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By following this guide, you will create a risk assessment — from identifying a hazard through rating severity and likelihood, defining controls, and submitting the entry for tracking.
Who should read this: Safety managers and admins who create and review risk assessments. Investigators and report reviewers also benefit from understanding how risk entries are created from their findings.Prerequisites: Safety manager or admin role. Familiarity with your organization’s acceptable risk criteria and the Risk Matrix reference.

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Create a Risk Entry

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View the Risk Matrix

Navigate to Hazards > Matrix to see all active risks plotted on the 5x5 ICAO risk matrix. This view helps you:
  • Identify concentrations of risk across categories
  • Prioritize mitigation efforts toward the highest-risk quadrant
  • Compare initial risk ratings with residual ratings after controls

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After Submission

Risk entries move through five statuses: Draft, Active, Mitigated, Accepted, and Closed. Review risks regularly during safety assurance activities and safety committee meetings. For the full lifecycle reference, see Risk Matrix.

Risk Matrix

Complete reference for the ICAO 5x5 matrix, severity and likelihood definitions, and risk zones.

Submit a Safety Report

Reporting hazards that feed into risk assessments.

Create a CPA

Implementing controls identified during risk assessment.

Track Compliance

How risk management contributes to Part 5 Subpart C compliance.
Last modified on April 11, 2026