Interactive Risk Assessment Workshop: An Advanced, Real World Approach to Product Safety Using ISO 12100

This interactive session provides a comprehensive overview of assessing potential risks associated with a representative, multi-component product throughout its lifecycle, from development to disposal. The session begins with an educational presentation that establishes the regulatory context and foundational expectations for product safety risk assessment using ISO 12100. Participants will be introduced to a more technically complex mock product scenario that incorporates layered hazards, interfaces, foreseeable misuse, and use case variability, creating a realistic framework for applied learning.

Building on this foundation, the workshop transitions into an interactive, hands-on session where attendees actively identify and analyze potential hazards, vulnerabilities, and uncertainties that could impact product safety, users, and the environment. Participants will evaluate the elements of Risk (Severity, Frequency, Probability, Avoidance, and Likelihood) through a live risk assessment demonstration supported by an enhanced calculation spreadsheet. Emphasis is placed on prioritization, justification, and selection of appropriate mitigation strategies aligned with applicable regulations and standards. For those who attended the prior risk assessment workshop in San Francisco, this session offers a deeper, more challenging application through an expanded and more complex product scenario. For first-time attendees, it provides a practical, engaging introduction to real-world risk assessment that is both accessible and immediately applicable. This is a session not to miss for professionals working in product safety and risk assessment.