EHSDA: Avetta Risk Survey

The State of Risk Management and Mitigation

Risk management is crucial to the safe operation of any business. Safety and health professionals use risk management to identify hazards, analyze the risks associated with the hazards, and then take action to eliminate those hazards. This survey focuses on hidden risk, risk awareness, and mitigation. Enter your email address at the end of the survey for your chance to win a $100 gift card! Your responses and personal information are confidential and will not be shared with third parties.

We would like to thank our sponsor, Avetta, for making this survey possible. Once our results are collected, we look forward to sharing them with you in a free report.

Thank you,
Jay Kumar
Editor, EHS Daily Advisor

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* 1. What is the greatest risk management challenge you’re currently facing at your organization?

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* 2. How do you plan to address this risk management challenge in the next 12 months?

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* 3. True or false: There are more risks in the workplace now than there were 2 years ago.

True

False

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* 4. Choose the response that most accurately fits the following statement: Our organization is doing more to mitigate risks now than 2 years ago.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

I don't know

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* 5. How well does your organization handle the following risks?

	Excellent	Good	Average	Below average	Poor	I don't know
Health and safety issues	Health and safety issues Excellent	Health and safety issues Good	Health and safety issues Average	Health and safety issues Below average	Health and safety issues Poor	Health and safety issues I don't know
Supplier/contractor insurance monitoring	Supplier/contractor insurance monitoring Excellent	Supplier/contractor insurance monitoring Good	Supplier/contractor insurance monitoring Average	Supplier/contractor insurance monitoring Below average	Supplier/contractor insurance monitoring Poor	Supplier/contractor insurance monitoring I don't know
Sustainability, ESG, and diversity gaps	Sustainability, ESG, and diversity gaps Excellent	Sustainability, ESG, and diversity gaps Good	Sustainability, ESG, and diversity gaps Average	Sustainability, ESG, and diversity gaps Below average	Sustainability, ESG, and diversity gaps Poor	Sustainability, ESG, and diversity gaps I don't know
Cybersecurity risks	Cybersecurity risks Excellent	Cybersecurity risks Good	Cybersecurity risks Average	Cybersecurity risks Below average	Cybersecurity risks Poor	Cybersecurity risks I don't know
Workforce identification and certification	Workforce identification and certification Excellent	Workforce identification and certification Good	Workforce identification and certification Average	Workforce identification and certification Below average	Workforce identification and certification Poor	Workforce identification and certification I don't know
Supplier financial health issues	Supplier financial health issues Excellent	Supplier financial health issues Good	Supplier financial health issues Average	Supplier financial health issues Below average	Supplier financial health issues Poor	Supplier financial health issues I don't know
Subcontractor visibility	Subcontractor visibility Excellent	Subcontractor visibility Good	Subcontractor visibility Average	Subcontractor visibility Below average	Subcontractor visibility Poor	Subcontractor visibility I don't know

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* 6. How would you rate your organization's awareness of potential risks?

Excellent

Good

Below average

Poor

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* 7. How committed is your organization's leadership to supporting risk management efforts?

Very committed

Sufficiently committed

Somewhat committed

Not committed

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* 8. How engaged are employees in your organization's risk management efforts?

Very involved

Somewhat involved

Minimal or no involvement

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* 9. How effective are the workplace incident investigations your organization conducts?

Very effective

Sufficiently effective

Somewhat effective

Not effective

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* 10. How do you create awareness about potential workplace risks?

In-service training sessions

Posters and flyers

Special events

Awards for safety compliance

Other (please specify):

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* 11. What strategies do you use to mitigate risks in your workplace? (Select all that apply.)

Regular safety inspections

Proper lighting

Eliminating hazards

Engineering controls

Administrative controls (e.g., employee training, warning labels, signs)

Personal protective equipment (e.g., safety glasses, hard hats, respirators)

Other (please specify):

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* 12. How would you describe your current safety training?

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* 13. What kind of recognition do you award your workers for compliance?

Certificate of compliance

Gift card

Paid day off

Highlighted in company newsletter or website

Other (please specify):

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* 14. How do you promote accountability for safety?

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* 15. How does your organization currently manage supplier and contractor records (i.e. certifications, insurance records, etc.)?

Digital documents and files (Excel spreadsheets)

Tangible documents and filing cabinets

Custom company program/database

Third-party software/service

I don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How would you rate your organization's management of suppliers and contractors?

Above average

Average

Below average

Poor

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* 17. Which of the following best characterizes your job title?

Safety or EHS manager

Safety or EHS director

Safety or EHS executive

Consultant or contractor

HR or other manager

HR or other director or executive

Frontline supervisor

Staff-level employee

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* 18. Which of the following best describes your industry sector?

Chemical production

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

Agriculture

Distribution/warehousing

Oil and gas

Utilities or energy

Retail trade

Education

Government or public administration

Consultant

Transportation

Healthcare

Hospitality or food service

Other (please specify):

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* 19. Please indicate your company size.

1-49 employees

50-99 employees

100-249 employees

250-499 employees

500-999 employees

1,000-4,999 employees

5,000+ employees

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* 20. In what region is your organization located?

U.S.—Nationwide or multiple regions

U.S.—Central/Rocky Mountain/Southwest: AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, SD, UT, WY

U.S.—East Central: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI, WV

U.S.—Far West: AK, CA, HI, OR, WA

U.S.—Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: CT, D.C., DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT

U.S.—South: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX

Non-U.S./International (please specify country or region):