Connecting…Hazard identification and 5x5 risk scoring with residual risk.
S = severity, L = likelihood, R = risk (S × L). The right-hand pair is the residual risk once the additional controls are in place.
| # | Hazard | Who / what is harmed | Existing controls | S | L | R | Additional controls | Hierarchy | S | L | Residual | Owner | Target date |
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Build a HIRA / risk register offline. List activities and hazards, score severity and likelihood on a 5x5 matrix, record existing controls, define additional controls by the hierarchy of control and recompute residual risk, then export the assessment.
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Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment: the systematic process of listing what could cause harm in an activity, judging how bad and how likely that harm is, and deciding what more needs to be done. It is the foundation document behind safe work procedures and permits.
The order of preference for controls: eliminate the hazard, substitute something less hazardous, engineer it out with guards and interlocks, apply administrative controls such as procedures and training, and only then rely on personal protective equipment. Controls near the top work whether or not people remember to follow them.
The initial score shows the risk as it stands today with existing controls. The residual score shows where it will sit once the additional controls are in place. The difference is the value the action plan actually delivers, and it makes the case for the spend.
Almost never. The objective is to get risk as low as reasonably practicable, not to claim it has been eliminated. An assessment showing every line at the lowest score usually means the hazards have been scored optimistically rather than controlled.
The person who owns the activity, with input from those who do the work. The assessment records assessor, reviewer and approver names, but the tool does not apply an electronic signature; print it and sign, or route it through your own approval system.
Yes. HIRA Risk Assessment is free for everyone and needs no sign-up to use. An account is only needed to export, download or print, because every export is recorded.
No. HIRA Risk Assessment works inside your web browser, so the files you open are processed on your own device. If you sign in, the work you save (such as drafts and registers) is also kept in your account so it follows you to other devices.
Yes. It works in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install.