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5 Steps to a Risk Assessment: A Comprehensive Guide
Author: Dr. Evelyn Reed, PhD, Certified Safety Professional with 15 years of experience in occupational health and safety, specializing in risk assessment methodologies and training.
Publisher: SafetyFirst Publications, a leading publisher of safety and risk management resources for businesses and individuals, with over 20 years of experience providing practical and up-to-date information.
Editor: Michael Davies, Certified Safety Professional with 10 years of experience in industrial safety and risk management, specializing in editing technical documentation for clarity and accuracy.
Summary: This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the 5 steps to a risk assessment, detailing best practices and common pitfalls to avoid. It emphasizes the importance of a systematic approach, covering hazard identification, risk evaluation, risk control measures, record-keeping, and review. This step-by-step approach ensures a thorough and effective risk assessment process, leading to a safer and more productive work environment.
Keywords: 5 steps to a risk assessment, risk assessment process, hazard identification, risk evaluation, risk control, risk management, workplace safety, occupational health and safety, safety management systems.
1. Identifying Hazards: The Foundation of Your 5 Steps to a Risk Assessment
The first and arguably most crucial step in the 5 steps to a risk assessment is hazard identification. This involves systematically identifying potential sources of harm within a specific work environment, task, or process. Hazards can be anything that has the potential to cause harm, including physical hazards (e.g., slips, trips, falls, machinery), chemical hazards (e.g., exposure to toxic substances), biological hazards (e.g., bacteria, viruses), ergonomic hazards (e.g., repetitive movements, awkward postures), and psychosocial hazards (e.g., stress, bullying).
Effective hazard identification requires a proactive and multi-faceted approach. This includes:
Walkthroughs and inspections: Physically surveying the work area to identify visible hazards.
Checklists: Utilizing pre-designed checklists specific to the industry or task.
Interviews and consultations: Gathering information from workers with direct experience.
Accident/incident reports: Analyzing past incidents to identify recurring hazards.
Near miss reports: Investigating near misses to prevent future incidents.
Common Pitfall: Failing to consider all types of hazards, relying solely on observation without input from workers, and neglecting to update the hazard identification process regularly.
2. Evaluating Risks: Assessing the Likelihood and Severity
Once hazards are identified, the next step in the 5 steps to a risk assessment is risk evaluation. This involves determining the likelihood of a hazard causing harm and the severity of the potential harm. This is often expressed using a risk matrix, which typically combines likelihood and severity ratings to generate an overall risk level (e.g., low, medium, high).
Several qualitative and quantitative methods exist for risk evaluation. Qualitative methods rely on expert judgment and experience, while quantitative methods utilize numerical data and statistical analysis. The choice of method depends on the complexity of the hazard and the available data.
Common Pitfall: Using subjective judgments without sufficient data, failing to consider the cumulative effects of multiple hazards, and underestimating the likelihood or severity of certain hazards.
3. Implementing Control Measures: The Core of Your 5 Steps to a Risk Assessment
The third step in the 5 steps to a risk assessment is to implement control measures to reduce or eliminate the identified risks. The hierarchy of control measures generally prioritizes the most effective options:
1. Elimination: Removing the hazard completely.
2. Substitution: Replacing the hazard with a less hazardous alternative.
3. Engineering controls: Implementing physical changes to the workplace (e.g., guarding machinery, improving ventilation).
4. Administrative controls: Modifying work practices, training procedures, or supervision (e.g., implementing safe work procedures, providing safety training).
5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Providing workers with PPE as a last resort.
Common Pitfall: Relying solely on PPE, failing to implement effective engineering or administrative controls, and not providing adequate training on the use of control measures.
4. Record Keeping and Documentation: Essential for Effective 5 Steps to a Risk Assessment
Maintaining accurate records of the 5 steps to a risk assessment process is crucial for demonstrating compliance with safety regulations, tracking progress, and improving safety performance. Documentation should include:
List of identified hazards.
