The risk assessment workflow traditionally associated with high risk construction work has a major flaw that many in the industry don’t know exists. Paper-based risk assessments, although standard industry practice, have a significant time-cost that cuts into business productivity and complicates safe work practices. Yet there are risk assessment tools available that can remove this issue without undermining workplace health and safety.

These tools are widely known as safety compliance software but are called other names including risk management tools and construction risk assessment software. All these tools relate to the risk assessment process – ie how construction workers identify hazards and implement control measures.