Risk assessments are created with the Assessments tab, clicking on this tab displays a summary of all risk assessments in a particular subsystem (additional subsystems can be added). The number indicator on the assessments tab is the total amount of draft and signed-off risks assessments. There are filtering options available alongside a search function.
1. On the Assessments tab click on the ‘+ Add Assessment’ button
2. Give the risk assessment a Number, this can be numerical or alpha numerical
3. Give the risk assessment a title.
4. Add a description (if required)
5. Select the organisation (for a single org this should be pre-populated, for multi-orgs this will require selecting from the dropdown list available)
6. Select the assessment methodology (how you will assess this risk), depending on the system configuration there might be one, two or more methods available
7. Selected the assessment reoccurrence, if ‘One-off’ is selected within the review details area an Expires on box is available. If ‘Repeated’ is selected a Next Due By date will replace this
*During creation of the risk assessment the Evaluation and decision phases are locked, denoted with a padlock symbol (right hand side of the screen)
8. The created by box is populated with the individuals name who is creating the risk assessment
9. As it’s a new risk assessment the last conducted on box contain the date you are creating the risk assessment. Depending on whether this was a One-off or Repeated risk assessment will determine the title of the Expires on or Next Due By date, enter a date in this box
10. Enter in details of the Reviewer.
11. If enabled to have additional assessors, additional individuals can be added
12. Select the confidentiality.
13. Complete the Sign-off field, who is signing-off this risk assessment (only Risk Managers will appear in this box)
14. Click on the ‘Save’ button
Upon clicking the save button this risk assessment becomes In Progress, it is in DRAFT form at this point until all hazards have been captured and sign-off given / not given.