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OHSE – HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
AND RISK ASSESSMENT
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PRINCIPLE
• Identification of Hazards
• Deciding Who Might Be Harmed and How
• Evaluation of Risk
• Record the Findings
• Review the Risk Assessment
CONSEQUENCE AND SEVERITY 4
OF HAZARD
• Once all hazards are identified, the consequences/
severity (i.e. harm which could possibly occur in term of
personal injury or ill-health or material losses) shall be
identified and recorded in Hazard Identification and Risk
Assessment Form
CONSEQUENCE AND SEVERITY 5
OF HAZARD
Severity/
Rating Severity/ Impact of incident
Consequences
Permanent disability, death, loss of more people &
Catastrophic 5
materials (amputation, blindness, lung cancer)
Hospitalization and medical treatment for longer
Major 4
period of time (Fractures, burns, mental ill-health)
Hospitalization or sick leave over three days (certain
Moderate 3 fevers, Musculoskeletal Disorder( MSD), certain
injuries)
Medical care given in any hospital outdoor
Minor 2 (Dermatitis, Allergic Asthma, minor injuries, eyes
redness, etc.)
Near Miss, First aid only where no medical attention
Negligible 1 is required (Eye wash, abrasion or slight burn to
palm or upper skin)
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ASSESSING HAZARD BY PROBABILITY
• Extent to which an event is likely to occur
• How often will a certain hazard lead to an incident?
Likelihood Rating Description Frequency
Almost certain (certain in most of the cases,
Equipment aging, presence of any hazardous Likely to occur more
Almost material which has greater chance to get out of than once per year in
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certain control e.g. toxic or flammable gases/ liquid, the organization
violations.
Likely (certain unsafe conditions and acts poor Likely to occur
control or commitment which can result in any approximately once
Likely 4 unwanted event, e.g. slippery surface or working per year in the
without PPE.) organization
Possible (can occur under some situations, it has Likely to occur
occurred in workshop before once in every 5 approximately once
Possible 3
years.) every 5 years
Likely to occur
Unlikely (Not expected to occur, rarely occur, once
approximately once
Unlikely 2 in 5 to 10 years, good controls are in place)
every five to 10 years
Likely to occur with
Rare (Likely to occur with less frequency than once
less frequency than
Rare 1 every 10 years. Exceptional circumstances only)
once every ten years
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RISK RATING
• The risk created by each hazard should be evaluated
according to the consequences/ severity of the hazard’s
effects & likelihood/ probability of the hazard
• The consequences and likelihood are assessed keeping
in view the criteria mentioned before
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RISK RATING
Risk = Probability/ Likelihood x Severity / Consequence
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RISK EVALUATION
Risk Description Action
Unacceptable, stop work, immediate action
required to mitigate the risk. (elimination,
16 ~ 25 Extreme Risk
substitution, engineering control measures,
close supervision is required)
Improvement is required in specified time
10 ~ 15 High Risk (intervention either through elimination,
engineering or management action)
Look for further improvement to prevent
5~9 Medium Risk
even minor risk
Acceptable risk level, regular review is
1~4 Acceptable Risk
required
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RISK CONTROL
• Measures for the management of risk should reflect the
principle of eliminating hazards where practicable,
followed in turn by risk reduction with the adoption of
personnel protective equipment as a last resort
• This shall be applicable to all existing and further control
measures required to minimize the risk level
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HIERARCHY OF CONTROL
• Elimination
• Substitution
• Engineering controls
• Administrative controls
• Personal protective equipment
• Management action for risk control
• Action plan for recommended control measures
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