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In Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and other parts of the world, occupational risk assessments have become a common practice. This is largely due to the fact that these countries have national standards requiring risk assessments in the workplace. For instance, in the United Kingdom, the Health and Safety Executive (H&SE) has legally required all employers with five or more employees to perform risk assessments since 1999. Similar requirements are found in other countries such as Australia and New Zealand.

However, few risk assessments are mandated in the United States, with the exception of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 40 CFR Part 68, Risk Management Plan standard. Other OSHA standards contain requirements for hazard determination, and interpretations that suggest analysis and in some cases, “assessment” such as 1910.132, Personal Protective Equipment and hazard assessments; 1910.178, Control of Hazardous Energy Sources; and 1910.146, Permit‐required Confined Space Entry.