OSH Prelim (M3-M4) Flashcards
(41 cards)
________ is a process of identifying
hazards in the workplace and formulating
________ against these hazards.
– Risk Assessment
– Control measures
Beyond complying with ___________, the purpose of risk assessments are to eliminate _______ and improve the _________ of the _________.
– legislative requirements
– operational risks
– overall safety
– workplace
It is employers’ responsibility to perform risk assessments when: (ENUMERATE)
- _______ or ______ are introduced in the workflow;
- _______ are made to the existing processes,
*______ , and _______; or new _______ arise.
First bullet
– new processes or steps
Second bullet
– changes
Third Bullet
– equipment
– tools
– hazards
What are the 4 Key Factors in conducting a Risk Assessment?
– Scope
– Resources
– Key Persons
– Laws, Regulations, and Policies
_______ - decribes that you are assessing a product, organization’s process, workplace area, etc.
Scope
___________ - what training, tools, equipment needed does your team need to carry out effectively the assessment
Resources
_________ - this refers to the managers, supervisors, workers, vendors, suppliers
Key Persons
________- non-compliance leads to hefty fines, troubles for your operations
Laws, regulations, and policies
What are the 5 Control Measures? (ENUMERATE)
ARRANGE THEM BASED ON EFFECTIVENESS (Hierarchy of Controls)
(where first is most effective)
– Eliminate
– Substitution
– Engineering Controls
– Administrative Controls
– PPE
E SEA P (Acronym for memorizatiton)
________ - REPLACE the hazard with safe alternative
Substitution
________ -– physically REMOVING the hazard
Eliminate
________ - physically ISOLATING people from the hazard, if possible
Engineering Controls
________ - Use of this but as last defense
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
________ - Describes any source of POTENTIAL damage, harm, or adverse health effect on people.
Hazard
_______ - A combination of the _________ of occurrence of a hazardous event and the _______ of _________ to the health of people caused by this event.
– Risk
– probability
– severity
– injury or damage
HOW ARE HAZARDS IDENTIFIED?
__________ of workers’ complaints;
________ the raw materials used, products and by products;
________ of processes involved;
_______ the manufacturer’s
manual on how the plant and equipment are operated;
________ for the physical condition of the workplace;
______ the hazard brought about by the machine.
GATHERING
Knowing
Review
Refer to
Look
Know
RRL GKK
HOW ARE HAZARDS IDENTIFIED?
– Gathering of _______;
– Knowing the ________, ______, and _______;
– Review of _______ involved;
– Refer to the ______ on how the plant and equipment are operated;
– Look for the ______ of the workplace;
– Know the ______ brought about by the machine.
1
– workers’ complaints
2
– raw materials used,
– products
– by products
3
– processes
4
– manufacturer’s manual
5
– physical condition
6
–
hazard
Identify the hazards. Know _____ might be harmed
“Who”
Evaluate the Risks / How bad and how likely are the risks - consider______, ______, _______, ______ individuals are exposed to hazards.
What’s the worst that can happen? What are the chances of it happening?
how
where
how much
how long
(Above is yung risk, so “who” is for hazard)
Assign a Risk Rating to your hazard using a Risk Assessment Matrix based on the _______ of occurrence and ________ of potential injuries
likelihood
severity
For reading only
Decide on the Control measure to implement – are the risks well controlled or should we put better controls in-place? Then there is a need to identify actions and assign responsibility ad determine program for completion.
noted
How to Perform Risk Assessment (incase of ESSAY)
– Identify the hazards
– Evaluate the Risks / How bad and how likely are the risks (Thru risk assessment)
– Decide on the Control measure to implement (thru 5 control measures)
– Document your Findings
In performing risk assessment, the last step is to “Document your Findings” – but only record the ________ and keep it concise and easy to read
significant risks
For reading only
examples of hazards and risk:
HAZARD: Frequent bending to load a pallet with boxes.
RISK: A manual handling injury to the back
HAZARD: A hot-tempered supervisor screaming at staff.
RISK: A mental health issue for a staff member.
HAZARD: An extension cord running across a frequently used hallway.
RISK: A trip and possible injury resulting.
Summary
Hazard = Cause
Risk = Effect