Hazard Assessment and Control
Hazard Assessment and Control
Pre-Requisites: None
Through facilitated instruction, discussion, and exercises, this course will assist supervisors, and other participants to conduct effective hazard assessments.
This is a 1/2 day course that is designed for individuals, supervisors or managers.
The purpose of Hazard Assessment and Control, whether it is done by an individual, foreman or crew in the field or through an analysis of inspection reports, incident reports, and job hazard analysis is to effectively reduce risks of injury in the workplace.
We take participants through the six steps to do a complete Hazard Assessment. The 6 steps are:
Step 1: List types of work and work related activities
Step 2: Identify the hazards and who might be affected
Step 3: Prioritize the hazards
Step 4: Identify and implement hazard controls
Step 5: Comunicate
Step 6: Evaluate Effectiveness
The control of hazards is presented in the following order to remove or control risk:
- Elimination
- Substitution
- Administrative Controls
- Engineering Controls
- Personal Protective Equipment
This course is available through the Northern Safety Network Yukon and complements the Hazard Assessment, Recognition and Control component of the Principles of Health and Safety Management course.