1. Hazard Identification & Risk Control

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Exits
Breaks
First Aid
Restrooms

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4. Agenda Benefits of Hazard Identification and Risk Control Legislation
Control/Corrective Action
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Safe Work Procedures (SWP’s)

5. Course Objectives Participants will: identify and categorize hazards
conduct a Job Hazard Analysis
create a safe work procedure
assess risk
select appropriate control measures

6. Introductions Please share: Your name
Position and company you work for
Your “pet peeve” hazard (does not need to be work related)

7. Definitions
Hazard: A hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone Risk: product of the consequence and probability of a hazardous event; The possibility of loss, injury, or other adverse circumstance

8. Benefits
The addition of hazard control duties to the workplace can be an adjustment for employers and workers. What are the benefits to having a HIRC process at work?

9. Benefits Prevent incidents
Increased safety culture and trust in the employer
Engaged workforce – opens lines of communication
Decreased costs associated with incidents
Cost savings on equipment and tools
Legal compliance
Positive impact on Safe Work Certified audit

10. Legislation
The Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation is the legislation that governs the majority of workplaces in Manitoba. Legislation is the law, it is the minimum of what must be complied with in regards to safety and health activities at work.

11. Legislation
Hazard identification and control falls under the Act section 7.4(5)(b):
A workplace safety and health program must include the identification of existing and potential dangers to workers at the workplace and the measures that will be taken to reduce, eliminate or control those dangers, including emergency procedures.

12. Hazard Identification

13. What is a hazard?
Any source of potential injury, harm or adverse health effects on someone or something at the workplace.\
Hazards types:
Physical
Musculoskeletal/Ergonomic
Chemical
Biological
Psychosocial

14. Physical Hazards
Hazards that create physical injury such as being struck by moving equipment, pinching, cuts, crushing, etc.
Examples:
Moving equipment and machinery (lifts)
Noise (impact gun)
Unguarded equipment (grinders)
Slippery or clogged floors (spilled oil, housekeeping)
Blocked doorways (parts stacked in front of emergency exit)
Vehicles

15. Musculoskeletal Hazards (MSI)
Injury or disorder to soft tissue (muscle, tendon, etc.)
Potential Causes:
Overexertion (i.e: while pulling, pushing, lifting, prying)
Twisting and turning of body while handling materials
Vibration
Repetitive movements
Awkward positioning
Contact pressure
Temperature extremes

16. Chemical Hazards
Exposure to products can cause immediate or long term health effects to workers.
Exhaust Fumes
Gas/diesel fuel
Asbestos
Welding fumes
Paint/Isocyanates
Solvents
Engine additives
Cleaning solutions

17. Biological Hazards Risks from organisms and organic materials
Blood and bodily fluids
Rodents, feces
Mold

18. Psychosocial Hazards
Are hazards that affect the psychological well-being of workers, including their ability to participate in a work environment among other people.
Examples of psychosocial hazards
Occupational demands (shift work, production pressure)
Workplace violence
Harassment and bullying
Phobias

19. Learning Activity
Using the table in the workbook, list examples of each hazard type from your industry.

20. PHYSICAL
MUSCULOSKELETAL
CHEMICAL
BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOSOCIAL

21. RISK

22. Risk
What is risk? Risk is the likelihood that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard, and to what extent.

23. Risk Assessment What is a risk assessment?
A risk assessment is a tool used to help prioritize and rank hazards by assessing 3 things with the goal of establishing a critical rating:
Severity, consequence if an incident occurs
Probability, likelihood of incident
Frequency, how often is a worker exposed to the hazard

24. Risk Assessment
Critical rating can be used to prioritize control activities.

25. Group Learning Activity
Using 3 hazards from your workplace, assess the risk of each using the tool provided
Identify the Critical Rating
Which of your hazards would be the top priority to control based on your assessment?

26. CONTROL MEASURES

27. Control Measures
What is a control measure? A control measure is an action, process, material, or equipment that can be used to reduce or eliminate the risk of a hazard

28. Control Measures
At the Source
Along the Path
At worker level

29. Control Measures Hierarchy of Controls Elimination
Substitution – alternate equipment, materials, etc., or transfer risk to third party
Engineering Controls – physical controls for facilities and equipment
Administrative Controls – procedures, rules, training, etc.
Personal Protective Equipment – last line of defense

30. Control Measures Hierarchy of Controls – Pros & Cons
Engineering Controls – assist in error-proofing
Administrative Controls – rely on compliance and understanding
Personal Protective Equipment – rely on compliance; assume contact with hazardous energy or substances is likely

31. Control Measures At the source: Where the hazard “comes from”
Elimination
Substitution
Redesign
Isolation Engineered Controls
Automation

32. Control Measures Along the path: Guarding Ventilation Absorption
Dilution
Engineered Controls

33. Control Measures At worker level: Training and communication
Safe work practices and procedures
Personal protective equipment PPE
PPE should always be considered the last line of defense
Administrative Controls

34. Control Measures Multiple Controls
A robust control plan may benefit from or require multiple controls for one hazard, machine, process, etc.
Provides several overlapping lines of defense
The flaws or weaknesses of one control may allow the incident to occur unless a second control is in place as a backup

35. Group Learning Activity
Using your top priority hazard from the risk matrix exercise, fill in the hazard control worksheet to determine the various control measure options.

36. Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

37. Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
JHA is a process used to identify potential hazards by reviewing each step of a job with the purpose of developing a safe work procedure.

38. Critical Job Inventory
An employer should establish a Critical Job Inventory (CJI) of all jobs that include an element of risk.
The easiest method for establishing a CJI is to list all jobs, tasks, and machine/equipment operations that are standard to your business and assess the following for each
Hazards
Current Controls
Risk

39. Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
JHAs should be conducted in order of priority. Priority can be assigned based on risk level/critical rating from risk assessments in the CJI, or based on other factors such as open improvement orders, committee recommendations, recent incident trends, etc.

40. Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Basic steps to JHAs
Select the job based on priority (critical rating)
Break down the job into a sequence of steps
Identify potential hazards for each step
Select current control measures for each step

41. Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Guidelines for doing an analysis:
Observe the task you are analyzing
Ask questions to clarify during observations
Discuss with workers familiar with the task
Review pictures or videos of the task
Keep the steps in their specific sequence
Study the job itself, not being critical of the worker
Document the approved process - not deviations

42. Learning Activity
Using the sample JHA provided, fill out the form using the task of changing a tire.

43. Safe Work Procedures (SWPs)

44. Safe Work Procedures
A Safe Work Procedure (SWP) is a step by step description of a process where deviation may cause a loss. It is generally created to describe the safest and most efficient way to perform a task.

45. Safe Work Procedures
Employers are legally required to consult with committee members/representative in the creation of safe work procedures.
Safe work procedures are legally required to be documented, a Workplace Safety and Health Inspector may request to see them during an inspection.
This is often the initial focus of a WSH investigation

46. Safe Work Procedures
The employer is required to train workers in a manner that ensures the workers are able to demonstrate consistently and correctly that they follow safe work procedures.
Means of training:
Orientation
Specific SWP training
Mentorship/job shadowing
On the job training

47. Safe Work Procedures Employers are responsible for:
Development of workplace specific procedures
Providing sufficient training in procedures
Ensuring enforcement of the use of procedures
Workers are responsible for:
Following the procedure as written and taught
Using all required equipment and PPE
Reporting any hazards not controlled by the safe work procedure

48. Learning Activity
Using the JHA we completed for Changing a Tire, write out a Safe Work Procedure.