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    This document outlines the hazard identification, risk assessment, and management process. It defines key terms like likelihood, consequence, and risk. It describes risk as the combination of likelihood and consequence. The document then explains the steps of a risk assessment: 1) list work tasks, 2) identify hazards and potential harm, 3) estimate risk level based on likelihood and consequence, and 4) evaluate risk level and determine appropriate actions. It provides a risk matrix to help evaluate risk level based on likelihood and consequence scores. The goal is to reduce or eliminate risks that are unacceptable while risks at tolerable levels should be improved over time.

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    This document outlines the hazard identification, risk assessment, and management process. It defines key terms like likelihood, consequence, and risk. It describes risk as the combination of likelihood and consequence. The document then explains the steps of a risk assessment: 1) list work tasks, 2) identify hazards and potential harm, 3) estimate risk level based on likelihood and consequence, and 4) evaluate risk level and determine appropriate actions. It provides a risk matrix to help evaluate risk level based on likelihood and consequence scores. The goal is to reduce or eliminate risks that are unacceptable while risks at tolerable levels should be improved over time.

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    This document outlines the hazard identification, risk assessment, and management process. It defines key terms like likelihood, consequence, and risk. It describes risk as the combination of likelihood and consequence. The document then explains the steps of a risk assessment: 1) list work tasks, 2) identify hazards and potential harm, 3) estimate risk level based on likelihood and consequence, and 4) evaluate risk level and determine appropriate actions. It provides a risk matrix to help evaluate risk level based on likelihood and consequence scores. The goal is to reduce or eliminate risks that are unacceptable while risks at tolerable levels should be improved over time.

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    Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment &

    Management Process
    Dr Aamir Amanat
    Department of Environmental Sciences
    The University of Lahore
    Contact Email; aamir.ali@envs.uol.edu.pk
    Likelihood
    • The likelihood is the chance that the
    hazardous event will occur
    Consequence

    • Consequence is the outcome of the hazardous


    event
    Risk
    Risk is the combination of the
    likelihood of a hazardous event occurring,
    and the consequence of the event

    Risk = Likelihood x Consequence


    Example- Wet floor
    Examples – running
    Risk Assessment

    • A risk assessment is a careful examination of anything in work environment


    that could cause injury or ill health
    Steps of Risk Assessment
    How to Evaluate the Risk?

    Risk = Likelihood X Severity

    Qualitative Risk Assessment: is based on simple judgment (assessment)


    of the assessor and accuracy level is normally low.

    Quantitate Risk Assessment: is based on evidence & statistical data and


    accuracy level is usually high.
    1. LIST WORK TASKs (EXAMPLE)
    1. LIST WORK TASKs
    1. LIST WORK TASKs
    2. Identify the risks
    2. Identify the risks

    • What are the hazards?


    • Who might be harmed?
    • How might they be
    harmed?
    3. ESTIMATE RISK
    3. Estimate the risk

    You need to consider two things:


    • how likely is it that something
    could go wrong?
    • how serious would the
    outcome be?
    LIKELIHOOD
    LIKELIHOOD
    - High
    - Values 123
    - CONSEQUENCE
    - Bottom of ladder
    - Low
    - Medium
    - Top of ladder
    - Values 123
    - RISK
    - Likelihood x Consequences
    Risk Matrix
    Risk Matrix

    - 3x3 Matrix
    4. EVALUATE RISK
    4. Evaluate the risk

    Now that you’ve


    estimated the risk,
    what are you going
    to do about it?
    4. EVALUATE RISK

    6-9 Unacceptable
    Take immediate action
    3-4 Tolerable
    Look to improve
    1-2 Acceptable
    No further action, but
    ensure controls are
    maintained
    Risk Matrix
    4. Evaluate the risk

    Likelihood:

    5 – Very likely
    4 – Likely
    3 – Fairly likely
    2 – Unlikely
    1 – Very unlikely
    Risk Matrix
    4. Evaluate the risk

    Consequence:

    5 – Catastrophic
    4 – Major
    3 – Moderate
    2 – Minor
    1 – Insignificant
    Risk Estimation and Acceptability Criteria
    4. Evaluate the risk
    17-25 Unacceptable
    Stop activity and make
    immediate improvements
    10-16 Tolerable
    Look to improve within
    specified timescale
    5-9 Adequate
    Look to improve at next review
    1-4 Acceptable
    No further action, but ensure
    controls are maintained
    Risk Estimation and Acceptability Criteria

    KEY POINTS

     All avoidable risks should be avoided.


     Risks should be reduced wherever practicable.
     The effects of events should be contained within the site boundary.
     Further development should not pose any incremental risk.
     No single failures/errors should lead to an accident.
    COMMON TERMS
     ALARP – As low as reasonably practicable
     ALARA – As low as reasonably achievable

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