Summary
In short
- An annual risk register review is a review used in KnowSafe that reviews every recorded risk once a year to check the scores still hold and the controls still work. It is built against ISO 31000 cl.6.6 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
- Run yearly, or after a major event. Carried out by area managers with the safety lead.
- The template holds 38 fields across 4 sections, with risks reviewed repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is change in residual risk, where high is bad.
- ISO 31000 is risk management. Principles and a framework for managing risk of any kind. Guidance rather than certifiable.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Risk Assessments.
What it is
What it is
What is an annual risk register review?
An annual risk register review is a review used in KnowSafe that reviews every recorded risk once a year to check the scores still hold and the controls still work. It is built against ISO 31000 cl.6.6 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
When is an annual risk register review completed?
An annual risk register review is completed at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Run yearly, or after a major event.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This review is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this review covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form RREV-2026-000
- You are running the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links risk assessments
Not for
- Job Safety Analysis, which breaks a job into steps, finds the hazards in each and sets the controls.
- Pre-Task Risk Assessment, which a short check done by the crew right before work starts, covering what has changed today.
- Task Risk Assessment, which a fuller assessment of a task, its hazards and its controls, using the shared risk method.
- Anything outside KnowSafe, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 31000Risk management
Principles and a framework for managing risk of any kind. Guidance rather than certifiable.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual risk register review template based on?+
It is built against ISO 31000 cl.6.6. ISO 31000 is risk management. Principles and a framework for managing risk of any kind. Guidance rather than certifiable. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the annual risk register review contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, register health, risks reviewed, result. Together they hold 38 fields, 30 of which are required.
How often is an annual risk register review raised?+
A new record is raised at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Each one is given an ID in the form RREV-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the annual risk register review belong to?+
It is part of Critical Control and Fatal Risk. Named fatal risks with owned critical controls and a verification schedule that is actually run.
How is an annual risk register review scored?+
Scoring is change in residual risk. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the annual risk register review template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the annual risk register review library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowSafe — safety and compliance. Incidents, hazards, permits, inspections and the critical controls behind them.
Meet KnowSafe→Sources
Sources
- ISO 31000 — Risk management
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization