The identification, assessment and reduction of the risks is among of the most important issues of the
safety at work. This paper’s goal is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a new risk assessment method proposed
by the authors and presented in the past (Fera and Macchiaroli, 2009). In general, one can deal with
risk assessment using different methods: quantitative, qualitative or a mix; however, the typical models
proposed in the literature are difficult to implement in SMEs. The method proposed in this paper is a
mixed one whose effectiveness is demonstrated through an application study carried out in different
industrial systems, like a steel industry or a logistic services provider.