Hazard Identification Risk Assessment and Controls (HIRAC) As a person who has control of a workplace you must maintain the workplace so that any person, animal or thing is not injured or property damaged as a result of the work that is being done in the work piace. It is mandatory to identify hazards and assess the risks associated with those hazards. To do this you must Identify reasonably foreseeable hazards that could give rise to risks to health and safety. A ‘foreseeable’ risk is something that is known about, and can happen in the industry, so itis ‘ikely’ or probable that it will happen. ‘Where you cannot eliminate the hazards or risks, you must introduce controls that will reduce the risk of injury or illness to as low as reasonably practicable. You do this by using the rarchy of controls’. ec esac START HERE “Good housekeeping practices remove hazards from the workplace - do mists or fumes ceitinto other areas due to the design ofthe extraction system Sama Replace a manual process with an Betoun} ‘automatic process If snot fractile, ten Install guards on machines where there srsk ofa person being ‘rapped ina machine Par Redesign tho task Implement policies, procedures anc ‘and training for people to folow ‘when working with a hazac. Provide people with safety glasses, ‘loves or footwear when working with @ hazard and provide training in the use o these eos Pincus Eee cuue nt Beier methods of spprepit ‘controls are avaiable Work Health Safety Handbook - A Guide for Primary Industries in the Northern Territory 18Below is an example of controlling a hazard, using the principles of ‘hierarchy of controls’. The hazard is a small raise or crack in a pathway that could potentially cause someone to trip and fall. Hazard = Small raise/ crack in pathway Most effective Elimination - Engage a contractor to repair the section of control path - therefore completely elimating the hazard Substitution - Use a different path/ walkway to get from AtoB Engineering - Rope the section of path off to employees’ visitors "~~ Administraion - Ensure all path users are away of the hazard, paint the rise yellow. Have systems in place to inspect paths regularly so that paths are repaired before injuries occ Least PPE- Provide employees with kneeds and elbow pads enestvG (unrealistic) Spat Source: NT Government - The risk management process - Overview Identifying hazards To identify hazards you first need to find them. You would already know what some of the hazards in the workplace are from your own experience and knowiedge. Your workers are also a valuable resource and would be able to tell you some of the hazards in the workplace as they are the ones doing the jobs you tell them to do, and using the equipment provided. Other ways to identify hazards are by * Looking at each job you do and talking with the workers; * Doing inspections; * Investigating injuries; and * Reviewing your safe work procedures. Examples of hazards in the pastoral industry include * Catt * Machinery and other tools; * Chemicals; * Other workers; ‘+ Working alone; and * Environment, Work Health Safety Handbook - A Guide for Primary Industries in the Northern Territory 19An Example - The Steps Involved in HIRAC Let's look at a job you do in your workplace - A Station Bore Run Step 1 Think about how you do the bore run on your station, and ask yourself what do you do when you do the bore run, how do you do it? Describe what's involved in the job. Using a 'Job Safety Procedure’ form, write this information in to the form as illustrated in the diagram below. JOB NAME STATION BORE RUN DESCRIBE THE BASICS OF THE JOB Step 2 Think about the hazards of the job. What could go wrong? What could hurt you? Then write each one down in the ‘Job Safety Procedure’ form as illustrated in the diagram below DESCRIBE THE MAIN |RISK | CONTROLS/ ACTIONS TO RESIDUAL | CONTROL HAZARDS OF THE JOB | SCORE | REDUCE HAZARD SCORE —|COMPLETE| Now that you have identified the hazards with the job, you then need to look at how you are controlling those hazards. To do this you assess the risk with each hazard you listed above. Assess the risk Using the same example above, for a Station Bore Run, we will now assess the risk with each hazard. To do this we use a Risk Matrix to determine the risk level. Work Health Safety Handbook - A Guide for Primary Industries in the Norther Territory 20Step 1 Think about how ‘likely’ it is that someone could get hurt, or property damaged, and how often, For example, you know it happens in the industry, or it has happened before on your station or some one else's. Step 2 Then, ask yourself what the end result could be to a person or to property if you do nothing about the hazard. For example person may need first aid treatment in the work place, treatment at a hospital, suffer permanent disability or death. This is called the ‘consequence’, The consequence is not always an injury or illness. The consequences could also be financial, environmental and/or reputation. Risk Matrix ‘Simple Risk Matrix Consequences Likelihood Minor Moderate Major Unlikely Risk Treatment Key Er Long absence off work, Permanent disability, fatality (E-= =| Short time off work, Medical assistance, medical treatment at hospital Cig No time off work, Insignificant, first aid treatment Step 3 Write the risk level in the column called ‘Risk Score DESCRIBE THE MAIN | RISK RESIDUAL CONTROL HAZARDS OF THE JOB| SCORE CONTROLS NES TO REDUCE HAZARD SCORE COMPLETE 1 [Travelling in isolated areas ‘on your own ‘Work Health Safety Handbook - A Guide for Primary Industries in the Northern Territory 21