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DefinitionRisk treatment (リスク対応) is the activity of choosing how to deal with each evaluated risk, drawing up a concrete plan of measures and carrying it out.
ExplanationThe three stages of identification, analysis and evaluation are together called risk assessment, and risk treatment follows from its results. One scheme sorts treatments into avoidance, transfer, reduction and retention, while another puts sharing in place of transfer: avoidance, sharing, reduction and retention. Of these, risk reduction keeps the activity going but adds measures to lower the likelihood of the risk or the damage when it occurs.
AnalogyIt is like the point after a health checkup, once the numbers are in, when you and your doctor decide whether to get treatment, take out insurance or wait and see.
Memory hookAssessment is where you measure; treatment is where you act. Remember the order: you cannot act before you measure.