Hazard and Risk Management Procedure<\/p>\n
It is essential that you have a procedure in place to deal with Hazards and Risk Management before you need one.<\/p>\n
Definitions:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Hazard identification <\/em><\/strong>is the process used to identify all the possible situations in the workplace where people may be exposed to injury, illness or disease.<\/p>\n “Find it”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Risk assessment <\/em><\/strong>is the process used to determine the likelihood that people may be exposed to injury, illness or disease in the workplace arising from any situation identified during the hazard identification process.<\/p>\n “Assess it”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Risk control <\/em><\/strong>is the process used to identify all practicable measures for eliminating or reducing the likelihood of injury, illness or disease in the workplace, to implement the measures and to continually review the measures in order to ensure their effectiveness.<\/p>\n