Basic Safety Procedures in High Risk Activities and Industries

Basic Safety Procedures in High Risk Activities and Industries BRIEF HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PRACTICES SAFETY PROCEDURES HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES Hazard Identification - The first step in Safety Risk Management is to identify hazards that the organization faces in its operational environment. Risk Assessment - Each identified hazard undergoes a risk assessment to determine its potential consequences. Risk Mitigation and Tracking - Mitigating actions should be fully analyzed to ensure that they address the root cause of the hazard. PROCEDURE HAZARD ANALYSIS 1. Responsible manager or supervisor or equipment custodian Assigns an authorized worker to conduct (or confirm if there is an existing equipment-specific procedure [ELP] or energy isolation plan [EIP] for the work) a hazard analysis. The worker must be a competent person familiar with the equipment and work scope. The worker may be the equipment custodian. 2. Authorized worker Reviews the scope of work and affected machine, equipment, or system 3. Authorized worker Identifies all energy sources (electrical, mechanical, thermal, potential, pneumatic, hydraulic, chemical, and radiological, et cetera) 4. Authorized worker Determines if any energy sources are hazardous If the value of the hazardous energy falls in the “Evaluate Hazard and Consider Lockout” column, lockout should be used if the authorized worker determines that lockout is warranted based on an evaluation of all hazards, including secondary hazards and combined hazards, associated with the work scope and equipment or system conditions; otherwise lockout is not

required. If the value falls in the “Lockout Required” column, lockout is required. For energy types without an explicit value, consults additional applicable resources to make a determination (such as information in this document and relevant ESH Manual chapters, and the control of hazardous energy (CoHE) program manager, responsible directorate ESH coordinator, safety officer, and subject matter experts 5. Authorized Worker Evaluates each task including setup, installation, removal, adjusting, cleaning, troubleshooting, and programming to analyze for hazards 6. Authorized worker in consultation with building or area manager, if necessary Evaluates the work environment for potentially hazardous combinations 7. Authorized worker For complex lockouts, documents results of the hazard analysis in an ELP or EIP and submits for approval (or confirm the adequacy of the existing ELP or EIP) There are four basic steps in conducting a task hazard analysis: 1. Selecting the Task to be Analyzed 2. Breaking the Task into Steps 3. Identifying Potential Hazards 4. Determining Preventative Measures There are five method you can use to identify workplace hazards: * informal observation and formal observation programs * comprehensive company wide-surveys * individual interviews * walk-around inspections and, * documentation review