Lesson 3 - Hazard Identification and Risk Management Flashcards
1
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Definitions: Hazards
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A condition or object with the potential to injure persons, damage/destroy property or hamper operational capabilities.
2
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Types of hazards (16 hazards)
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- Physical
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Chemical
- Ergonomic
- Biological
- Fire
- Design
- Standard operating procedures
- Working environment
- Regulatory
- Defences
- Human performance
- Natural
- Technical
- Economic
3
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When to give special attention to identifying hazards? (3 conditions)
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- An unexplained increase in safety-related events or regulatory deviance
- Major operational changes
- Before/during periods of significant organisational change
4
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Definitions: Risk
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The probability that an event will occur.
Risk = No. of undesirable outcomes / Total possible outcomes
5
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When is “As Low As Reasonably Possible” (ALARP) reached?
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When the risk is tolerable and cannot be reduced further, where the solution is impractical/financially unfeasible to implement.
6
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Regions of Risk Triangle (3 regions)
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- Unacceptable
- Tolerable (earliest point of ALARP)
- Acceptable
7
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Risk assessment process (4 parts)
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- Define the problem and state the risks
- Determine the probability of undesirable outcomes
- Determine the severity of undesirable outcomes
- Determine risk acceptability
8
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Probability tiers of adverse consequences (5 probabilities)
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- Extremely improbable
- Improbable
- Remote
- Occasional
- Frequent
9
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Severity of adverse consequences (5 tiers)
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- Catastrophic
- Hazardous
- Major
- Minor/nuisance
- Negligible
