Emergency risk assessment refers to a comprehensive and systematic analysis and assessment of the impact of possible emergencies or disasters during the preparation and implementation of emergency plans.
Risk assessment is an important element of emergency management, and is the prerequisite and basis for the realization of prediction and early warning, situation and trend research and judgment, classification and zoning control and precise policy implementation. The entire emergency management system, including risk assessment, must take the initiative to adapt to the variety of emergencies, the risk of complexity, the consequences of extreme uncertainty, and the most important thing is to do a good job in the prevention of emergencies beforehand, during the control, after the summary.
Through risk assessment, the definition of risk and characteristics, the conditions and likelihood of occurrence, the degree of impact on the target, and then take countermeasures. Risk identification emphasizes comprehensive and systematic, while risk assessment emphasizes focus and direction, and the results of risk assessment directly determine the choice of risk response measures.
Pre-assessment focuses on prevention, mapping the source of the risk
Pre-assessment means prediction and early warning, early prevention. Prior risk assessment is to assess the possibility of emergencies and their possible damage and loss and other adverse effects, so that the relevant agencies and departments in advance into the state of alert, fully and effectively do the emergency response and preparation work.
For example, before the occurrence of a production safety accident, enterprises and institutions have the responsibility to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the risks of various types of production safety within the unit, to strengthen the daily supervision of risk factors, and to remove risks and hidden dangers in a timely manner. The unit can carry out daily risk assessment on its own, or entrust a third-party organization to carry out risk assessment, the relevant departments of the local government has the responsibility to supervise.
Public **** security risks, including all kinds of natural disasters, public **** health, social stability, ecological environment, on the other hand, by the government at all levels and its relevant departments of their areas of competence may exist in the risk of a comprehensive assessment, the assessment process can be engaged in the risk assessment of relevant experts, grass-roots units, especially front-line personnel, public representatives to participate in the risk assessment, and to provide forecasting and early warning recommendations for relevant decision-making.