Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Training
Introduction
Hazard identification and risk assessment is a
continual process. It is done in order to identify whatever could
cause injury, damamge, ill-health, financial loss and reputational
loss to the organization.
The
System Approach to the HIRA
Identify the hazards
Assess the risks
Control the hazard
Evaluate the control mechanisms
Continually monitor the hazard and reassess
the risk
HIRA Objectives
Identify any thing
that may cause injury, damage, ill-health
Prioritize the risks
in terms of urgency of required attentions
Discover preventive or
mitigating actions that can be taken in each case Create
awareness in all concerned in each and every factor and activity
that may cause injury damage or ill health<
Enhance decision
making by brining all concerned and effected parties into the HIRA
process
Encourage employees to
take ownership of their own safety in terms of recognizing and
reporting hazards and participating in the discovery and
implementations of the solutions that will prevent incidents or
mitigate the consequence