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ASSE is administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for ANSI to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Thousands of the ANSI/ASSE/ ISO Risk Assessment and Risk Management standards have been sold globally since their original approval by ISO and are having a significant impact in the U.S. and worldwide. The 31 000 document ranks in the top five for all standards sold by ISO.
The ANSI/ASSE versions are:
*Vocabulary for Risk Management (ANSI/ ASSE/ISO Guide 73)
*Risk Management Principles and Guidelines (ANSI/ASSE/ISO 31 000)
*Risk Assessment Techniques (ANSI/ ASSE/IEC/ISO 31010)
All three standards are identical national adoptions of ISO standards. ANSI/ASSE/ ISO Guide 73 provides definitions of generic terms related to risk management. It aims to encourage a mutual and consistent understanding of, and...