Conducting Risk Assessment: Hazard Impact

The second step for conducting a Risk Assessment is assigning the impact number to each hazard. On a Scale of 1-5, with 1 being minimal impact and 5 being maximum impact, rate each hazard’s potential impact on your ability to provide child care. For now, use your best judgement. After you complete this course, you can utilize this toolkit and reach out to your local/county emergency management agency, local school officials and the local school district, your state and local Departments of Health, your property manager if your facility is leased, and your insurance carrier for assistance determining impact.

Click here to view the Preparedness for Child Care Providers Toolkit.

This visual describes a numerical rating of one to five for hazard impact, with five being the most severe and one being the least severe. Each rating is accompanied with a description.