Who is this article for?

Ideagen EHS users performinga risk assessment.

Risk edit access is required.

Once a risk assessment record has been created and configured you can then begin the risk assessment.

This article outlines the steps to perform the risk assessment. To make this process easier to follow the article has been split into the following sections:

1. Stages of Risk Assessment
2. Update Tasks and Hazards
3. Define Hazards & Assign Risk Rating
4. Add Additional Hazards to Tasks
5. Create Action Items
6. Further Reading

1. Stages of Risk Assessment

The table below outlines the main stages of performing a risk assessment:

2. Update Tasks and Hazards

1. Click Modules and then Risk Assessment.
2. Click Manage.
3. Click on the Title of the Risk Assessment.
4. Browse to the Tasks / Hazards tab.
5. Click   New.
6. Enter the required details.

7. Click Save & Create Next Task.
8. Repeat the process until all required tasks have been entered.
9. Click Save.

3. Define Hazards & Assign Risk Rating

1. Click Modules and then Risk Assessment.
2. Click Manage.
3. Click on the Title of the Risk Assessment.
4. Browse to the Tasks / Hazards tab.

5. Click on the name of the hazard.
6. Update the hazard details.

7. Browse to the Risk Rating section.

8. Click   Add.
9. Enter the risk rating details.

10. Click Save.
11. Click Save again.

4. Add Additional Hazards to Tasks

1. Click Modules and then Risk Assessment.
2. Click Manage.
3. Click on the Title of the Risk Assessment.
4. Browse to the Tasks / Hazards tab.
5. Click on the   button.
6. Select all required hazards.

7. Click Select, and then OK.

Important Note: Once you have assigned additional hazards to the task it is good practice to then Define Hazards & Assign Risk Rating.

5. Create Action Items

1. Click Modules and then Risk Assessment.
2. Click Manage.
3. Click on the Title of the Risk Assessment.
4. Browse to the Action Items tab.
5. Click   New.

6. Enter the required details.
7. Click Save.

6. Further Reading