摘要：Risk is intrinsic to humans for the simple reason that it is part of nature and wherever a human being may live, there will be a latent threat that could endanger his/her personal security or that of his/her family or neighbour´s. In order to prevent or minimize risks, be ready to face a risk that turns into an actual threat, recover from a major traumatic event and try to return to normality as it was known previous to that traumatic event, any organized community, whether it is a town, municipality, city, state, country, or otherwise requires actions that form part of a comprehensive plan for the management of risks . Socio-natural and technological risks frequently occur without prior warning, and once they ensue they have no boundaries, therefore they merit, and, in fact, they are the focus of global concern. This concern has prompted the development of agreements and multinational treaties that oblige the signatory nations to provide financial and operational support to those affected by natural or manmade disasters. Each sovereign country strives to have in place a domestic functional and operational framework to effectively manage risk within its boundaries. This is achieved through the creation of laws that legally enables the State to regulate its citizens’ actions and behavior in matters related to comprehensive risk management. In this paper we will comment on the most recent and still in force law in Venezuela related to the subject. We will review the Organic Law for the comprehensive management of socio-natural and technological risks published in 2009, and comment on its functional and legal aspects.
