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Risk types and ranking

On the Reports main page, you can see two tabs:

  • Asset Summary Data

  • Risk Ranking

While, Asset Summary Data shows different reports upfront, the Risk Ranking tab contains risk types, their descriptions, and how these risks are ranked.

Switch to the Risk Ranking tab and you'll see two sections:

  1. Risk Types and Description

  2. Assets Risk Ranking

Risk Types and Description

Let's see different risk types and their descriptions:

Utility Classification

This shows the department where risk management is needed. Each number represents a department the asset belongs to.

  • 1: Other

  • 2: Primary Business Support

  • 3: Transport

  • 4: Diagnostic

  • 5: Equipment Support

  • 6: Environmental Support

  • 7: Infection Control

  • 8: Life Safety

Risk Application

This shows the problem or the risk that needs to be resolved. Each number determines the scope of the problem.

  • 1: No Risk

  • 2: Loss of Redundancy

  • 3: Disruption of Comfort

  • 4: Disruption of Service

  • 5: Loss of Revenue

  • 6: Liability

  • 7: Injury

  • 8: Death (Life Safety Systems)

Maint. Requirement

This is for assets that may or may not need maintenance based on the risk assessment. Each number shows the level of maintenance required.

  • 1: None

  • 2: Minimal

  • 3: Average

  • 4: Extensive

Redundancy

An alternative is available for the asset that needs maintenance or replacement. Each number represents the time for which the alternate will be available.

  • 1: Redundancy immediately available or unnecessary

  • 2: Redundancy available < 4 hrs

  • 3: Redundancy available < 48 hrs

  • 4: Redundancy unavailable without significant effort > 48 hrs

Corrective Maintenance History

If this asset went through normal or extensive corrective maintenance in the past.

  • 1: Standard/Normal Corrective Maintenance History

  • 5: High Corrective Maintenance History

Maintenance Frequency

This shows the maintenance frequency over a period of one year. Each number represents the number of times an asset went through the maintenance process.

  • 1: Annual or less (<1/yr)

  • 2: Semi-Annual maintenance (>2/yr)

  • 3: Quarterly maintenance (>4/yr)

  • 4: Monthly maintenance (>12/yr)

  • 5: Weekly maintenance or more (>52/yr)

Manufacturer's History

This is to document the manufacturer’s recalls to cease the use of the asset in case of a safety issue. The score represents the frequency of asset recalls:

  • 1: No History of Manufacturer’s recalls and/or adverse events.

  • 5: History of Manufacturer’s recalls and/or adverse events.

Mission Criticality

This risk type entails the criticality of an asset’s usage. It represents the level of risk if the asset in question becomes unavailable.

  • 2: Low use, multiple alternative devices available or redundancy unnecessary.

  • 4: Necessary-average use, multiple alternative devices available (or) low use, no alternative devices available.

  • 6: Important—High use, more than one alternative device available (or) average use, one alternative device available.

  • 8: Essential-low to average use, no alternative devices available.

  • 10: Mission Critical-High usage, no alternatives or redundancy available.

Potential Harm

This represents any specific safety issues encountered while using this asset.

  • 2: No significant identified risk.

  • 4: Inconvenience or delay.

  • 6: Minor injury, inappropriate therapy, misdiagnosis, increased recovery time.

  • 8: Major injury/disability.

  • 10: Death

Assets Risk Ranking

Here, you’ll see a list of assets with a total risk score based on above-mentioned risk ranking criteria in each category:

  • The categories are:

  • Asset Number: The asset number.

  • Asset Name: Name of the asset. All the asset names are click-able and will direct you to Assets > General > Asset Name.

  • Asset Type: Type of the asset. For example, an air handling unit (AHU) or a pump etc.

  • Utility Classification: Risk score according to the department.

  • Risk Application: It represents the problem score.

  • Maint. Requirement: It shows the level of maintenance required.

  • Redundancy: If there's an alternate available for this asset.

  • Corrective Maintenance History: The frequency of corrective maintenance this asset had.

  • Manufacturer’s History: If this asset was ever recalled by the manufacturer for safety reasons or in case of adverse events.

  • Mission Criticality: The usage of this asset and if there’s an alternate available to take the asset’s place.

  • Potential Harm: If this asset has caused any major or serious harm.

  • Total Risk: Calculate based on the risk type scores.