Safety Risk Management

A hazard is an event, condition, or circumstance

that can lead to a loss
 Hazard Identification
• Hazard identification is vital for safety

• Hazards pose risks, and if you do not know what the risks are, you
cannot do anything about them

• Some hazards can be identified from occurrence or incident

reports, some may be reported by individuals, and others may be
the result of proactive brainstorming sessions

• Encourage everyone to report any hazards they come across (as

small as they might seem)
 Hazard Identification
• Use a Hazard Log to record the hazards people find or think of-
• It can be very simple
• It might be a notebook in the crew room or a sheet on the notice board
• It should be easily accessible and visible; it is for everyone
• Encourage people to comment on the safety issues others have logged

See Appendix 4 in the Main Course Reference

Document for Hazard Log examples
 Hazard Identification

• It’s important to understand that-

• A hazard is not the consequence of a risk,
rather;
• Risk is the consequence of a hazard

• Birds near the airport are a hazard

• FOD damage is the risk

(consequence) of the hazard
 Risk Assessment
• You will need a process to identify
what could happen as a result of
each hazard (the consequence)
and assess how bad the outcome
will be and the likelihood of it
happening (the risk)
• Can you accept the risk? If not,
you must do something to reduce
it (control or mitigation)-
• A risk matrix may be useful, but in a
Risk Matrix
Very Small organization, it may not
be necessary
 Risk Assessment
• The summary of the risk assessment should be documented in
the Hazard Log. This should include the risk assessment for each
hazard and any actions required to control the risk

• Validation, monitoring, and feedback-

• Monitoring provides a method to know if the safety risk system is working

• Understand that new hazards/risks may arise in the future and

may have to be analyzed and added to your list

See Appendices 9 & 10 in the Main Course Reference

Document for Risk Management Procedures examples
 Hazard/Risk Example

• What is the hazard?

• What is the risk(s)?

• How is the risk(s) mitigated

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