INTRODUCTION:

Worth 35%

Groups 5

Due: Week 11

Key Terms:

Hazard

A potential source of harm or adverse health effect on a person or persons. Hazards can be caused by human factors, situational factors and or environmental factors.

1. Human factors - unauthorized use of equipment, inadequate training, removal/disabling of safety devices
2. Situational factors - defective equipment, poor housekeeping, poor indoor air quality, fire and explosion conditions
3. Environmental factors physical (noise, vibration, illumination, temperature extremes), chemical (solid, liquid, vapours, gases, dusts, fumes/mists, biological (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, plants)

Risk

1. The potential for a person to be harmed or suffer adverse health effects if exposed to a hazard.
2. The probability of an injury expressed as a percentage
3. Risk = Probability x Consequence x Exposure

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Each group will conduct a reconnaissance of an area (indoors and/or outdoors)- university, work, etc.

1. Acting as Joint Health and Safety Committee conduct a reconnaissance assessment. This is a group assignment
2. Create a hazard checklist AND Using TABLE 2 (RISK CRITERIA) Complete TABLE 1 (HAZARD INVENTORY & RISK EVALUATION) for each potential hazard identified.
3. Feel free to interview people working during your reconnaissance area to ask them about potential hazards that may occur in that area, may also take photos (examples: Facility Maintenance, Cafeteria, Laboratory Technicians, Professors etc.). Note: you may also need to seek consent for area being inspected. Identify photos/which hazard does the phot represent.
4. Compile all this information assessing and discussing the hazards and their health effects/risks, including detailed recommendations for hazard prevention and controls, applying applicable legislation and research. A group presentation is then conducted highlighting the major findings, ratings, prioritizing hazard and recommendations.
5. Now that youve completed an informal inspection of the site/area you are to create a Formal Inspection Form that can be used for inspecting the area in the future see attached sample inspection form for reference
6. On your assignment provide link and address of company that you assessed.

Group Participants: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Work Area Assessed: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Date of Assessment: ______________

TABLE 1: HAZARD INVENTORY & RISK EVALUATION 10%

HazardHazard Area

Probability

(Rate from 1-10)

*see chart

Exposure

(Rate from 1-10)

*see chart

Consequence

(Rate from 1-10)

*see chart

Risk Level

= PxExC/1000 x 100%

Cord on floor/slip and or trip

Curled up mat at south door, room 210, 3^rd floor 56824%

Group Participants: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Work Area Assessed: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Date of Assessment: ______________

TABLE 2: RATING CRITERIA

Probability

Rating

Probability

Descriptor

Exposure Rating Exposure DescriptorConsequence Rating

Consequence

Descriptor

10

9

Predicted or Expected

10

9

Catastrophic

10

9

Continuous daily

8

7

Almost Certain

8

7

Fatality

8

7

Frequently daily

6

Possible

6

Serious Injury

6

Occasional (1/week, 1/month)

5

50/50 chance

5

5

4

Coincidence

4

Disabling Injury

4

Unusual (1-2x per year)

3

Never Occurred Before

3

Minor

3

Rare

2Almost impossible2Close Call2Remotely possible

TABLE 3: HAZARDs, RISK AND CONTROLS -20%

HazardHazard Area/LocationType of HazardRisksControl(s) Type of control Applicable Legislation(s)

Cord on floor -Tripping Hazard

Curled up mat at south door room 2010, 3^rd floorEnvironmental Strain back, twist ankle, fall and hit headPut material under mat that prevents it from movingEngineering / administrative

Discussion: 30%

Sample Inspection Form 10%