Methodologies in hazard examination
Methodologies in hazard examination are helpful to specialists analyzing the damage intensity in the firm. Threat analysis follows a systematical order to achieve the best output of the risk assessment process. Questionnaire as the most methodology, the risk examination individuals ask open-ended questions to the department individuals where the impact of the risk is experienced. They make records from the responses, and this aid in knowing the time when the impact occurred. The professionals can determine the most affected areas and budget for the required resources to complete the entire assessment process. The use of questionnaires is more flexible compared to the flowchart method, where the specialists use graphically and sequentially to identify the hazards that affect the organization. Asking open-ended questions even to the top management personnel, they respond directly to the questions exposing all the affected areas by the risk. The assessment team analyzes the level of the threat impact and table down the adequate input required to carry the entire assessment process ultimately.
Using the flowchart, the professionals could not be able to fully identify the root causes of the risk compared to the interview methodology. Interviewing gives room for the specialists to identify the person responsible for the hazard who can provide full details about the nature of the risk. In contrast, flowchart, the specialists are limited to the graphics made concerning the threat. Interviewing enables assessment personnel to identify the already existing risks and the dangers that are about to happen in the organization hence determining the best method to mitigate the impacts. At the same time, the flowchart has limitations of defining only the first problematic issue; thus, the other risks that might be available may go unnoticed. Due Failure to noticing the small risks using the flowchart method may lead to the incomplete final report. The interview is more advantageous in threat assessment compared to the flowchart method since the professionals are not exposed to entire threats in the organization.