Who is this article for?

Ideagen EHS users performinga risk assessment.

Risk edit access is required.

The purpose of controls is to reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk occurring. In risk assessments, controls are the actions or measures put in place to mitigate a risk or reduce its potential impact. The goal of controls is to manage risks effectively and efficiently.

This article outlines how to assign a control to a hazard and is split into the following sections:

1. Define Hazards & Assign Risk Rating
2. Further Reading

1. 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. Browse to the Risk Rating section.

7. Click   Add.
8. Enter the risk rating details.
9. Set Are There Existing Controls? to Yes.

10. Complete the additional fields to define the controls.
11. Click Save.
12. Click Save again.

2. Further Reading

• How to Add a Task to a Risk Assessment
• How to Perform a Risk Assessment