We are living in a world where we are facing hazards every day and everywhere, the moment you wake up and went to the washroom, start your car drive to work, and work at an office and then come back home, you will bump into thousands of hazards including from slipping and tripping at home or reckless drivers on roads or any of the others depending on the type of work you are involved in. When we look at the industry we can see many dangerous processes going on, there are machines with moving parts, high-temperature procedures, people working at height handling sharp equipment and working in underground tunnels and mines, they are facing many hazards which can cause them near misses, injuries and in extreme cases deaths. Thus there is a need for Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) techniques.
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We are living in a world where we are facing hazards every day and everywhere, the moment you wake up and went to the washroom, start your car drive to work, and work at an office and then come back home, you will bump into thousands of hazards including from slipping and tripping at home or reckless drivers on roads or any of the others depending on the type of work you are involved in. When we look at the industry we can see many dangerous processes going on, there are machines with moving parts, high-temperature procedures, people working at height handling sharp equipment and working in underground tunnels and mines, they are facing many hazards which can cause them near misses, injuries and in extreme cases deaths. Thus there is a need for Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) techniques.
We are living in a world where we are facing hazards every day and everywhere, the moment you wake up and went to the washroom, start your car drive to work, and work at an office and then come back home, you will bump into thousands of hazards including from slipping and tripping at home or reckless drivers on roads or any of the others depending on the type of work you are involved in. When we look at the industry we can see many dangerous processes going on, there are machines with moving parts, high-temperature procedures, people working at height handling sharp equipment and working in underground tunnels and mines, they are facing many hazards which can cause them near misses, injuries and in extreme cases deaths. Thus there is a need for Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) techniques.
Risk Assessment techniques must be understood in order for careful assessment of risk assessment if you are made responsible for risk assessment in your department you must be able to know what are the primary sources of hazards and how to evaluate those hazard by grading of likelihood and severity.
You don't need to be an expert level health and safety professional in order to carry out this job, however, you must be aware of HIRA which you will study in this course.
Key Takeaways - Students will be going to learn practically the making of a hazard risk assessment sheet from the scratch, the risk assessment sheet prepared in Microsoft Excel is the tool which I have developed for a logistics firm where I have worked as an HSEQ Manager. It is an excel based sheet with formulas you can download it from the downloadable resources tab of this lecture.
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Learning objectives
- The place of risk assessment in a health and safety management system and in our daily lives
- The need and reason for carrying out risk assessment before doing any task
- Identification of hazards in the workplace
- Carry out complete risk assessment, i.e. (identification of severity and likelihood, and evaluate risk)
- Identify the hierarchy of risk control / appropriate control techniques
- Learn practically the making of a hazard risk assessment sheet from the scratch
- The place of risk assessment in a health and safety management system and in our daily lives
- The need and reason for carrying out risk assessment before doing any task
- Identification of hazards in the workplace
- Carry out complete risk assessment, i.e. (identification of severity and likelihood, and evaluate risk)
- Identify the hierarchy of risk control / appropriate control techniques
- Learn practically the making of a hazard risk assessment sheet from the scratch
Syllabus
Risk Management, Hazards Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA), Risk Evaluation through severity and likelihood identification, Hierarchy of Controls and Risk Mitigation Techniques, Learn Concepts
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Syllabus
In this lecture, you will cover the basic outline of the overall course, i.e. what we are going to study today.
This lecture covers the reason why there is a need for HIRA techniques in industry and in offices.
In this lecture, we will discuss the primary sources of hazards in industry, the first places you must look in order to find out some obvious hazards. Also, we will discuss some of the unsafe habits which are commonly practiced.
The main procedure of risk evaluation will be discussed in this lecture, the concept of likelihood and severity will be discussed.
The risk control hierarchy and mitigation techniques will be discussed here.
Final summary, of the online course, will be discussed here, along with some basic concepts that will be reviewed.
In this lecture, students will be going to learn practically the making of a hazard risk assessment sheet from the scratch, the risk assessment sheet sample which is made in Microsoft Excel is the tool which I have developed for a logistics firm where I have worked as an HSEQ Manager. It is an excel based sheet with formulas you can download it from the downloadable resources tab of this lecture. Three objectives of this lecture.
