Risk Assessments: Foundations and Practical Applications New

Learn about the basics and get practical guidance on performing workplace risk assessments.

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Scope and Audience

Introduction

Key Terms

Part One: Foundations

Overview

Health and Safety Programs
Process Safety

Benefits and Limitations of Risk Assessments

Benefits of Risk Assessments
Limitations of Risk Assessments

Hazard and Risk Inventories
Risk Parameters
Risk Assessment Methods

Basic Qualitative
Semi-Quantitative
Quantitative

Risk Matrices
Risk Prioritization

Part Two: Practical Application

Risk Assessment Planning
Bowtie Analysis
Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessment
Non-routine Task
Field-level Risk Assessment
Job Safety Analysis

Putting It All Together

Appendix A: Canadian Government Departments Responsible for Occupational Health and Safety

Resource Centre

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Government Agencies Responsible for Compliance

Canada (Federal Jurisdiction)
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Québec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Appendix B: Legislation Relating to Hazard and Risk Assessment

Canada (Federal Jurisdiction)
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Québec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Appendix C: Job Safety Analysis Theory

Hazard Identification
Control Methods

Appendix D: Examples

Risk Assessment
Bowtie Analysis
Non-routine Task
Field-level Risk Assessment
Job Safety Analysis

Appendix E: Templates

Risk Assessment and Controls
Bowtie Analysis
Non-routine Task
Field-level Risk Assessment
Job Safety Analysis

Appendix F: Sample Workplace Risk Assessment Procedure

Appendix G: References and Resources

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Description

This 128-page manual helps organizations proactively manage risks, protect the well-being of workers, and enhance overall performance. By systematically evaluating hazards, organizations can determine areas of concern and implement controls that can eliminate hazards or reduce their associated risks.

This manual introduces the concept of risk assessments and outlines practical ways to identify potential hazards, assess the risks of hazards, and implement control measures. It provides various assessments, checklists, worksheets and other templates you can adapt to your specific workplace.

This publication replaces and expands on the information provided in the Job Safety Analysis Made Simple guide.

Objectives

Learn the basic principles of risk assessments and the general concepts, good practices, and essential steps to perform a comprehensive evaluation of risks. Use this manual as a practical tool for conducting risk assessments and for workplace training sessions on health and safety programs and policies.

It will help you to:

Understand risk assessment basics, including good practices and common methods
Identify hazards by analyzing processes, jobs, equipment and other situations
Assess the risk of each hazard
Determine practical and effective control measures
Implement and evaluate control measures

Scope

This manual focuses on workplace risk assessments as it relates to hazard identification, assessment, and control. It includes two parts:

The foundations section includes theory, figures, and examples related to:

Hazard and risk inventories
Risk parameters
Risk matrices
Risk assessment methods
Risk prioritization

The practical application section includes information, examples, and templates related to:

Risk assessments
Non-routine hazardous tasks
Field level risk assessments
Job safety analysis

Target Audience

This manual is for employers, supervisors, health and safety committee members and representatives, workers, health and safety professionals, students, and anyone else with an interest in occupational health and safety.

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Although every effort is made to ensure accuracy and completeness of the information, it is understood that CCOHS makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information and assumes no liability for any damages or loss suffered as a result of any inaccuracy or incompleteness therein.

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