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Hazard
A hazard is the potential for harm. In practical terms, a hazard often is associated with a condition or activity that, if left uncontrolled, can result in an injury or illness.
What to do?
1. Involve your employees. It is very important to involve your employees in the hazard analysis process. They have a unique understanding of the job, and this knowledge is invaluable for finding hazards. Involving employees will help minimize oversights, ensure a quality analysis, and get workers to buy in to the solutions because they will share ownership in their safety and health program. 2. Review your accident history. Review with your employees your worksites history of accidents and occupational illnesses that needed treatment, losses that required repair or replacement, and any near misses events in which an accident or loss did not occur, but could have. These events are indicators that the existing hazard controls (if any) may not be adequate and deserve more scrutiny.
Discuss with your employees the hazards they know exist in their current work and surroundings. Brainstorm with them for ideas to eliminate or control those hazards. If any hazards exist that pose an immediate danger to an employees life or health, take immediate action to protect the worker. Any problems that can be corrected easily should be corrected as soon as possible. Do not wait to complete your job hazard analysis. This will demonstrate your commitment to safety and health and enable you to focus on the hazards and jobs that need more study because of their complexity.
Being able to identify hazards Being aware of the risks from each hazards Reporting hazards to appropriate personnel Assessing each danger pose by each hazard Controlling Hazard
Is a preventative medicine concerned with preventing injury and disease in the workplace. It uses the principles of recognition, evaluation and control of hazards to reduce the risks of injury and disease.
Heat Cataract
Frequent exposure to rays from molten or red-hot materials.
Hearing Loss
Short intense noise exposure. e.g. Hammer, forge, explosives and etc.
Asbestosis
Exposure to minute airborne asbestos fiber.
Silicosis
Exposure to silica dust from sand blasting or foundry work.
Back Injuries
Lifting, pushing, carrying or otherwise moving or restraining an object.
Safety Officers
OH&S Representatives
using an emergency telephone number. Two-way radio Activating a break glass fire alarm. Activating other emergency devices (Sirens, Horns Alarms)
Emergency Alarm
The plant emergency alarm is used in the event of emergencies such as: Fires Explosions Gas leaks Liquid leaks and spoils Major accidents The emergency alarm is used to alert all employees, contractors and resistors that an emergency incident has occurred. The plant emergency response team( if applicable) is also alerted.
After the emergency has passed, an emergency All clear will be indicated. The muster coordinator or supervisor will then advise the personnel under their control to return to work if it is safe to do so.
Is the process of identifying all situation or events that could cause injury or illness. Some of these hazards are obvious and other hazards are not so obvious such as skin cancer caused by prolonged exposure to the sun.
Hazard in the workplace can arise from a number of source including: Poor workplace design; Hazardous tasks being performed in the workplace; Incorrect installation, commissioning, use inspection, maintenance, service, repair or alternation of plant in the workplace and; People being exposed to hazardous substances, dangerous goods, processes or environment.
Corrosive chemical liquids Gases, fumes or vapors poisons reactive chemicals that can cause fire or explosions Poor storage or handling facilities for chemicals
Chemical Hazards
Radiation Hazards
Damaged conduit and wiring Damaged extension leads Damaged leads on power tools Loose electrical connections Circuit breakers or fuses Static electricity Damp or humid conditions near electrical equipment
Electrical Hazard
Mechanical hazards are created by the powered operation of apparatus or tools. The applied power may be electrical or human. Rotating machinery Faulty or missing machine guards Protruding valves or pipe work Moving belts or chain
Mechanical Hazards
Noise Hazards
Tanks Vessels Pits A work permit is a document that carefully satisfies the conditions for safely carrying out certain kinds of hazardous work such as vessel entry and welding.
Hot metal surfaces or pipes Steam leaks Sparks from welders or grinders
Burn hazards
Liquid or solid spills Hoses or pipes Steps Solid objects in walkways Poor lightings Smooth, slippery surface
Trip Hazards
Pressure Hazards
Is the process used to determine the likelihood that people may be exposed to injury, illness or disease in the workplace arising from any situation identified during the hazard identification process.
Is the process used to identify all practicable measures for eliminating or reducing the likelihood of injury, illness or disease in the workplace, to implement the measures and to continually review the measures in order to ensure their effectiveness.
Is design to eliminate the risk, or if that is not reasonably practicable, to reduce the risk so far as is reasonably practicable , if the current measures are found to be inadequate and there is a likelihood that injury. Illness or disease will result from a practical situation
Elimination of hazard; Substitution of hazardous processes or materials with safer ones; Engineering controls Administrative controls and; Personal protective equipment
Reasonably Practicable means practicable having regard to: the likelihood of a hazard or risk occurring (i.e. the probability of a person being exposed to harm); the degree of harm that would result if the hazard or risk occurred (i. e the potential seriousness of injury of harm) ; what the person concerned knows, ought reasonably know, about the hazard or risk and any ways of eliminating or reducing that hazard or risk; the availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or reduce the hazard or risk; and the cost of eliminating or reducing the hazard or risk.
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