Hazard ID / Risk Assessment

Prerequisites: This course has no formal pre-requisite.

Course Length: 3-4 hours – Course length shall vary depending on the number of delegates. Total course time includes breaks.

Course Objectives

•Define a hazard and calculate risk

• Explain requirements for hazard identification and control measures

• Describe hazards that have the potential to harm workers, the work environment, and the organization

• Identify safety and health hazard types associated with a given job task

• Identify hazards and apply risk assessment procedures

• Identify control methods and evaluate their effectiveness

Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch: 1 Hour (if applicable)

Course Outline:

Fundamentals of hazard recognition and control

• Definitions

o Hazard Recognition

o Risk Analysis

• What is Hazard Recognition

• Purpose • Benefits

• The importance of hazard recognition and risk reduction Types of hazards

• Unsafe condition

• Unsafe acts

• Physical Hazards

• Sources of Energy Identifying Hazards

Four Steps o Select a job to be analyzed

o Break down the job into smaller tasks

o Identify hazards and potential accidents

o Develop solutions

• General Workplace Conditions

• Observation Techniques Hazard Recognition Examples Risk Assessment

• What is Risk Assessment

• Factors That Increase Risk

• Assessing Risk o Severity o Probability

• Hazard Scenarios • Risk Matrix

• Risk Assessment Exercise 1

• Risk Assessment Exercise 2 Job Safety Analysis

• Why JSA?

• JSA Flow Chart

• Video: JSA

• Five Steps to JSA

• Completing a JSA

o Identifying Job Steps

o Identifying Potential Hazards

o Identifying Solutions to Eliminate Hazards

• JSA Example and Exercises

Group table top exercises

Practical Session

• Test

Training Center Provided Material

• Course Materials

Delegate Requirements

None

Cost $123.00