In the Risk Management process, what step comes after assessing hazards?

In the Risk Management process, what step comes after assessing hazards?

• A. Identify hazards
• B. Assess hazards
• C. Develop controls and make risk decisions
• D. Supervise and evaluate

Answer: (C)

After hazards are assessed, the next step is to develop controls and make risk decisions. The assessment provides the risk level for each hazard, which guides what needs to be done to bring that risk to an acceptable level. You choose and finalize the controls (often using a hierarchy of measures such as engineering controls, administrative changes, and PPE), and decide whether the risk can be accepted, transferred, or must be avoided. This decision-making and control selection happen before implementing anything, and it sets up what will be put into place and how success will be measured later through supervision and evaluation.

After hazards are assessed, the next step is to develop controls and make risk decisions. The assessment provides the risk level for each hazard, which guides what needs to be done to bring that risk to an acceptable level. You choose and finalize the controls (often using a hierarchy of measures such as engineering controls, administrative changes, and PPE), and decide whether the risk can be accepted, transferred, or must be avoided. This decision-making and control selection happen before implementing anything, and it sets up what will be put into place and how success will be measured later through supervision and evaluation.