CSA ISO/TR 31004:14 (R2019)

CSA Preface

This is the first edition of CAN/CSA-ISO/TR 31004, Risk management - Guidance for the implementation of ISO 31000, which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Technical Report 31004 (first edition, 2013-10-15).

For brevity, this Technical Report will be referred to as CAN/CSA-ISO/TR 31004 throughout.

This Technical Report was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the CSA Technical Committee on Risk Management and Related Activities, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Business Management and Sustainability, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee.

This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

Scope

This Technical Report provides guidance for organizations on managing risk effectively by implementing ISO 31000:2009. It provides:

- a structured approach for organizations to transition their risk management arrangements in order to be consistent with ISO 31000, in a manner tailored to the characteristics of the organization;

- an explanation of the underlying concepts of ISO 31000;

- guidance on aspects of the principles and risk management framework that are described in ISO 31000.

This Technical Report can be used by any public, private or community enterprise, association, group or individual.

NOTE For convenience, all the different users of this Technical Report are referred to by the general term organization.

This Technical Report is not specific to any industry or sector, or to any particular type of risk, and can be applied to all activities and to all parts of organizations.