Risk Assessment

Question 1

What is a hazard?

Answer 1

It is an act or condition in the workplace that has the 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 to cause injury, illness or death to a person / damage to company property, equipment and material.

Question 2

What is near miss?

Answer 2

is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage

Question 3

What is an accident?

Answer 3

An accident is the final event in an unplanned process that results in 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 or illness to an employee and possibly property damage. It is the final effect of multiple causes.

Question 4

What is an Incident?

Answer 4

Accidents are part of a broad group of events that adversely affect the completion of a task. These events are incidents. Accidents cause injuries and incidents do not.

Question 5

What is Risk?

Answer 5

The measure of the 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 and 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 of an adverse effect caused by a hazard

Question 6

What is a hazard?

Answer 6

It is what causes the risk; administrative or physical (causes or has the potential to cause a loss)

Question 7

How does an incident occur?

Answer 7

It takes a hazard and someone exposed to the hazard to produce an incident.

Question 8

What are the components of an incident?

Answer 8

Hazard + Exposure

Question 9

What is Exposure considered as?

Answer 9

Exposure is considered as the
~DANGER ZONE~

Question 10

What is the zone of a physical exposure?

Answer 10

An arm’s length

Question 11

What is the zone of an environmental exposure?

Answer 11

Could be everyone in the facility

Question 12

What is Hazard Recognition?

Answer 12

Recognizing a condition or behavior that can cause harm

Question 13

What is Risk Analysis?

Answer 13

Analyzing the probability and severity of risk in order to reduce the chance that harm will occur

Question 14

What is HAZID?

Answer 14

Hazard Identification (HAZID) is used to systematically identify and analyze potential hazards associated with a project, process, or system.

Question 15

Based on what should HAZID be used?

Answer 15

It should be used based on a comprehensive and accurate description of the facility

Question 16

Why should hazards not be disregarded simply?

Answer 16

1) They appear to be very unlikely.
2) They have not happened previously.
3) They are considered to be adequately controlled by existing measures.

Question 17

What should HAZID be?

Answer 17

Team-based
Use a process that is systematic
Be pro-active in searching for hazards
Assess all hazards
Analyze existing controls and barriers -preventative and mitigative
Consideration needs to be given in selecting the HAZID technique (checklist, JSA, walkthrough, etc.

Question 18

What is HAZOP?

Answer 18

Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) is a systematic and structured approach used to assess and evaluate the potential hazards and operability issues associated with a process plant, system, or operation.

Question 20

When conducting HAZID you should consider the past, present and future

Answer 20

Historical conditions:
What has gone wrong in the past?
Root cause
Historical records
Process experience
Near misses

Existing conditions:
What could go wrong currently?
HAZID workshop
HAZOP study
Scenario definitions
Checklists

Question 21

What should I look for?

Question 22

How do I perform the inspection?

Question 23

How do I document the inspection?

Question 24

How do I evaluate the inspection?

Question 25

What are some of the consideration that needs to be given in selecting the HAZID technique?

Answer 25

Checklists, JSA, walkthroughs, etc.

Question 27

What type of control measures should I use?

Question 28

Should HAZID be team based? yes or no?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

What standards do I reference?

Question 30

You shouldn’t be pro-active in searching for hazards. True or False?

Answer 30

False