The COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe in the latter half of 2019, throughout 2020 and into 2021. In response, many organizations implemented work from home policies, while others stopped operations entirely in an effort to limit the spread throughout their workforce and supporting communities. This containment strategy was not universally viable; long-term shutdowns impacted the economic viability of companies, and some industries were designated as an “essential service” and thus continued operations. These employers faced the proposition of balancing the needs of the business and the community with a continued responsibility to provide a safe workplace for employees. This paper demonstrates how the application of common risk management methodologies, such as bowtie analysis combined with an appropriate assurance and verification process (e.g., the lines of defense model), can help the risks associated with a resumption or continuation of in-person operations in a pandemic to be better understood and ensure the measures in place to manage said risk are appropriate and effective.

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大流行风险管理；在确保业务连续性的同时保护人员

COVID-19 大流行在 2019 年下半年、整个 2020 年和 2021 年席卷全球。作为回应，许多组织实施了在家工作的政策，而其他组织则完全停止了运营，以限制其在整个员工队伍中的传播并支持社区。这种遏制策略并非普遍可行。长期停工影响了公司的经济生存能力，一些行业被指定为“基本服务”，因此继续运营。这些雇主面临着平衡企业和社区需求以及为员工提供安全工作场所的持续责任的提议。本文演示了如何应用常见的风险管理方法，