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Register Scope and Document Control

Risk register has a current revision date and document owner critical (required)

Verify the register shows the latest revision, approval status, and accountable owner.

Scope covers all relevant sites, tasks, and non-routine activities critical (required)

Check that the register includes routine operations, maintenance, shutdowns, cleaning, and other non-routine work.

Yes No N/A

Changes since last review are captured and dated critical (required)

Confirm new equipment, processes, incidents, or organizational changes have been reflected in the register.

Yes No N/A

Review frequency meets internal procedure and ISO 45001 expectations

Verify the review cadence is defined and being followed.

Note (optional)

Hazard Identification

Hazards are described in observable, specific terms critical (required)

Hazards should be stated in a way that supports control selection, such as pinch points, energized conductors, or vehicle-pedestrian interaction.

Yes No N/A

Hazards include routine, non-routine, and emergency scenarios critical (required)

Check for normal operations, maintenance, startup/shutdown, cleaning, spill response, and emergency conditions.

Yes No N/A

Affected persons and exposure groups are identified

Confirm the register identifies who may be exposed to each hazard.

Note (optional)

Hazards consider human factors, ergonomics, and psychosocial risks where applicable

Review whether repetitive motion, manual handling, fatigue, stress, or workload-related risks are captured when relevant.

Yes No N/A

Note (optional)

Legal and other requirements are reflected for identified hazards

Confirm the hazard list references applicable legal or other requirements tied to the risk.

Yes No N/A

Note (optional)

Controls and Risk Reduction

Controls follow the hierarchy of controls critical (required)

Assess whether higher-order controls are used before relying on PPE or procedures.

Existing controls are specific and measurable critical (required)

Controls should be written clearly enough to verify implementation, such as guarding, interlocks, permits, or LOTO.

Yes No N/A

Controls are implemented and verified in practice critical (required)

Confirm controls are not just documented but actually in place and used by workers and supervisors.

Yes No N/A

PPE requirements are defined where residual risk remains

Check that PPE is specified only as part of the control set and matches the hazard.

Yes No N/A

Note (optional)

Critical controls have monitoring or verification methods critical (required)

Verify that high-risk controls are checked by inspection, testing, permit review, or supervision.

Yes No N/A

Residual Risk and Risk Rating

Initial and residual risk ratings are both recorded critical (required)

Check that the register shows risk before controls and after controls.

Yes No N/A

Risk rating methodology is defined and used consistently critical (required)

Verify severity, likelihood, and any matrix rules are applied consistently across entries.

Yes No N/A

Residual risk remains within acceptable tolerance or is escalated critical (required)

Determine whether the remaining risk is acceptable to management or requires further action.

High residual risks have documented approval or escalation critical (required)

Confirm that any high or extreme residual risk is formally accepted by the appropriate authority.

Yes No N/A

Action Tracking and Closure

Each open action has an assigned owner and due date critical (required)

Confirm every action item is assigned to a responsible person with a target completion date.

Yes No N/A

Overdue actions are identified and escalated critical (required)

Check whether overdue items are tracked and escalated according to procedure.

Yes No N/A

Action closure has objective evidence

Verify closure is supported by inspection records, photos, training logs, test results, or updated procedures.

Yes No N/A

Note (optional)

Open actions are prioritized by risk level

Assess whether the action plan focuses first on the highest-risk items.

Note (optional)

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Register Scope and Document Control

Hazard Identification

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Residual Risk and Risk Rating

Action Tracking and Closure

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