Transcript OHS Risk Management - Overview

OHS Risk Management Overview
• Risk management is a system that allows
workplaces to identify OHS issues and to
methodically control them by the best
means possible. Risk management is
iterative.
Hazard
 anything (including work practices and
procedures) that has the potential to harm
the health and safety of a person (OHS
Regulations 2001)
 a source of potential harm (AS/NZS
4360:2004)
Hazard Identification
• The process of recognising that a hazard
exists and defining its characteristics
Hazard Identification
Analysing the work environment to identify
hazards:
 Sourcing a tool (eg HAZPAK)
 Examining task demands and task
environment for impact on personnel to
identify situations with a potential for injury
or ill health
Hazard Identification
• Examine workforce structure, organisation
of work and work relationships to identify
situations with a potential for injury or ill
health
• Examine work environment for agents with
a potential for injury or ill health
Hazard Identification
• Under legislation hazard identification is required:
• immediately prior to using premises for the first time as a place of
work, and
• before and during the installation, erection, commissioning or
alteration of plant in a place of work, and
• before changes to work practices and systems of work are introduced,
and
• before hazardous substances are introduced into a place of work, and
• while work is being carried out, and
• when new or additional information from an authoritative source
relevant to the health or safety of the employees of the employer
becomes available
• Ref: Regulations Clause 9 (3)
• What procedures do you have in place to ensure this happens?
Risk
 anything (including work practices or
procedures) that is likely/probably/may or
could harm the health and safety of a person
 the chance of something happening that
will have an impact on objectives
• risk is measured in terms of a combination
of the consequences of an event (how bad is
it likely to be) and the likelihood of it
happening (see HAZPAK matrix).
Risk Analysis
 The process of determining the level of risk
created by the hazard
 Systematic process to understand the nature
of and to deduce the level of risk (AS/NZS
4360:2004)
Risk Assessment
• Overall process of risk identification, risk
analysis and risk evaluation (AS/NZS
4360:2004)
Elimination/Control of Risk
Where the risk cannot be eliminated (that is, the hazard cannot be
removed), the legislation defines the specified order of controls:
a) substitute the hazard for one that gives rise to lesser risk (a less hazardous
chemical)
b) isolate the hazard from the person at risk (install a shield)
c) minimise the risk by engineering means (fail safe switches)
d) minimise risk by administrative means (safe working practices)
e) Personal protective equipment (gloves, goggles)
• A combination of controls should be used if it will further reduce risk.
Monitor and Review
• How do we ensure that controls are put into
place?
• How do we maintain hazard identification
and risk control processes?