Risk Assessment Type Parameters
- Last UpdatedOct 03, 2024
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This topic relates to Risk Assessments.
Risk Assessment Parameters
Each Risk Assessment Type has the following parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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The Site that this Risk Assessment type is to be configured for. |
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A unique code for the Risk Assessment type. |
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The type needs to be set to Active. |
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Only one Risk Assessment type should be the default. The default is applied to a new entity. |
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Defaults to ‘TRAX’ (Task Risk Assessment). |
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A title describing the Risk Assessment type. |
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It’s possible to provide the ‘cow_riskasmttype_riskvaluenotrequired’ prog value. With this prog value, the business rules do not check that all tasks/hazards have a risk number before ALARP is set to Yes. |
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This an URL that can be added to provide information about the matrix. This is shown as the Description hyperlink in the matrix itself. |
Risk Assessment Type window
How the matrix looks
You can design a matrix to look how you would like. See Risk Matrix Template for an example.
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Parameter |
Description |
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No. of columns |
The number of columns to be used in the risk assessment matrix. |
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No. of rows |
The number of rows to be used in the risk assessment matrix. |
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X-axis |
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X-axis – Label |
The X-axis label that displays in the Risk Assessment matrix. |
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X-axis – Abbreviation label |
The X-axis abbreviated label that displays when adding values for initial or residual risk for a task/hazard. |
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X-axis – Codes for columns |
The codes for the X-axis columns. They are also used to define the content for each cell. An example value is 1|2|3|4|5. |
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X-axis – Labels for columns |
The labels for the X columns in the matrix. An example value is Rare|Unlikely|Possible|Probable|Likely. |
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Y-axis |
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Y-axis – Label |
The Y-axis label that displays in the Risk Assessment matrix. |
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Y-axis – Abbreviation label |
The Y-axis abbreviated label that displays when adding values for initial or residual risk for a task/hazard. |
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Y-axis – Codes for rows |
The codes for the Y-axis columns. They are also used to define the content for each cell. An example value is A|B|C|D|E. |
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Y-axis – Labels for rows |
The labels for the Y columns in the matrix. An example value is Negligible|Minor|Major|Critical|Catastrophic. |