Quality + Engineering has taken the global lead on operational enterprise risk management (ERM).  Please review the following articles some of which go back almost a dozen years:

Add Risk To Your Job Title
Quality’s New Role
Adapt to Today’s Risk Based Environment
Your Future in Risk Management
The Growth in Risk Management
Add Value to Quality Audits
Risk Management: Is It the Future of Quality Management
21st Century Leadership – Enterprise Risk Management
Toyota Connecting the Dots