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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

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.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Workspaces > Health and Safety Workspace.

  2. Select the risk management icon (

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Risk assessment icon\) to open the **Risk assessment** list.
  1. Create an action from a risk assessment record or the Risk actions list.
OptionSteps
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.

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.

  1. 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