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title: "What Risk Assessment formats are available?"
description: "See the different layouts and input types available for your Risk Assessments, and choose the one that fits your reporting style."
url: https://help.dronedesk.io/en/articles/77-what-risk-assessment-formats-are-available
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updated: 2025-06-15
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# What Risk Assessment formats are available?

See the different layouts and input types available for your Risk Assessments, and choose the one that fits your reporting style.

Dronedesk provides **three formats of risk assessment** as standard. **Two are editable**, and **one is read-only**.

To view them, go to the **top-right menu**, select **Settings**, then click **Risk Assessments**.

### 1\. Standard Risk Assessment Format

This is the **simplest editable format**. It allows you to:

-   Describe the **hazard**
    
-   Score the **initial risk** using the 5 by 5 risk matrix
    
-   Describe your **mitigations**
    
-   Score the **residual (final) risk** after applying mitigations
    

This format is ideal for most general drone operations.

### 2\. OSC Format (Operational Safety Case)

This is the **second editable format**, designed for more detailed assessments. It includes additional fields, allowing you to:

-   Describe the **identified hazard** and any **unmitigated failures**
    
-   Detail the **consequences**
    
-   Score the **initial risk**
    
-   Describe your **mitigations**
    
-   Score the **final risk**
    
-   Indicate whether the risk is **as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP)**
    
-   Indicate whether the risk is **tolerable**
    
-   **Assign an owner** to the risk by selecting a team member from a dropdown list
    

This format is useful for more complex operations where detailed risk management is required.

### 3\. Predefined Risk Assessment (Read-Only)

This format is **not editable** and is based on official regulatory guidance. Currently, Dronedesk includes the **UK CAA PDRA-01** predefined risk assessment.

-   It reflects exactly what is published by the **UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)** in their **CAP 722H** document
    
-   Includes all predefined **hazards**, **mitigations**, and structure
    
-   Designed for compliance use where modifications are not permitted
    

When you assign this predefined assessment to a job, it is **read-only**, on the assumption that the job will be carried out in full compliance with the published risk model.

These three formats provide flexibility to suit a wide range of operational and regulatory requirements.