This document outlines a 4-step risk assessment procedure: 1) Identify hazards such as physical work environment and equipment; 2) Assess risks by evaluating severity of harm and likelihood; 3) Control risks through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE; 4) Monitor and review controls by conducting inspections and dealing with issues promptly. The goal is to protect employees from harm through ongoing efforts to improve health and safety.
This document outlines a 4-step risk assessment procedure: 1) Identify hazards such as physical work environment and equipment; 2) Assess risks by evaluating severity of harm and likelihood; 3) Control risks through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE; 4) Monitor and review controls by conducting inspections and dealing with issues promptly. The goal is to protect employees from harm through ongoing efforts to improve health and safety.
This document outlines a 4-step risk assessment procedure: 1) Identify hazards such as physical work environment and equipment; 2) Assess risks by evaluating severity of harm and likelihood; 3) Control risks through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE; 4) Monitor and review controls by conducting inspections and dealing with issues promptly. The goal is to protect employees from harm through ongoing efforts to improve health and safety.
This document outlines a 4-step risk assessment procedure: 1) Identify hazards such as physical work environment and equipment; 2) Assess risks by evaluating severity of harm and likelihood; 3) Control risks through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE; 4) Monitor and review controls by conducting inspections and dealing with issues promptly. The goal is to protect employees from harm through ongoing efforts to improve health and safety.
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Risk
Assessment Procedure
By: Arañez, Raymond John V.
Step 1 •Identify Hazards
Step 2 •Assess Risks
Step 3 •Control Risks
Step 4 •Monitor and Review
Step 1 Identify Hazards
Physical Work tasks
work and how environment they are performed
Equipment, Work design materials or and substances management used Step 1 Identify Hazards
✓Examine past incidents/accidents
✓Ask/consult other employees ✓Inspect or Examine work areas or work sites ✓Review information about equipment to determine relevant safety precautions Step 2 Assess Risks
A risk assessment assists in determining:
• How severe a risk is
• Whether existing control measures are
effective
• What action should be taken to control a risk
• How urgently action needs to be taken
Step 2 RISK ASSESSMENT
Identify factors Evaluate how that may be Review health and severe the harm contributing to the safety information could be risk
Identify the Evaluate how a Determine the actions necessary hazard may cause likelihood of harm to eliminate or harm occurring control the risk Step 3 Control Risks
When reducing or controlling the risk, there's a certain order you should follow. This is called the hierarchy of controls. Step 3 Control Risks
Elimination or substitution Eliminating the hazard completely is always the first choice. Substitution involves replacing the material or process with a less hazardous one. Step 3 Control Risks
If you can't eliminate the hazards or substitute safer
alternatives, engineering controls are the next best options. ✓ using work equipment or other means to prevent workers from being exposed to a hazard ✓ These are physical changes to the workplace and may include equipment guarding, guardrails, traffic control lanes and barriers between vehicles and pedestrians, and many other options Step 3 Control Risks
✓ involve identifying and implementing safe work
procedures so your workers can perform their job duties safely ✓ The findings of your risk assessment will form the basis of these safe work procedures. Examples: ✓ implementing person-check procedures ✓ prohibiting the use of mobile phones while workers are driving Step 3 Control Risks
✓ Using personal protective equipment (PPE) is
another important control to protect workers. ✓ For example, while working with toxic chemicals may be necessary in certain workplaces such as laboratories, the use of PPE such as protective eyewear and gloves will help to reduce the exposure risk. ✓ Similarly, first responders enter hazardous sites as a regular part of their job, but they diligently use various types of PPE to protect themselves. Step 4 Monitor and Review
• Improving health and safety doesn't have to be costly, but the
potential return on investment is huge. For example, placing a mirror on a dangerous, blind corner of your worksite can help prevent vehicle incidents. Considering how serious a resulting injury might be, this is a low-cost precaution.
• Protecting employees from harm requires ongoing effort. You’ll
need to monitor the effectiveness of the hazard controls in place and improve those that don’t measure up. It’s a good idea to: • Conduct regular safety inspections to track exposure to hazards. • Organize a joint occupational health and safety committee and hold monthly meetings to discuss health and safety issues. • Deal with safety issues as soon as possible.
