HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & RISK ASSESSMENT

(HIRA)

Colcom ,Coventry Road

 PRESENTATION OUTLINE

 Concept of risk assessment

 HIRA Justification - Why HIRA -

 Hazards & Risks

 HIRA -Step By Step ( Tools)

 Risk Control Hierarchy

 Outputs of HIRA

 Benefits of HIRA
 “QUOTABLE QUOTES”

“It's not the strongest of the

species that survive, nor the
most intelligent, but the one
most responsive to change.”

Charles Darwin
 REFERENCES

1.NSSA - SI 68 of 1990- 3rd Schedule,

2.ISO Standards:2015 - Clause 4 & 6

3.Factories & Works Act – RGN 262, 263 & 302.

etc
 Hazards Risk
– HAZARD RISK
– A hazard is anything (substance/condition) which - The probability of harm occurring
may cause harm to =
• Safety & Health Chance(probability) of exposure
• Environment X
• Customer Service /Product Quality Consequences (severity)
• Production losses / increased liabilities.

NB: Hazard is the mother of the

accident/incident

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 HAZARDS & RISKS

– Kitchen Knife – Hand cuts /pricks

– Work at height – Fall related

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 Def: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & RISK ASSESSMENT
(HIRA)

“A multidisciplinary that encompasses all activities involved in identifying hazards and

evaluating risk at facilities, throughout their life cycle, to make certain that risks to

employees, the public, or the environment are consistently controlled within the

organization’s risk tolerance.

Does not mean ISO or other big names, its the way of doing things – How we arrange ourselves to play the game!
A conscious process of
1. Anticipating,
2. Recognizing,
3. Evaluating &
4. Controlling of Occupational Hazards
 HIRA CONCEPT
– A HIRA is an information gathering exercise about

– HAZARDS, RISKS AND CONTROLS

 Substances, Work Processes, Levels of exposure , Evaluation of control measures

 An unrecognized hazard can not be controlled, evaluated, or eliminated

 HIRA CONCEPT

1. What can go Wrong?

 Help you to prepare for the worst and/or most

likely hazards.

Who is to be harmed? What are the Consequences  Allows for the creation of emergency plans, and
Impacts – how bad ?

training based on the most likely and/or highest

risk scenarios.
Risk Level
 Build a proactive culture rather than just reactive

MANAGE RISK
 EXAMPLE
Foot & mouth outbreak = High mortality in animals

– Risk level of foot & mouth outbreak

Highly Consentaneous – High

Can spread fast through feed, equipment etc

Control – Quarantine /Isolate / Eliminate the affected

 WHY WE NEED TO DO HIRA?
.
1 Protect Ourselves - key to prevention of accidents/incidents

– Everyone deserve to go home safely at the end of each day

COST 2. Elevate Safety Ownership, Commitment, Awareness &

HIRA Compliance

3. Develop Safe Working Instructions/Procedures

SHEQ PRODUCTION

4. Improvement of Work Processes

5. To achieve maximum human and machine efficiency.

 TYPES OF HIRA

1) Baseline Risk Assessment (Baseline HIRA) – Overall Facility

2) Issue Based Risk Assessments (Issue based HIRA)- specific process

3) Continues Risk Assessments (Continues HIRA)- Ongoing

4) Pre-task risk assessment (prior to each work activity) formal or

informal
 HAZARD CONTROL MEASURES

HEEEEEAP PRINCIPLE

1. Elimination
2. Engineering
3. Education & Training
4. Enthusiasm
5. Example Setting
6. Administrative
7. PPE/C
5 STEPS TO HIRA
1. Identify the hazards associated with work activities/process
2. List the Consequence of the hazard involved in the activity.
3. Assess and score the risk (i.e. probability X severity)
4. List out present controls (preventive and recovery).
5. Assess the risk based on present controls.
6. Reassess the medium and high risk to bring it down to
acceptable risk.
7. Verify compliance to regulation, specifications, and applicable
international codes and standards.
 STEP 1- IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS

