Support | Advantages | Drawbacks |
Dedicated software | - Considerable masses of data are processed, sorted and ranked. - The criticality calculation system is usually automatic. - The evolution of the document is saved and archived. - Generates other prevention tools: plan of action, analysis of accidents, etc. - Access is controllable; two or more users may work simultaneously. | - Training of users is lengthy and constraining. - Expensive. - The client needs to be accompanied (file set-up and client service). - Sensitive to computer system bugs. |
Spreadsheet | - Use is simple and flexible. - Inexpensive. - Databases are accessible and easily integrated into other systems. | - Time required for modeling, set-up and construction of indicators and methods of calculation. - Manual updating of data requires rigor and concentration (tedious). - Sensitive to computer system bugs. |