Risk evaluation matrix.
Control measures implemented.
Responsibilities assigned.
Review dates.
Common Pitfall: Inconsistent or incomplete documentation, failing to update records after changes in the workplace, and poor record-keeping practices that hinder future assessments.
5. Reviewing and Updating: A Continuous Process in Your 5 Steps to a Risk Assessment
The final step in the 5 steps to a risk assessment is regular review and updating. Risk assessments are not static documents; they must be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect changes in the workplace, new information, or improvements in control measures. The frequency of review should depend on the nature of the hazards and the level of risk.
Common Pitfall: Failing to review and update risk assessments regularly, neglecting to incorporate feedback from workers, and not addressing identified deficiencies in a timely manner.
Conclusion: Successfully navigating the 5 steps to a risk assessment is essential for creating a safe and healthy work environment. By following these steps and avoiding common pitfalls, organizations can significantly reduce the likelihood of accidents and injuries. Remember that a proactive, participatory, and continuously updated approach to risk assessment is paramount to effective safety management.
FAQs:
1. What is the legal requirement for conducting a risk assessment? Legal requirements vary by jurisdiction, but most countries mandate risk assessments for workplaces to ensure employee safety and health.
2. Who should be involved in a risk assessment? Ideally, a team comprising workers, supervisors, safety professionals, and management should participate.
3. How often should a risk assessment be reviewed? The frequency depends on the type and level of risk, but annual reviews are generally recommended.
4. What if I'm unsure how to assess a particular hazard? Seek expert advice from a safety professional or consultant.
5. What are the consequences of failing to conduct a proper risk assessment? Potential consequences include fines, legal action, and potentially serious injuries or fatalities.
6. Can I use a template for my risk assessment? Yes, templates can be helpful, but they should be adapted to the specific circumstances of the workplace.
7. How do I communicate the findings of a risk assessment to workers? Findings should be clearly communicated in a manner easily understandable by all workers.
8. What is the difference between hazard and risk? A hazard is a potential source of harm, while risk is the likelihood and severity of harm occurring from that hazard.
9. How can I improve the effectiveness of my risk assessment process? Regular training for assessors, consistent documentation, and continuous improvement based on feedback and incident investigation are crucial.
Related Articles:
1. Hazard Identification Techniques: A deep dive into various methods for identifying hazards in the workplace.
2. Risk Matrix Development and Application: A guide to creating and using risk matrices for effective risk evaluation.
3. Implementing Control Measures: A Practical Guide: A detailed explanation of different control measures and their application.
4. Effective Risk Assessment Documentation: Best practices for creating clear and comprehensive risk assessment documents.
5. The Importance of Risk Assessment Review and Update: Strategies for ensuring regular review and updates of risk assessments.
6. Risk Assessment in Different Industries: Specific examples and best practices for conducting risk assessments in various sectors.
7. Integrating Risk Assessment with Safety Management Systems: How to integrate risk assessment into a comprehensive safety management system.
8. Legal Aspects of Risk Assessment: A comprehensive overview of legal requirements and liabilities related to risk assessment.
9. Software and Tools for Risk Assessment: A review of different software and tools available to assist in the risk assessment process.