TOOLKIT
 Process flow analysis
 Workplace Inspections
 Task observations
 Occupational surveys
 SHEQ audits
 Near Misses Reporting
Equipment Procedures Agents
 Consultation with other co-workers

People Environment  Outside advice (manufacturers of

equipment .e.g. MSDS) / labels/manuals

 Each step is analysed for potential inherent hazards

2. WHO AND WHAT MIGHT BE AT RISK

 Employees …..machine operators etc

 Product Quality
 Contractors
 Visitors
 Customers /General public
 Property
 3. EVALUATE THE RISK LEVEL

– A judgement is made as to whether the level of risk is

acceptable or tolerable

– Will include a judgement on corrective or preventative

measures
ASSESSING RISK LEVEL
4. RECORD YOUR FINDINGS

Record your findings

 TYPICAL REGISTER
Doc No:
Company Logo/Name MASTER HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & RISK ASSESMENT (HIRA)
Rev Date:
INHERENT RISK P S RL RESIDUAL RISK

MITIGATION FACTORS THAT MAY ELIMINATE OR REDUCE IMPACT

COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS REFERENCE

RESPONSIBILITY// PROCESS OWNER

ADDITIONAL MITIGATION T
MITIGATED RISK FACTOR
CURRENT CONTROLS

PROBABILITY

PROBABILITY
ACTIVITY

RISK LEVEL

SEVERITY
SEVERITY
RISKS/
DESCRIPTION, TASK, ASPECT/HAZARD
IMPACT/S
PROCESS, SITUATION

Abattoir /Storage Animal escape Injury to Secure lairage with 4 4 16 Routine maintenance of 3 3 9 SOP SI 50 /1995 Public
of animals in from the lairage personnel – perimeter fence/wall & the lairages Training & Heath ( Abattoir,
lairages employees lockable gates Access control awareness of Animal & Bird
 5. REVIEW THE ASSESSMENT

Review the assessment

WORK PERMIT SYSTEM

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 Work Permit / Permit To Work

1) Is a formal documented system, used to control potentially high-risk

activities or work through evaluating and identifying hazards associated with
dangerous and non-routine work in order to mitigate the chance of those
hazards turning into incidents (near misses, injuries, property damages,
fatalities etc.)
– A permit is usually issued by a Manager/ Supervisor to allow a person or group of
people to carry out a task, under strict controls e.g. carry out high-risk work at a
specific time and place, provided that the necessary precautions/controls are in place.
– Where an activity requires a permit to work, the task can ONLY start when a permit
has been issued.
 Why Permit To Work?

– Give written permission to carry out a task

– Ensure every aspect of the work is planned

– Specifies the conditions and procedure for safe execution.

– prevent injuries to personnel

– Protect property from damage

– Ensure that all work is carried out in safest possible manner.

 Types of Safe Work Permits

The most common safe work permits include:

Hot work permits - used for any type of work or activity which produces a spark, flame or heat -
and therefore has the chance to cause a fire or other injuries.
Confined space entry permits - used for working in confined spaces – natural ventilation and
navigation is limited.
Excavation permits - Excavation permits are used for excavations, which can have tragic and
catastrophic consequences when utilities and other hazards are not managed properly
Working at heights permits – working at heights & or elevated platforms above 2m.
Electrical permit-to-work is primarily the statement that the circuit or the item of the
equipment is safe to work on. A permit should not be issued on the equipment that is live.
 OUTPUTS OF HIRA
1) Risk Registers
2) Risk Assessment Forms /Work Permits
3) SOPs
4) Improved Work Process
5) Safe Working Environment
6) Zero Injuries
 BENEFITS OF HIRA
1) Optimal Productivity – people have more time on real work –
unlike waste time trying to fix things

2) Motivated/Happier Employees - a stronger commitment to

the goals, stress-free workplace, positive employee attitudes
Benefits
of RA
3) Cost Savings - Fewer injuries /reduced insurance premiums

4) Better qualified employees - more attractive options.