V. Hazards Recognition, Assessment and Control

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HAZARDS RECOGNITION,ASSESSMENT AND

CONTROL


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INTRODUCTION

BEFORE HAZARDS CAN BE CONTROLLED,they must be discovered.

Monitoring - monitoring can be defined as aset of observation and data collectionmethods used to detect and measuredeviations from plans and procedures incurrent operations.

Monitoring is an effective means of acquiringhazard information.


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INTRO.

Monitoring can involve four functions:

- Hazard identification

- Analysis- Inspection and- Accident Investigation

All four means that monitoring is performedbefore the operation begins.


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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Hazard is a physical situation with a potential forhuman injury, damage to property, the environment or acombination thereof.

Hazard Assessment is a systematic approach toidentify hazards in order analyze and evaluate theiroverall effect on people, property and environment.

Riskis a potential problem that exist when persons orproperties are exposed to hazards.

Accidentis an unplanned, unexpected, unforeseen andunwanted event which resulted harm to person ordamage to property.

Near-miss is a situation which almost resulted in an

accident.


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CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDS

A hazard classification system helps managersset priorities for actions to control all identifiedhazards and they are classified as follows:

Class A - a condition or practice likely to causepermanent disability, loss of life or body part,and/or extensive loss of structure, equipment ormaterial. Example: A band Saw without guard.

Class B - a condition or practice likely to causeserious injury/illness resulting in temporary disabilityor property damage that is disruptive but less thanClass A Example: Incorrect position in handling a

Radial Arm Saw.


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CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDS

Class C - a condition or practice likely to causeserious injury/illness resulting in temporarydisability or non-disruptive property damage.

Example: Carpenter observed handling roughlumber without gloves.


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HAZARD CATEGORY

I. Catastrophicmay cause death or loss offacility.

II Critical - may cause severe injury, severeoccupational illness or major propertydamage.

III. Marginal - may cause minor injury or minoroccupational illness resulting in lost

workday (s) or minor property damage.


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HAZARD.

IV. Negligible - probably would not affectpersonnel safety or health and thus less thana work lost day but nevertheless is in

violation of specific criteria.


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CAUSES OF ACCIDENT ANDILLNESS

ACCIDENT CAUSES

(Traditional)

HAZARDOUS ACTS (90%) HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS (10%)


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GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OFHAZARDOUS CONDITIONS

Bio-physical Hazards

Poor housekeeping

Noise

Poor lighting

Extreme temperatures

Mechanical Hazards

Points of operation

Power transmission points

In-running nip pointShear points

Other moving parts

Electrical Hazards

Wiring

Grounding

Power panelsOutlets and Switches

Chemical Hazards

Environmental Contamination


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HAZARD ANALYSIS/ASSESSMENT

Hazard analysis is an orderly process used toacquire specific information pertinent to a givensystem.

By locating those hazards that are the mostprobable and/or have the severest consequences,hazard analysis produce information essential in

establishing effective control measures.


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PRO-ACTIVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Managing health, safety and environmentalprotection has a great deal in common withmanaging other areas of responsibility.

However, it differs in a very important way.What you are managing is PREVENTION andthatrequires taking a PRO-ACTIVEMANAGEMENT APPROACH.

In most cases, less time, effort and money isrequired to prevent accidents than isrequired to react to their consequences.


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THE PRO-ACTIVE SAFETY PROCESS(PSP)

It is a practical approach to the prevention ofaccidents. In PSP, the emphasis is in discoveringwhat causes accidents and identifying where in the

work process those causes are likely to occur.

The application of PSP is a simple FOUR-STEPprocess.

1. Identification

2. Assessment

3. Intervention

4. Maintenance

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