RISK-MANAGEMENT AS A FACTOR OF TESTING LABORATORIES SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE

Abstract

This article is covering of issues of compliance with the requirements of international standards by testing laboratories, in particular in forensic centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The concept of risk and risk management systems in separate regulatory acts have been studied. It was established that due to the fact that risk management is a multifaceted phenomenon, the understanding of its main concepts differs. The similarities and differences in the definitions of these concepts were analyzed and established. It has been proven that risk exists in any activity of a person, organization, or institution. Accordingly, risk management should be an integral part of any management system, which will consist of risk identification, assessment, analysis, as well as in the selec-tion of methods to minimize their consequences. Since the activity of the testing laboratories of the Expert Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is regulated by the requirements of DSTU EN ISO/IEC 17025 an analysis of the influence of individual risks on the reliability of the research results was car-ried out. The peculiarities of monitoring the reliability of research results are considered. It is proven that when planning further activities, it is necessary to take into account that actions regarding risks and opportunities should be proportional to the potential impact on the re-liability of research results. Among the main aspects that should be taken into account is the purpose and strategy of the laboratory. The main principles that must be followed when forming a risk manage-ment system are considered. It is noted that the standard DSTU IEC/ISO 31010:2013 iden-tifies the main benefits of conducting a general risk assessment, and also provides risk as-sessment methods. It was established that the risk for each laboratory is individual, and, as a result, the use of the same risk assessment methods or the creation of a universal risk management system for all laboratories is impossible. It is summarized that the operation of risk management in laboratories is extremely important, but not researched enough.