Legislation across Canada requires that every employer makes a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees while they're at work, as well as other people who might be affected by the work.
A risk assessment is a process for carefully examining what could cause harm to people in the workplace environment and then deciding what precautions you'll take to prevent or minimize harm.
Locating the risk assessments page
From the left navigation menu, click on Health and safety > Risk assessments.
From the landing page, you can do the following:
Search using the filters, such as name or reference number.
Use the status tabs to differentiate between Live (approved by your organization) and other statuses.
View examples of typical risk assessments.
Creating a risk assessment
From the risk assessment page, click the Add risk assessment button to create from scratch.
1. General details
Fill in the general details step with the following information:
Name (Atlas will automatically match you up with an existing template if it matches).
Description.
Reference number (optional).
The name of the Assessor. (Important: User must have the permission to complete risk assessments to be able to be selected.)
The assessment date.
Set the review schedule.
Next, select the location where the risk assessment took place:
One of your existing sites.
Add an address.
Select who might be affected (optional).
Finally, select the settings for the risk assessment:
The assessment header.
How you will rate each assessment, if at all.
The rating method you would like to use:
A likelihood x severity matrix.
A low, medium, or high rating.
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2. Hazards and controls
In the next step, you select from a list of predetermined hazards that apply to the assessment, and list the relevant controls for these risks. If you cannot find what you're looking for in this list, you can click New hazard to create one from scratch.
After selecting a hazard, you'll be asked to confirm the following:
The hazard's name.
Any additional information about the hazard.
The applicable hazard icon.
Who might be harmed by the hazard, and how.
The controls you have in place for this hazard.
If you cannot find what you're looking for in this list, you can click New control to create one.
The risk rating, according to the rating method you used in step one.
Any additional controls or supporting images.
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3. Additional information
Here you can provide any additional supporting information that will assist in controlling the risk:
Operation procedures, such as instructions for complicated machinery or help for an inexperienced workforce.
Supporting documentation, such as safety data sheets, a floor plan, or specific equipment certificates.
4. Preview
With the risk assessment complete, you can preview its details before taking additional action. The summary can be viewed online, or you can generate a PDF document for download. You can also choose to include:
Page breaks.
Hazard description.
Risk assessment explanation.
Acknowledgement block.
Users with the appropriate permissions to do so can approve the risk assessment by clicking the button in the top-right corner. Clicking the actions icon (...) will also give you the option to:
E-mail.
Print.
Download.
Update.
Copy.
Once approved, the PDF is available in the Documents section, located under Company documents > Health and safety documents > Health and safety documents suite. These documents can be distributed to other employees.