overlooked, fires can be absolutely devastating if allowed to get out of control. They can destroy businesses in minutes, not to mention take the lives of people caught in their blaze. Make sure to take adequate fire safety precautions to take these risks seriously.
Business Continuity Risk Assessments
Last but certainly not least, you need to make sure that you are able to analyse potential threats that might pose a risk to your business’s ability to operate. Whether these are supply chain vulnerabilities or upcoming changes in international trade agreements, you should be assessing the impact that these risks can have on your business and consider ways to mitigate those risks.
These are by no means the only risk assessments your business will need to be using, but they are some of the most important. By implementing these assessments early on, you can ensure that your business and employees are kept safe in the coming months and years.
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