HAZARD IDENTIFICATION TOOL
TASK, ACTIVITY OR Hazard Risk Cause/ Management
WORK AREA
Sterilising equipment Bend over the sink Back Injuries smaller, higher sinks.
while working
Floors with tiles in front Fall and trip new tiles, non-slip
of sink footwear, and mats.
Hot sterilising Burns from steam Use PPE and adhere to
equipment instructions.
Workload stress and Errors and issues with Increase staffing and
insufficient breaks mental health guarantee breaks.
Trays for packing Issues during surgery better onboarding,
caused by using the training, and
wrong tools supervision.
Q4.3
1.
2. FOR EXAMPLE
HAZARD LEVEL OF RISK
Work habits: bending over the sink Likely, minor = high
floors with tiles in front of sink Likely, major = high
Sterilizing tools in the heat Possible but unlikely, minor = high
workload pressure and insufficient breaks Likely, minor = high
Trays for packing Likely, major = high
3. From most urgent to least urgent:
-tiled floors
-packing trays
-work practices
-workload
-hot sterilising equipment
Q4.4
LEVEL CONTROL CATEGORY CONTROL MEASURES
1 Elimination Take out the washing machine and hire a service to clean
the dish towels.
2 Substitution Get rid of the old washer and purchase a new one.
3 Engineering Controls Insulate the walls and place the washing machine in a
separate room.
4 Isolation The machine should be moved to a location where it
won't cause a noise hazard.
5 Administrative Controls Remind staff to only use the washer during specific hours
when nobody else is around.
6 Personal protective Equip all workers with earmuffs.
equipment
2. PPE ought to be a very last resort. Eliminating the risk is what needs to be done first.
3. It would be wise to outsource the washing of tea towels, as many restaurants already do. To allow for
washing and delivery back to the college, the college might need to buy more tea towels.
Q4.5 A
Finding the answers to these questions and assessing the efficacy of control measures can be done using
workplace observation, consultation with important stakeholders like employees and their
representatives, analysis of health and safety data, and the use of monitoring devices.
Workplace sampling is a method of observation where work practices are observed for a predetermined
amount of time, and the compliance and non-compliance during that time are recorded. Employees
should be aware that a statistical analysis of the control is being conducted; it is crucial that sampling
does not identify specific individuals or is not used for disciplinary purposes.
The control measure is ineffective if there is a sizable percentage of non-compliance in the sample. This
might be the result of staff members not understanding or being unable to follow the new procedure.
The reasons why staff members are not adhering to the new procedure must be looked into by
managers.
Workers may be consulted during routine team meetings or meetings specifically called to address
health and safety concerns. Additionally, it might appear in the form of surveys, questionnaires, or
interviews. As a record of comments on the efficacy of control measures, written records of consultation
processes should be maintained.
It is possible to compare health and safety issues before and after the implementation of control
measures by analyzing internal health and safety data such as hazard identification forms,
incident/accident reports, updates to risk registers, and statistics on workers' compensation.
Monitoring devices, such as those for noise, temperature, lighting, fumes and dust, radiation, etc.,
measure the level or concentration of a hazard. These devices' data can be used to track changes in the
probability and seriousness of some hazards.
4.5 B
• Are the management measures operating effectively in both their structure and function?
• Have the control standards presented new situations?
• Have all risks been recognized?
• Have new job procedures, new supplies, or chemicals caused the job more unassailable?
• Are protection methods being pursued?
• Has instruction and conditioning furnished to employees on how to operate safely been victorious?
• Are employees vigorously involved in recognizing hazards and potential control measures? Are
workers sincerely extending health and safety concerns and documenting issues promptly?
5.1
1. Data should contain an overview of the recent troubles/ current casualty statistics and accident
reasons (statistics and data collected from employees, HR, and health and safety statements—could
utilize statistical investigation and comparisons, corporate health surveys, surveys including many
further stakeholders, analysis and testing methods, benchmarking against other organizations)
2. Answer should include:
o the necessity to operate and include a practicum must research
o preferred circumstances
o gain techniques and expected effect on statistics o modification plan
o affinity to health and safety decree (details from state/ domain regulatory sources, internet
references, and industry publications)
o aids needed to execute a plan
o planned to result in terms of productivity and accident lessening
o other reasons in terms of employee pleasure and PR
o results in terms of expenses—long and short-term
o expenditure of not making progress—long and short-term Senior administration would be convinced
by figures that sustained raised productivity, reduced costs, diminished desertion and wasting, and
enhanced public impression.
3. New employee installation schedules must include health and safety data applicable to the new
worker’s job specification.
Including:
o secure work conventions o risks to be aware of o usage and significance of PPE
o risk label and documenting obligations
o health and safety guidelines and problem resolution for the organization
o who their health and safety manager or HSR is
4. Workers forget something systems, methods, and materials vary, health and safety should be kept at
the fore of everybody’s sanities through refresher techniques.
