diff --git a/api/TwoWeeksReady/Authorization/AuthorizationExtensions.cs b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Authorization/AuthorizationExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d760a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Authorization/AuthorizationExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using AzureFunctions.OidcAuthentication;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace TwoWeeksReady.Authorization
+{
+    public static class AuthorizationExtensions
+    {
+        public static bool IsInRole(this ApiAuthenticationResult authenticationResult, string roleName)
+        {
+            var roles = authenticationResult.User.FindAll("https://schemas.2wradmin.com/role");
+            return roles.Any(r => r.Value == roleName);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/TwoWeeksReady/Authorization/Roles.cs b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Authorization/Roles.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..494afef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Authorization/Roles.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace TwoWeeksReady.Authorization
+{
+    public static class Roles
+    {
+        public static string Admin = "admin";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardApiBase.cs b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardApiBase.cs
index 8f66e33..784ce02 100644
--- a/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardApiBase.cs
+++ b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardApiBase.cs
@@ -11,168 +11,181 @@
 using Microsoft.Azure.Documents.Linq;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using TwoWeeksReady.Authorization;
 
 namespace TwoWeeksReady.Hazards
 {
-   public abstract class HazardApiBase<T> where T: HazardBaseInfo
-   {
-      protected const string DatabaseName = "2wr";
-      protected const string ConnectionStringKey = "CosmosDBConnection";
-
-      private readonly IApiAuthentication _apiAuthentication;
-
-      protected HazardApiBase(IApiAuthentication apiAuthentication)
-      {
-         _apiAuthentication = apiAuthentication;
-      }
-
-      protected async Task<IActionResult> GetDocuments(HttpRequest req, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
-      {
-         log.LogInformation($"Getting {collectionName} list");
-
-         var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
-         if (authorizationResult.Failed)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
-            return new UnauthorizedResult();
-         }
-
-         Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
-         var query = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri).AsDocumentQuery();
-         var documents = new List<T>();
-
-         while (query.HasMoreResults)
-         {
-            var result = await query.ExecuteNextAsync<T>();
-            documents.AddRange(result);
-         }
-
-         return new OkObjectResult(documents);
-      }
-
-      protected async Task<IActionResult> GetDocument(
-         HttpRequest req, string id, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
-      {
-         var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
-         if (authorizationResult.Failed)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
-            return new UnauthorizedResult();
-         }
-
-         if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
-         {
-            return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName}: id was not specified.");
-         }
-
-         log.LogInformation($"Getting {collectionName} document, id = {id}");
-         Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
-         var feedOptions = new FeedOptions {EnableCrossPartitionQuery = false};
-         var document = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri, feedOptions)
-            .Where(d => d.Id == id)
-            .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
-
-         if (document == null)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning($"{collectionName}: {id} not found.");
-            return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName} not found.");
-         }
-
-         return new OkObjectResult(document);
-      }
-
-      protected async Task<IActionResult> CreateDocument(HttpRequest req, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
-      {
-         log.LogInformation($"Creating an {collectionName} document");
-
-         var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
-         if (authorizationResult.Failed)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
-            return new UnauthorizedResult();
-         }
-
-         var content = await new StreamReader(req.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
-         var newDocument = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(content);
-
-         Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
-         ResourceResponse<Document> createdDocument = await client.CreateDocumentAsync(collectionUri, newDocument);
-
-         return new OkObjectResult(createdDocument.Resource);
-      }
-
-      protected async Task<IActionResult> UpdateDocument(
-         HttpRequest req, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
-      {
-         log.LogInformation($"Updating an {collectionName} document");
-         var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
-         if (authorizationResult.Failed)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
-            return new UnauthorizedResult();
-         }
-
-         var content = await new StreamReader(req.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
-         var documentUpdate = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(content);
-
-         Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
-
-         //verify existing document (not upserting as this is an update only function)
-         var feedOptions = new FeedOptions {EnableCrossPartitionQuery = false};
-         var existingDocument = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri, feedOptions)
-            .Where(d => d.Id == documentUpdate.Id)
-            .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
-
-         if (existingDocument == null)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning($"{collectionName}: {documentUpdate.Id} not found.");
-            return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName} not found.");
-         }
-
-         var documentUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseName, collectionName, documentUpdate.Id);
-         await client.ReplaceDocumentAsync(documentUri, documentUpdate);
-
-         return new OkObjectResult(documentUpdate);
-      }
-
-      protected async Task<IActionResult> DeleteDocument(
-         HttpRequest req, string id, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
-      {
-         log.LogInformation($"Deleting {collectionName} document: id = {id}");
-         var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
-         if (authorizationResult.Failed)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
-            return new UnauthorizedResult();
-         }
-
-         if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
-         {
-            return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName}: id was not specified.");
-         }
-
-         Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
-
-         //verify existing document (not upserting as this is an update only function)
-         var feedOptions = new FeedOptions {EnableCrossPartitionQuery = false};
-         var existingDocument = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri, feedOptions)
-            .Where(d => d.Id == id)
-            .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
-
-         if (existingDocument == null)
-         {
-            log.LogWarning($"{collectionName}: {id} not found.");
-            return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName} not found.");
-         }
-
-         var documentUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseName, collectionName, id);
-
-         await client.DeleteDocumentAsync(documentUri, new RequestOptions
-         {
-            PartitionKey = new PartitionKey(id)
-         });
-
-         return new OkObjectResult(true);
-      }
-   }
