What is the purpose of reviewing effectiveness in risk assessment?

• A. To publish the event outcomes
• B. To hire more staff
• C. To ensure controls are working and updated as needed
• D. To reduce costs regardless of safety

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is checking that safety measures actually work and stay appropriate over time. When you review effectiveness, you’re looking to see if the controls reduce risk as planned and if they still fit the situation as things change—like new equipment, different activities, or updated procedures. By monitoring performance and outcomes (for example, incident reports, near misses, and regular inspections), you can spot when a control isn’t doing its job or when circumstances require an update. This keeps the risk level as low as reasonably practicable and the risk assessment current.

The other options don’t fit this purpose. Publishing event outcomes is about reporting results, not ensuring that the safety measures are functioning. Hiring more staff is a separate decision and not the core aim of checking how well controls work. Reducing costs at the expense of safety contradicts the purpose of risk management, which is to keep people safe, not to cut safety corners.