Internal Audit Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Control Measures

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Objectives Risk Management

Overview of Risk Management Roles and Responsibilities

Risk Management Process

Objectives

Helps the participants to continue Health & Safety Management practice in his/her own organization.

Potential incidents can be prevented when hazards are identified and risks are managed.
Understand and demonstrate continuous occupational health & safety performance. improvement in

Understand the importance of audit evidence, corrective action and performance monitoring.

Overview of Risk Management

Risk Management involves

identifying and analysing safety and health hazards associated with work; assessing the risks involved;

prioritising measures to control the hazards and reduce the risks;

controlling and monitoring the risks; and

communicating these risks to all affected persons.

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Risk Management Process

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Preparation

I. Form RM & RA Teams II. Identify Tasks of Each Process III. Gather Relevant Information

Risk Assessment

I. Hazard Identification II. Risk Evaluation III. Risk Control

Implementation and Review

I. Obtain Employer / Management Approval II. Communicate the Hazards and their Controls III. Implement Control Measures IV. Audit / Regular Inspections V. Review RA on a Regular Basis

Recordkeeping

I. Records must be available upon request II. Records to be kept for at least 3 years
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Risk Assessment

I. Hazard Identification II. Risk Evaluation III.Risk Control

Risk Assessment is a process of : Identifying and analysing safety and health hazards associated with work; Assessing the risks involved; and

Prioritising measures to control the hazards and reduce the risks.

Risk Assessment must be conducted for all work activities.

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Risk Assessment

I. Hazard Identification II. Risk Evaluation III.Risk Control

I. Hazard Identification
A. What is a Hazard ? Anything, any source or any situation with the potential to cause bodily injury or ill-health

Risk Assessment

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B. How to Identify Hazards? B1. Ways to identify hazards brainstorming process review process hazard analysis job safety analysis

B2. Determine sources of hazards

physical mechanical chemical biological others

electrical

B3. Hazards could cause harm beyond their immediate area of work

Risk Assessment

I. Hazard Identification II. Risk Evaluation III.Risk Control

C. How to Identify Risks? C1. Copy all work activities from the Inventory of Work Activities (IWA) form to the Work Activity column of the Risk Assessment Form

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C2. List all hazards for each work activity in the Hazard column

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Risk Assessment

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C3. List all possible injuries / ill-health in the Possible Injury / Ill-health column

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II. Risk Evaluation

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What is a Risk?
The likelihood that a hazard will cause a specific bodily injury to any person

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B. How to Evaluate Risk?

B1. List all existing control measures for each injury / ill-health in the Existing Risk Controls column

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B2. Rate the most likely severity outcome of the injury in the S column B3. Rate the likelihood that the hazard may cause the injury / illhealth in the L column

B4. Multiply the figures in S and L columns & enter result in the Risk Prioritisation Number (RPN) column

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Risk Assessment

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B5. Compare the RPN against the Risk Matrix B6. RA Team to take action according to the recommended actions based on the current risk level

Risk Assessment

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Risk Evaluation according to Code of Practice on Risk Management (1 of 2)

Severity Scoring (S column)

Likelihood Scoring (L column)

Classification of Risk (Risk Matrix) (RPN column)

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Risk Assessment

I. Hazard Identification II. Risk Evaluation III.Risk Control

Risk Evaluation according to Code of Practice on Risk Management (2 of 2)

Risk Matrix

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III. Risk Control

A. What is Additional Risk Control?
To eliminate, reduce or confine the risk to an acceptable level

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Risk Assessment

I. Hazard Identification II. Risk Evaluation III.Risk Control

B. How to Control Risk? B1. Consider more effective measures in the hierarchy of control
Most Effective

ELIMINATION SUBSTITUTION ENGINEERING CONTROLS ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Hierarchy of Control

Change the Work Process Replace Metal Gears with Pulley with Belt

Implement Noisy Machine Enclosure

Implement Work Rotation Least Effective Provide Hearing Protectors Examples for Noise Control
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Risk Assessment

I. Hazard Identification II. Risk Evaluation III.Risk Control

B2. List all possible controls in the Additional Controls column B3. Re-evaluate severity S, likelihood L and RPN scores
(Note: New risk level should not be higher after the additional controls)
Risk Assessment Form

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B4. Identify specific person to lead the implementation of additional controls and set due date B5. Record due date for implementation B6. Implementation person to provide progress updates to RA Team

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Implementatio n and Review

II. III. IV. V.

Obtain Employer / Management Approval Communicate the Hazards and their Controls Implement Control Measures Audit / Regular Inspections Review RA on a Regular Basis

Obtain Employer / Management Approval

Manager to : Approve RA form Prepare an action plan to implement the measures Implement the recommended risk control measures Monitor the action plan

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Implementatio n and Review

II. III. IV. V.

Obtain Employer / Management Approval Communicate the Hazards and their Controls Implement Control Measures Audit / Regular Inspections Review RA on a Regular Basis

II. Communicate the Hazards and their Controls

Manager to Inform All Persons Exposed to the Risk about : The nature of risks

Any measures / safe work procedures implemented

Means to minimise / eliminate the risks

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Implementatio n and Review

II. III. IV. V.

Obtain Employer / Management Approval Communicate the Hazards and their Controls Implement Control Measures Audit / Regular Inspections Review RA on a Regular Basis

Examples of Communication Channel :

Toolbox meeting / briefing before the start of any work Video tools (examples)

Prime Mover Driver and Forklift Operator Noise-Induced-Deafness Prevention Programme Case Studies - Fall from height Case Studies - Crushed by gantry crane

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Implementatio n and Review

II. III. IV. V.

Obtain Employer / Management Approval Communicate the Hazards and their Controls Implement Control Measures Audit / Regular Inspections Review RA on a Regular Basis

III. Implement Control Measures

Manager to : Implement risk control measures Ensure an action plan is available, monitored and implemented (including timeline and person in charge) Ensure risk control measures are implemented and effective

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