What are the steps of the ORM process?

Prepare for the MED Senior Leader Course SAE 2 Test. Study with detailed explanations, flashcards, and multiple-choice questions. Be confident on exam day!

Multiple Choice

What are the steps of the ORM process?

The ORM process follows a specific sequence to manage risk in operations: identify hazards, assess risks, develop controls and make risk decisions, implement controls, and supervise and review. You start by identifying hazards—pinpoint what could cause harm in the operation. Once hazards are identified, you assess the risks associated with them, considering both the likelihood of harm and the severity of potential consequences to prioritize which risks to address. With that understanding, you develop controls and make risk decisions—decide on and design the controls to reduce risk and determine whether the remaining risk is acceptable. After choosing the controls, you implement them so they are put into place. Finally, you supervise and review to ensure the controls are effective and to adjust as conditions change. This sequence matches the best answer by putting hazard identification first, followed by risk assessment, then developing controls and making risk decisions, implementing those controls, and finally supervising and reviewing. The other options disrupt the flow—for example, trying to assess risks before identifying hazards, or implementing controls before completing the risk assessment, or omitting the essential risk-decision step.

The ORM process follows a specific sequence to manage risk in operations: identify hazards, assess risks, develop controls and make risk decisions, implement controls, and supervise and review. You start by identifying hazards—pinpoint what could cause harm in the operation. Once hazards are identified, you assess the risks associated with them, considering both the likelihood of harm and the severity of potential consequences to prioritize which risks to address. With that understanding, you develop controls and make risk decisions—decide on and design the controls to reduce risk and determine whether the remaining risk is acceptable. After choosing the controls, you implement them so they are put into place. Finally, you supervise and review to ensure the controls are effective and to adjust as conditions change. This sequence matches the best answer by putting hazard identification first, followed by risk assessment, then developing controls and making risk decisions, implementing those controls, and finally supervising and reviewing. The other options disrupt the flow—for example, trying to assess risks before identifying hazards, or implementing controls before completing the risk assessment, or omitting the essential risk-decision step.

More practice questions