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Hazard assessment form

Risk assessment managers can use the hazard assessment form to review a hazard and choose their control measures and assess their risk levels.

For information on performing hazard assessments, see Assess safety hazards and risk levels for a risk analysis.

FieldDescription
NumberSystem-generated unique number for the hazard assessment.
Risk analysisRisk analysis associated with this hazard assessment.This field is auto-populated with the risk analysis number that this hazard assessment is created from.
Job under assessmentPredefined job in the job register that this hazard assessment is conducted for.For information on predefined jobs, see Jobs in the job register. If the hazard comes from an imported job, this field is auto-populated from that job.
Job step under assessment

Job step in the selected job that this hazard assessment is conducted for.If the hazard comes from an imported job, this field is auto-populated from that job.

This field appears only when a job is selected in the Job under assessed field and the job has multiple steps.

Hazard being assessedHazard that this being reviewed in this assessment.
Hazard categoryName of the hazard category under which this hazard is organized.This field is auto-populated from the selected hazard.
Effect caused by this hazardEffect that the selected hazard could have, for example, burns.
Available Control MeasuresControl measures that are available to select.
Selected Control Measures

Control measures that could help prevent the selected hazard.Select all controls that can help prevent or minimize the effect caused by the selected hazard.

If a control measures should be in place and isn't available in the Available Control Measures field, select Create new control to define a new control. For more information, see Define Health and Safety control measures.

Inherent severitySeverity of the hazard before control measures are in place.
Inherent likelihoodLikelihood of the hazard before controls.
Residual severitySeverity of the hazard after control measures have been put in place.
Residual likelihoodLikelihood of the hazard after control measures have been put in place.
Inherent riskRisk level of the hazard before controls.The risk matrix used in the associated risk assessment evaluates the inherent risk level based on the severity and likelihood of the hazard before controls. For more information on risk level calculation, see Risk matrix form.
Residual riskRisk level of the hazard after controls.The associated risk matrix evaluates the residual risk level for the hazard based on the severity and likelihood of the hazard after controls. After controls, the risk level should be reduced.

Parent Topic:Health and Safety Risk Management reference