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Several Occupational Safety and Health Professionals who were active in the ASSP recognized that requirements for risk assessment were more frequently included in safety‐related standards and guidelines and that the ASSP should provide its members with educational opportunities through which the necessary skills could be acquired. A presentation on the subject was made at the ASSP/ASSP February 2013 Board of Directors meeting, the outcome of which was the creation of a Risk Assessment Institute and an ASSP Risk Assessment Committee.

One of the key issues leading to the formation of the committee was for its members to work on literature, videos, webinars, and other materials that could be presented at chapter meetings and at conferences. The significance of these activities is that increased awareness had developed among the leaders of ASSP, a professional and technical organization with an international scope that its members would be well served if they were provided means to acquire risk assessment skills. This is an important step forward for the practice of safety.

Risk assessment is a formal process for identifying hazards, evaluating and analyzing risks associated with those hazards, then either eliminating the hazards or controlling those risks that cannot be eliminated to minimize injury and illness potential. It is critical to proactively prioritize and mitigate risk in advance of injuries or catastrophes.