+    public abstract class HazardApiBase<T> where T : HazardBaseInfo
+    {
+        protected const string DatabaseName = "2wr";
+        protected const string ConnectionStringKey = "CosmosDBConnection";
+
+        private readonly IApiAuthentication _apiAuthentication;
+
+        protected HazardApiBase(IApiAuthentication apiAuthentication)
+        {
+            _apiAuthentication = apiAuthentication;
+        }
+
+        protected async Task<IActionResult> GetDocuments(HttpRequest req, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
+        {
+            log.LogInformation($"Getting {collectionName} list");
+
+            var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
+            if (authorizationResult.Failed)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
+                return new UnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
+            var query = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri).AsDocumentQuery();
+            var documents = new List<T>();
+
+            while (query.HasMoreResults)
+            {
+                var result = await query.ExecuteNextAsync<T>();
+                documents.AddRange(result);
+            }
+
+            return new OkObjectResult(documents);
+        }
+
+        protected async Task<IActionResult> GetDocument(
+           HttpRequest req, string id, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
+        {
+            var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
+            if (authorizationResult.Failed)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
+                return new UnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
+            {
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName}: id was not specified.");
+            }
+
+            log.LogInformation($"Getting {collectionName} document, id = {id}");
+            Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
+            var feedOptions = new FeedOptions { EnableCrossPartitionQuery = false };
+            var document = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri, feedOptions)
+               .Where(d => d.Id == id)
+               .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (document == null)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning($"{collectionName}: {id} not found.");
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName} not found.");
+            }
+
+            return new OkObjectResult(document);
+        }
+
+        protected async Task<IActionResult> CreateDocument(HttpRequest req, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName, string requiredRole = null)
+        {
+            log.LogInformation($"Creating an {collectionName} document");
+
+            var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
+            if (authorizationResult.Failed)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
+                return new UnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(requiredRole) && !authorizationResult.IsInRole(requiredRole))
+            {
+                log.LogWarning($"User is not in the {requiredRole} role");
+                return new UnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            var content = await new StreamReader(req.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
+            var newDocument = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(content);
+
+            Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
+            ResourceResponse<Document> createdDocument = await client.CreateDocumentAsync(collectionUri, newDocument);
+
+            return new OkObjectResult(createdDocument.Resource);
+        }
+
+        protected async Task<IActionResult> UpdateDocument(
+           HttpRequest req, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName, string requiredRole = null)
+        {
+            log.LogInformation($"Updating an {collectionName} document");
+            var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
+            if (authorizationResult.Failed)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
+                return new UnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(requiredRole) && !authorizationResult.IsInRole(requiredRole))
+            {
+                log.LogWarning($"User is not in the {requiredRole} role");
+                return new UnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            var content = await new StreamReader(req.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
+            var documentUpdate = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(content);
+
+            Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
+
+            //verify existing document (not upserting as this is an update only function)
+            var feedOptions = new FeedOptions { EnableCrossPartitionQuery = false };
+            var existingDocument = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri, feedOptions)
+               .Where(d => d.Id == documentUpdate.Id)
+               .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (existingDocument == null)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning($"{collectionName}: {documentUpdate.Id} not found.");
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName} not found.");
+            }
+
+            var documentUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseName, collectionName, documentUpdate.Id);
+            await client.ReplaceDocumentAsync(documentUri, documentUpdate);
+
+            return new OkObjectResult(documentUpdate);
+        }
+
+        protected async Task<IActionResult> DeleteDocument(
+           HttpRequest req, string id, DocumentClient client, ILogger log, string collectionName)
+        {
+            log.LogInformation($"Deleting {collectionName} document: id = {id}");
+            var authorizationResult = await _apiAuthentication.AuthenticateAsync(req.Headers);
+            if (authorizationResult.Failed)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning(authorizationResult.FailureReason);
+                return new UnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
+            {
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName}: id was not specified.");
+            }
+
+            Uri collectionUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseName, collectionName);
+
+            //verify existing document (not upserting as this is an update only function)
+            var feedOptions = new FeedOptions { EnableCrossPartitionQuery = false };
+            var existingDocument = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(collectionUri, feedOptions)
+               .Where(d => d.Id == id)
+               .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (existingDocument == null)
+            {
+                log.LogWarning($"{collectionName}: {id} not found.");
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult($"{collectionName} not found.");
+            }
+
+            var documentUri = UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseName, collectionName, id);
+
+            await client.DeleteDocumentAsync(documentUri, new RequestOptions
+            {
+                PartitionKey = new PartitionKey(id)
+            });
+
+            return new OkObjectResult(true);
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardInfoApi.cs b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardInfoApi.cs
index e7c36cd..9318619 100644
--- a/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardInfoApi.cs
+++ b/api/TwoWeeksReady/Hazards/HazardInfoApi.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Http;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using AzureFunctions.OidcAuthentication;
+using TwoWeeksReady.Authorization;
 
 namespace TwoWeeksReady.Hazards
 {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> CreateDocument(
             DocumentClient client,
           ILogger log)
       {
-         return await CreateDocument(req, client, log, CollectionName);
+         return await CreateDocument(req, client, log, CollectionName, Roles.Admin);
       }
 
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> UpdateDocument(
             DocumentClient client,
           ILogger log)
       {
-         return await UpdateDocument(req, client, log, CollectionName);
+         return await UpdateDocument(req, client, log, CollectionName, Roles.Admin);
       }