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title: Hazard assessment form
description: Risk assessment managers can use the hazard assessment form to review a hazard and choose their control measures and assess their risk levels.
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# Hazard assessment form

Risk assessment managers can use the hazard assessment form to review a hazard and choose their control measures and assess their risk levels.

For information on performing hazard assessments, see [Assess safety hazards and risk levels for a risk analysis](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/add-a-risk-and-its-controls-for-a-safety-risk-assessment.md).

<table id="table_mrq_qy2_4hc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Number

</td><td>

System-generated unique number for the hazard assessment.

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

Risk analysis

</td><td>

Risk analysis associated with this hazard assessment.This field is auto-populated with the risk analysis number that this hazard assessment is created from.

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

Job under assessment

</td><td>

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

If the hazard comes from an imported job, this field is auto-populated from that job.

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

Job step under assessment

</td><td>

Job step in the selected job that this hazard assessment is conducted for.If the hazard comes from an imported job, this field is auto-populated from that job.

This field appears only when a job is selected in the **Job under assessed** field and the job has multiple steps.

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

Hazard being assessed

</td><td>

Hazard that this being reviewed in this assessment.

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

Hazard category

</td><td>

Name of the hazard category under which this hazard is organized.This field is auto-populated from the selected hazard.

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

Effect caused by this hazard

</td><td>

Effect that the selected hazard could have, for example, burns.

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

Available Control Measures

</td><td>

Control measures that are available to select.

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

Selected Control Measures

</td><td>

Control measures that could help prevent the selected hazard.Select all controls that can help prevent or minimize the effect caused by the selected hazard.

If a control measures should be in place and isn't available in the **Available Control Measures** field, select **Create new control** to define a new control. For more information, see [Define Health and Safety control measures](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-define-controls.md).

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

Inherent severity

</td><td>

Severity of the hazard before control measures are in place.

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

Inherent likelihood

</td><td>

Likelihood of the hazard before controls.

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

Residual severity

</td><td>

Severity of the hazard after control measures have been put in place.

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

Residual likelihood

</td><td>

Likelihood of the hazard after control measures have been put in place.

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

Inherent risk

</td><td>

Risk level of the hazard before controls.The risk matrix used in the associated risk assessment evaluates the inherent risk level based on the severity and likelihood of the hazard before controls. For more information on risk level calculation, see [Risk matrix form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-risk-matrix-form.md).

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

Residual risk

</td><td>

Risk level of the hazard after controls.The associated risk matrix evaluates the residual risk level for the hazard based on the severity and likelihood of the hazard after controls. After controls, the risk level should be reduced.

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