# Rapid Risk Assessment in Industry: Increasing Awareness of Worker Safety in Industrial Activities
## 2 Methods
### EL-PRAI Method: Applying Experiential Learning Theory in Engineering Education
By combining all these aspects with real-life situations observed in different industrial domains, the necessity of developing this assessment methodology emerged, aiming to highlight certain aspects less emphasized in other methods, such as the impact that deficiencies in a system, especially if critical, can have on people and material assets. The software application can be used both to develop workplace safety education and training through training and testing and to facilitate the management of the entire risk assessment process by eliminating calculation errors. A screenshot from this application is presented in Figure 2.  
The EL-PRAI software application can contribute to engineering education in several ways by providing tools and resources to facilitate the learning and training process and support the development of the necessary engineering skills. Here are some examples:  
1. Simulations and virtual models: Providing simulations and virtual models of engineering concepts and processes, allowing participants to experience and understand the underlying principles without the need for expensive equipment or materials. They can understand the consequences of different risk scenarios in a safe and controlled environment. 2. Virtual labs: Through software applications, participants can conduct experiments and labs in a safe and controlled virtual environment. These virtual labs can provide hands-on learning opportunities and interactions with engineering concepts and theories in a dynamic and engaging way. 3. Design and modeling tools that allow participants to create and analyze risk scenarios from virtual prototypes of their projects. For example, EL-PRAI software can help participants design and visualize the hazards and risks of equipment, installations, or work tasks before their physical implementation. 4. Collaboration platforms: Participants can effectively collaborate on safety and potentially dangerous scenarios that the beneficiaries of their engineering projects will face, even remotely. Collaboration platforms can enable document sharing and joint editing, real-time communication, and managing these project risk scenarios in an integrated and efficient way. 5. Interactive educational resources: Provide access to a variety of interactive educational resources, such as video tutorials, practice exercises, assessment tests, and learning materials tailored to different levels of knowledge and experience. 6. Case studies: The application may include case studies and practical scenarios for risk assessment from different engineering fields, giving participants the opportunity to analyze and make decisions in realistic contexts. 7. Assessment tools: The application can provide tools and templates for risk assessment and management in various situations and areas. Participants can use these tools  
Figure 2: Screenshot from EL-PRAI application showing details about the identified risk and its assessment, as well as for evaluating the engineer’s performance in understanding this process. to identify and analyze risks associated with their engineering projects and propose appropriate corrective measures. * Feedback and continuous improvements: By collecting user data and feedback, the application can be constantly improved to provide a more effective and relevant educational experience. Thus, participants can benefit from better and more adapted risk assessment tools in their future professional practice. * Accessibility and flexibility: Access to educational tools and resources anytime, anywhere, for long-life learning. In the presented risk assessment methodology, certain terms are used with the following meaning:
* Hazard and hazardous phenomenon: Represents any source that can cause harm or material damage. Special attention will be given to hazards that can have a catastrophic impact. * Maximum foreseeable severity of harm or damage: Considers the maximum foreseeable consequence produced by the source of harm, i.e., the hazard.