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that is almost certain to occur but has few serious or other safety measures. Always ask, “Is there
consequences needs little attention. This enables something we could do to provide this safely?”
you to identify and mitigate risks that may be less If the answer is “yes”, risk modification (#2 -
certain but have greater consequences. next) may be more practical.

Prioritize Your List 2. Change it or modification: Modification is
simply changing an activity or service to make
Once you’ve assessed your risks, you can begin to it safer. Policies and procedures are exam-
take steps to control them – giving priority to those ples of risk modification. For example, if a
with the greatest likelihood of occurrence and/or winery is concerned about the risk of using
biggest potential impact. unsafe drivers make deliveries, they might add
Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) record
Select appropriate risk management strategies checks to its screening process.
and implement your plan. Here are four basic risk
management techniques that can be used individ- 3. Take it on yourself/retention: A winery may
ually or in combination to address virtually most decide that other available techniques above
every risk you face: aren’t suitable and it will retain the risk of
harm or loss. For example, when a winery pur-
1. Avoid it: Whenever you can’t do something chases liability insurance and elects a $1,000
with a high degree of safety, you should deductible, it’s retaining risk. Where organiza-
choose avoidance as a risk management tech- tions get into trouble is when risk is retained
nique. Don’t engage in an activity or provide unintentionally, such as within the exclusions
a service that pose too great a risk. In some of their insurance policy.
cases, avoidance is the best technique because
many wineries don’t have the financial resourc- 4. Share it: Risk sharing involves sharing risk with
es required to fund the training, supervision, another through a contract. (Insurance is an

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