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title: "Risk Assessment and Work Phases"
url: "https://www.4hse.com/news/2018-09-03"
description: "Discover what's new in version 1.25 of 4HSE, including risk assessment features and work phase management."
---

Sep 3, 2018

# Risk Assessment and Work Phases

Discover what's new in version 1.25 of 4HSE, including risk assessment features and work phase management.

![Risk Assessment and Work Phases](/_astro/hero.CIWn5d91_Z1j5p89.webp)

## Risk Assessment and Work Phases: What’s New in Version 1.25!

Version 1.25 of 4HSE has officially been released, introducing two major new features: the ability to perform **risk assessments** directly within the software and the addition of **work phase management**. Alongside these updates, the menu has also been reorganized and refreshed for better usability.

### How to Calculate Risk

The risk matrix helps you analyze:

-   **Initial Risk**: the starting level of risk.
-   **Residual Risk**: the remaining level of risk after implementing preventive measures.

To carry out a **risk assessment**, simply enter the values for the **likelihood** of the event and the potential **severity** of the harm. This will give you the **initial risk** score.

Next, by defining **preventive actions** and assigning numerical values to how they affect both likelihood and severity, the software will automatically calculate the **residual risk** level.

Both risk levels are clearly displayed in the matrix.

### Work Phases

To support more effective **risk assessments**, a new section dedicated to **work phases** has been added.

Within this section, you can manage the work phases for one or multiple locations, including:

-   Viewing the list of work phases for each site
-   Adding or editing work phases
-   Deleting work phases

For each phase, you can also define in detail:

-   Risk sources
-   Existing and potential hazards
-   Associated personnel
-   Required preventive actions

### DVR (Risk Assessment Document)

Need help drafting and customizing your risk assessment document? Check out this guide:

-   [How to Create a DVR with 4HSE](/news/2021-11-22)