A Baseline Risk Assessment is an assessment process to obtain a benchmark of the type and size of potential hazards that is a significant impact on operational activities, processes, and system-based business functions. The Baseline Risk Assessment focuses the identification of the risks within a task, process, or activity, usually associated with the management of change.
Reference Definition by Aiche.org: A Baseline Risk Assessment is a process to characterize the current and potential threats to human health and the environment that may be posed by contaminants migrating to groundwater or surface water; releasing to air; leaching through soil; remaining in the soil and bio-accumulating in the food chain. The primary purpose of the baseline risk assessment is to provide risk managers with an understanding of the actual and potential risks to human health and the environment posed by the site and any uncertainties associated with the assessment. This information may be useful in determining whether a current or potential threat to human health or the environment warrants remedial action.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Project Baseline; The Risk Management; Project Management
