Risk assessment form

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title: Risk assessment form
description: Risk assessment managers can use the risk assessment form to conduct their risk assessments.
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# Risk assessment form

Risk assessment managers can use the risk assessment form to conduct their risk assessments.

For information on performing risk assessments, see [Conduct a safety risk assessment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-conduct-risk-assessment.md).

<table id="table_h2z_pzc_c1c"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the risk assessment.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short description

</td><td>

Brief description about this risk assessment.

</td></tr><tr><td>

State

</td><td>

State of the risk assessment.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Approval

</td><td>

State of approval of this risk assessment.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assigned to

</td><td>

User assigned to this risk assessment record. Only users with access to the risk assessment can associate it with a record, for example, an Audit.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assignment group

</td><td>

Team or group assigned to manage this risk assessment record.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Location

</td><td>

Location that this risk assessment applies to.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Risk type

</td><td>

Type of risk to be assessed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Created on

</td><td>

Date when the risk assessment is created.This field is auto-populated with the date this risk assessment is created on.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assessment completed

</td><td>

Date when the risk assessment is complete.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Select a risk matrix

</td><td>

Risk matrix that is used in the risk assessment to evaluate the risk levels for selected hazards. The matrix determines the risk level, both before and after controls, based on the severity and likelihood of the hazard.The items in this field display active matrixes from the Risk matrix \[sn\_hs\_rm\_risk\_matrix\] table. If there's only one active matrix, it’s selected by default.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Jobs to be assessed

</td><td>

Predefined job in the job register that this risk assessment is conducted for. You can select multiple jobs in this field.For information on predefined jobs, see [Jobs in the job register](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-define-job-register.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Audit

</td><td>

Audit that this assessment is related to.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Safety register

</td><td>

Safety register that this assessment is related to.

</td></tr><tr><td>

People at risk

</td><td>

Names of the employees, user groups, or any other people at risk.

</td></tr><tr><td>

People responsible for control

</td><td>

Names of the employees or user groups who are responsible for implementing control measures.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Detailed description about this risk assessment.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assign to reviewer

</td><td>

Reviewer for the risk assessment.If necessary, select a reviewer after the risk assessment is complete.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assign to approver

</td><td>

Approver for the risk assessment. Select an approver after the risk assessment is complete. Only a user with the Risk assessment approver \[sn\_hs\_rm.risk\_assessment\_approver\] role can be assigned as an approver.

**Note:** Only a user with the Risk assessment manager \[sn\_hs\_rm.risk\_assessment\_manager\] role can assign a risk assessment to an approver.

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Health and Safety Risk Management reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-risk-mgmt-reference.md)