In the risk management process for EVD driving, which is the initial step?

• A. Assess risk.
• B. Identify hazards.
• C. Implement controls.
• D. Continuously monitor.

Answer: (B)

Identifying hazards first is essential because you can’t manage what you can’t see. Before you can judge which risks matter most or decide what controls are needed, you must surface every potential source of harm in the driving scenario—things like road and weather conditions, vehicle readiness, infection-control risk during patient transfer, route planning, fatigue, and interactions with bystanders. With a complete list of hazards, you can evaluate how likely each one is to occur and how severe the impact would be, prioritize where to act, implement appropriate controls, and then monitor to ensure those controls work and to catch any new hazards that appear. If hazards aren’t identified up front, important risks can be missed and the rest of the risk management steps won’t effectively reduce danger.