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risk assessments
Basic steps are:
Identify the hazard,
Identify the people who might be harmed and how,
Evaluate the risk, current control measures and decide on precautions accordingly,
Record the finding and implement,
Review and Update as required,
BUT
these steps also depend on the nature of the job as well and the technique of the risk assessment i.e. Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis, HAZOP, Event Tree, Fault Tree, QRA, LOPA.
Identify the work place hazard (If anything potential to caue harm)
Who might be harmed(Employees/Contractors/Visitors,who may be present & might be harmed)
Evaluate the risk (Have to decide how likely it is that harm will occur)
Record Significant Findings(Hazrd,who might be preent,how likely harm occur,existing control meaures , propsed additional control meaures,RPN
Regularly review the Rik assessment
step 1. you have to identify the hazards exam. anything that can cause harm.
step2 you have to decide who maybe harmed and how..
step3 you have to assess the risk and emmidaitely take an action.
step4 you have to make record the finding.
step 5 make review the risk of the assessment.
Start from Basics: Know end to end procedures and see what may go wrong and what would be the impact of the Error/Issue and then put the control measures in place to mitigate the risk.
Self Identification of Issues before hand is better than waiting for the error/issues to come up as the damage will be already done. Also Risk review needs to be a continiuos activity and not one time process. If we have to put in steps, below can be done.
1- Identify
2- Review the Risk
3- Put the controls Measures
4- Implement the change
5- repeat the above4 steps on agreed intervals.
In my words " finding the risk and taking the neccessary precautions or taking control measures.
1. Identify the hazard
2. Evaluate the magnitude of it's impact
3. Control or reduce or avoid or eliminate the hazard
4. Report your findings
5. Document your finding
A risk assessment is not about creating huge amounts of paperwork, but rather about identifying sensible measures to control the risks in your workplace.
1. One of the most important aspects of your risk assessment is accurately identifying the potential hazards in your workplace.
2. Check manufacturers’ instructions or data sheets for chemicals and equipment as they can be very helpful in explaining the hazards and putting them in their true perspective.
3. Take account of non-routine operations (e.g maintenance, cleaning operations or changes in production cycles).
4. For each hazard you need to be clear about who might be harmed – it will help you identify the best way of controlling the risk. That doesn’t mean listing everyone by name.
5. Your risk assessment should only include what you could reasonably be expected to know – you are not expected to anticipate unforeseeable risks.
6. Make a record of your significant findings – the hazards, how people might be harmed by them and what you have in place to control the risks. Any record produced should be simple and focused on controls.
7. Few workplaces stay the same. Sooner or later, you will bring in new equipment, substances and procedures that could lead to new hazards. So it makes sense to review what you are doing on an ongoing basis, look at your risk assessment again and ask yourself:
