--- title: Add an action for a safety risk description: Add an action to address an identified risk or implement control measures necessary to improve workplace safety. You can add multiple actions for a hazard or control measure. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-add-action-risk-assessment.html release: australia product: Health and Safety Risk Management classification: health-and-safety-risk-management topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 2 breadcrumb: [Safety risk assessment, Use, Health and Safety Risk Management, Health and Safety, Employee Service Management] --- # Add an action for a safety risk Add an action to address an identified risk or implement control measures necessary to improve workplace safety. You can add multiple actions for a hazard or control measure. ## Before you begin Role required: sn\_hs\_rm.risk\_assessment\_manager, sn\_hs\_rm.risk\_assessment\_writer, or sn\_ohs\_im.action\_writer ## About this task You can add actions from the Actions tab on a Health and Safety record or by using the Action planner in the contextual sidebar. For more information on Action planner, see [Create and manage a safety action in the Action planner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/hs-create-action-in-action-planner.md). ## Procedure 1. Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Health and Safety Workspace**. 2. Select the risk management icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-risk-assessment.png"\] Alt text: Risk assessment icon\) to open the **Risk assessment** list. 3. Create an action from a risk assessment record or the Risk actions list.
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**From a Risk assessment record \(Scheduled actions\)** 1. Select the **Risk assessments** list and then **All**. 2. In the list, open a risk assessment. 3. In the **Action schedules** tab, set up actions for the risk assessment. For more information, see [Create a Health and Safety action schedule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/create-health-safety-action-schedule.md). The action schedule creates actions in the **Risk actions** tab and auto-assigns them to individuals using the condition builder.
**From the Risk actions list** 1. Select the **Risk actions** list and then **All**. 2. Select **New**. 3. On the form, fill in the fields. For information on field descriptions, see [Health and Safety action form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/hs-action-form.md). 4. Select **Save**.
## Result - If associated with a risk assessment, the action appears in the list of actions in the **Risk actions** tab of that assessment. The action is also listed in the **Risk actions** list on Health and Safety Workspace. - The action appears in the assigned user's **My Tasks** list on both the Employee Center and the Now Mobile app. From either location, the user can respond to the action and update its status. ## What to do next If needed, you can share the action, independent of the risk, with other groups or agents, so that they can prevent the similar hazard from happening at any of their locations. To share an action, select **Copy action**. - The action is duplicated and appears in the **My Tasks** list of the assigned user on the Employee Center. - The action is also listed in the **Actions** list on the Health and Safety Workspace. **Parent Topic:**[Safety risk assessment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-risk-assessment.md)