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Using the risk register

The Risk Register is the centralised list of every psychosocial risk in your organisation. Each entry shows the risk, where it came from, its inherent and residual ratings, and its current status, so you can see the whole picture at a glance.

Written by Taylor Laing

What the register shows

The register is a flat list/table, one row per risk. A header summarises your totals and the split of risks across their statuses, with a By Group breakdown.

Each row displays:

  • Risk: its name

  • Scope: the group or committee the risk belongs to

  • Source: Adopted (from the scenario library) or Custom, with the framework name

  • Inherent: the rating before controls

  • Residual: the rating after controls

  • Status: its current lifecycle state (Draft → Identified → Assessing → Treating → Monitoring → Closed)

Open any row to see the risk's full detail and its assessment.

Searching, filtering, and sorting

Use the search bar to find a risk by name, and the Filter and Sort controls to narrow and order the list (for example by status, source, or hierarchy level).

Adding risks

There are two routes into the register:

  • Explore the scenario library: adopt pre-built scenarios mapped to your active frameworks. See Adopting risks from the scenario library.

  • Create a custom risk: a new risk with its own assessment. See Conducting a risk assessment.

Multi-level identification

Risks are scoped to a group when they're created: a team, site, division, or the whole organisation. Group-scoped risks roll up into the organisation-wide register, so an organisation admin sees everything while a group-scoped manager sees their group's risks.

Linking risks to other work

A risk in the register can be linked to:

  • Incidents that materialised the risk

  • Investigations that found contributing factors

  • Controls that mitigate it

  • Evidence (Records) that supports the rating

  • Consultations that informed the assessment

These links surface on each risk's detail page and feed the audit trail.

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