Identifying retrospective risks
Retrospective risks are seen in incidents or accidents that have occurred in the
past.
Retrospective risk identification is the most common way to identify risk and the
easiest. A risk is easier to understand if its impact has already been experienced.
It is also easier to quantify its impact and to evaluate the damage. There are
many sources of information about retrospective risk including:
f hazard or incident logs or audit reports
f customer complaints
f accreditation documents and reports
f staff or client surveys
f newspapers or professional media, such as journals and websites