Explaining blank risk and hazard assessment sheet
Elaboration from the example from the data filled for the logistics firm
Fill the blank sheet from the start in the lecture in order to understand the process completely
In this lecture I have presented a brief introduction of Fire Risk Assessment, staring from what are the learning objective of this lecture and later definitions of hazards, and risk are defined.
This lecture covers the standard five steps of Fire Risk Assessment, these five steps are the identification of fire hazards, identification of people at risk, evaluate and act, record plan and train, and finally review. At the end of this lecture a downloadable resource is also available in which all the 5 steps are mentioned in an infographics poster.
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Practical risk assessment with excel tool
Concepts explained simply and effectively by instructor.
Offers a solid foundation for new learners in HIRA.
Content is directly applicable to workplace scenarios.
Highly valuable Excel risk assessment sheet included.
Activities
Review Basic Safety Concepts
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Reinforce your understanding of fundamental safety concepts to better grasp the nuances of hazard identification and risk assessment.
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Review definitions of hazard, risk, and control measures.
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Practice identifying hazards in common scenarios.
Read 'An Introduction to Health and Safety'
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Gain a broader understanding of health and safety principles to contextualize hazard identification and risk assessment.
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Introduction to Health and Safety at Work: for...
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Read the chapters on hazard identification and risk assessment.
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Take notes on key concepts and definitions.
Conduct a Home Hazard Assessment
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Apply the principles of hazard identification and risk assessment to your own home environment.
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Identify potential hazards in each room of your home.
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Assess the likelihood and severity of each hazard.
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Develop control measures to mitigate the risks.
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Document your findings in a risk assessment report.
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Develop a Risk Assessment Template
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Solidify your understanding of risk assessment by creating a reusable template.
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Research existing risk assessment templates.
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Design a template that incorporates key elements of risk assessment.
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Test the template with different scenarios.
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Refine the template based on feedback.
Study 'Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide'
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Deepen your understanding of risk assessment methodologies and techniques.
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Putting Knowledge to Work
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Read the chapters on quantitative risk assessment.
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Practice applying different risk assessment techniques.
Volunteer for a Local Safety Organization
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Gain practical experience in hazard identification and risk assessment by volunteering for a safety-related organization.
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Research local safety organizations.
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Contact an organization and inquire about volunteer opportunities.
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Participate in hazard identification and risk assessment activities.
Mentor Other Students
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Reinforce your understanding of hazard identification and risk assessment by mentoring other students.
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Offer to help other students with their assignments.
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Answer questions in online forums.
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Lead study groups.
Review Basic Safety Concepts
Show steps
Reinforce your understanding of fundamental safety concepts to better grasp the nuances of hazard identification and risk assessment.
Show steps
- Review definitions of hazard, risk, and control measures.
- Practice identifying hazards in common scenarios.
Read 'An Introduction to Health and Safety'
Show steps
Gain a broader understanding of health and safety principles to contextualize hazard identification and risk assessment.
View
Introduction to Health and Safety at Work: for...
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the chapters on hazard identification and risk assessment.
- Take notes on key concepts and definitions.
Conduct a Home Hazard Assessment
Show steps
Apply the principles of hazard identification and risk assessment to your own home environment.
Show steps
- Identify potential hazards in each room of your home.
- Assess the likelihood and severity of each hazard.
- Develop control measures to mitigate the risks.
- Document your findings in a risk assessment report.
Develop a Risk Assessment Template
Show steps
Solidify your understanding of risk assessment by creating a reusable template.
Show steps
- Research existing risk assessment templates.
- Design a template that incorporates key elements of risk assessment.
- Test the template with different scenarios.
- Refine the template based on feedback.
Study 'Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide'
Show steps
Deepen your understanding of risk assessment methodologies and techniques.
View
Putting Knowledge to Work
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the chapters on quantitative risk assessment.
- Practice applying different risk assessment techniques.
Volunteer for a Local Safety Organization
Show steps
Gain practical experience in hazard identification and risk assessment by volunteering for a safety-related organization.
Show steps
- Research local safety organizations.
- Contact an organization and inquire about volunteer opportunities.
- Participate in hazard identification and risk assessment activities.
Mentor Other Students
Show steps
Reinforce your understanding of hazard identification and risk assessment by mentoring other students.
Show steps
- Offer to help other students with their assignments.
- Answer questions in online forums.
- Lead study groups.
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