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Figure 1
Several things can help identify hazards in the work area Likelihood
and job site:
M M H C C 1 C: Critical
Walking around the workplace to inspect what is L M M H C 2 H: High
in the general area.
Severity
Asking other employees what they think about L M M M H 3 M: Medium
anything they have noticed. VL L M M M 4 L: Low
Reviewing a work instruction or job safety
analysis. VL VL L L M 5 VL: Very Low
Inspecting an operators manual. 1 2 3 4 5
Reviewing previous incident reports.
Looking at a U.S. Occupational Safety and Risk matrix.
Health Administration (OSHA), Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA), or other
regulatory book.
regulations, previous injury reports, audits, inspections,
Here are several examples of hazards that may be and other areas can be used to judge whether the hazard
found: being observed actually can or has caused an injury.
Table 1
Risk Control Hierarchy Adequate record keeping of the risk management pro-
Process step Effectiveness
cess should show that the process has been conducted
properly. This information should include:
1. E
liminate the hazard
completely. If the hazard
100% Hazards identified.
cannot be eliminated, move
on to the next step. Assessment of the risks associated with those
hazards.
2. E
ngineer: Create a barrier
between the person and Decision on control measures to manage expo-
Clearly sure to the risks.
the hazard. If this cannot 7090%
state the How and when the control measures are
be done, move on to the
hazard
next step. implemented.
3. A
dminister: Write regula- Evidence of monitoring and reviewing of the
tion, law, procedures, etc. If effectiveness of the controls.
1050%
this cannot be done, move
on to the next step.
4. P
rovide personal protective Step 6: Monitor and Review
20%
equipment.
Whichever method of eliminating and/or controlling
the hazard is used, it is essential that an evaluation of its
Long-term solutions to those risks judged to impact on the use of the equipment, substance, system,
cause long-term illness. or environment is carried out to ensure that the control
Long-term solutions to those risks with the worst does not contribute to the existing hazard or introduce
consequences. a new hazard.
Arrangement for training workers on the It is also essential that all people involved are informed
main risks that remain and how they are to be about the changes and, when necessary, provided with
controlled. the appropriate information, instruction, training and
Regular checks to make sure that control mea- supervision to ensure that each worker is safe from inju-
sures remain in place and it is clear who will take ry and risk to health. It is also recommended that after a
what action and by when. period of time, the area supervisor carry out a review of
the system or control to determine its ongoing suitability.
By assigning a risk rating, the work at hand can
prioritize hazards with the highest potential to cause an
injury so that they can be eliminated first (Table 1). Conclusion
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