A risk assessment is not about creating huge amounts of paperwork. Instead, it's about understanding how our employees, students and visitors may be harmed and identifying reasonable measures to control exposure to the hazards. Risk assessments help determine whether exposure to the hazard is being managed in the most effective way possible.
- Decide who might be harmed and how.
- Determine the level of risk.
For your convenience, the same VIU committee that was convened in 2024 also conducted an institutional assessment of the hazards that were identified. This process enables VIU to prioritize their efforts to develop relevant hazard control plans that will be incorporated by VIU supervisors into the work, learning, and research activities under their purview.