Module 4

Risk Assessment

In this section, you will learn about risk assessment. Below, you will find a short video covering risk, risk assessments, and the assessment process. By the end of this module, you will be able tounderstand risk, the risk assessment process and how the results of a risk assessment can inform decision-making in your community.

Module contents
  1. What is a risk assessment?
  2. Quick quiz

What is a risk assessment?

In this video, you will learn about the foundational concepts of risk including likelihood, hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and consequence. You will also learn about the purpose and general steps of a risk assessment.

Quick quiz

Take a quick quiz of Learning Module 4 to test your understanding of what you have learned.

Learning Module 4 Quick Quiz

Learning Module 4 Quick Quiz

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What is the correct definition of risk?
Which "key player” of risk is related to “a potentially harmful interaction between a hazard and receptor?”
Why would we want to conduct a risk assessment?
Which step in the risk assessment process would you discuss options to manage or reduce risk?
The output of a risk assessment will tell us exactly how to reduce our risk

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