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The laboratory testing process is carried out in three phases and that in each phase the individual operations are subject to various risks that may give rise to errors. Therefore, it is necessary for the laboratory to implement risk management into its activities.16

Organizations of all types and sizes face internal and external factors and influences that make it uncertain whether and when they will achieve their objectives. The effect this uncertainty has on an organization's objectives is “risk”. Organizations manage risk by identifying it, analysing it and then evaluating whether the risk should be modified by risk treatment in order to satisfy their risk criteria.

The analytical process is an integral part of the overall quality system. Its contribution is significant, but the laboratory should maintain focus on the overall system. There is often no appreciation for an individual’s contribution to the quality of the test result. There is often risk for analytical quality. Laboratories that don´t follow maintenance and calibration instructions from manufacturers are risking their patients.