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| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Information Security Risk Assessment Toolkit Mark Talabis, Jason Martin, 2012-10-26 In order to protect company's information assets such as sensitive customer records, health care records, etc., the security practitioner first needs to find out: what needs protected, what risks those assets are exposed to, what controls are in place to offset those risks, and where to focus attention for risk treatment. This is the true value and purpose of information security risk assessments. Effective risk assessments are meant to provide a defendable analysis of residual risk associated with your key assets so that risk treatment options can be explored. Information Security Risk Assessment Toolkit gives you the tools and skills to get a quick, reliable, and thorough risk assessment for key stakeholders. Based on authors' experiences of real-world assessments, reports, and presentations Focuses on implementing a process, rather than theory, that allows you to derive a quick and valuable assessment Includes a companion web site with spreadsheets you can utilize to create and maintain the risk assessment |
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| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Uses of Risk Analysis to Achieve Balanced Safety in Building Design and Operations National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Risk Appraisal in the Development of Facilities Design Criteria, 1991-02-01 This volume considers engineering risk analysis applications to the field of building safety. Building codes and design criteria used by architects and engineersâ€standards of good practice defined by industry consensusâ€have made great strides in bringing the dangers of facilities under control, but the range of hazards (e.g., fire, indoor air pollutants, electrical malfunctions) is broad. Risk analysis offers improved overall safety of new and existing facilities without imposing unacceptable costs. Broad application of risk analysis will help facility professionals, policymakers, and facility users and owners to understand the risks, to determine what levels of risk are socially and economically tolerable, and to manage risk more effectively. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Reducing the Threat of Improvised Explosive Device Attacks by Restricting Access to Explosive Precursor Chemicals National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Reducing the Threat of Improvised Explosive Device Attacks by Restricting Access to Chemical Explosive Precursors, 2018-05-19 Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a type of unconventional explosive weapon that can be deployed in a variety of ways, and can cause loss of life, injury, and property damage in both military and civilian environments. Terrorists, violent extremists, and criminals often choose IEDs because the ingredients, components, and instructions required to make IEDs are highly accessible. In many cases, precursor chemicals enable this criminal use of IEDs because they are used in the manufacture of homemade explosives (HMEs), which are often used as a component of IEDs. Many precursor chemicals are frequently used in industrial manufacturing and may be available as commercial products for personal use. Guides for making HMEs and instructions for constructing IEDs are widely available and can be easily found on the internet. Other countries restrict access to precursor chemicals in an effort to reduce the opportunity for HMEs to be used in IEDs. Although IED attacks have been less frequent in the United States than in other countries, IEDs remain a persistent domestic threat. Restricting access to precursor chemicals might contribute to reducing the threat of IED attacks and in turn prevent potentially devastating bombings, save lives, and reduce financial impacts. Reducing the Threat of Improvised Explosive Device Attacks by Restricting Access to Explosive Precursor Chemicals prioritizes precursor chemicals that can be used to make HMEs and analyzes the movement of those chemicals through United States commercial supply chains and identifies potential vulnerabilities. This report examines current United States and international regulation of the chemicals, and compares the economic, security, and other tradeoffs among potential control strategies. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Sustainability and the U.S. EPA National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2011-09-08 Sustainability is based on a simple and long-recognized factual premise: Everything that humans require for their survival and well-being depends, directly or indirectly, on the natural environment. The environment provides the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Recognizing the importance of sustainability to its work, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to create programs and applications in a variety of areas to better incorporate sustainability into decision-making at the agency. To further strengthen the scientific basis for sustainability as it applies to human health and environmental protection, the EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to provide a framework for incorporating sustainability into the EPA's principles and decision-making. This framework, Sustainability and the U.S. EPA, provides recommendations for a sustainability approach that both incorporates and goes beyond an approach based on assessing and managing the risks posed by pollutants that has largely shaped environmental policy since the 1980s. Although risk-based methods have led to many successes and remain important tools, the report concludes that they are not adequate to address many of the complex problems that put current and future generations at risk, such as depletion of natural resources, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. Moreover, sophisticated tools are increasingly available to address cross-cutting, complex, and challenging issues that go beyond risk management. The report recommends that EPA formally adopt as its sustainability paradigm the widely used three pillars approach, which means considering the environmental, social, and economic impacts of an action or decision. Health should be expressly included in the social pillar. EPA should also articulate its vision for sustainability and develop a set of sustainability principles that would underlie all agency policies and programs. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Risk Analysis David Vose, 2008-04-28 Risk Analysis concerns itself with the quantification of risk, the modeling of identified risks and how to make decisions from those models. Quantitative risk analysis (QRA) using Monte Carlo simulation offers a powerful and precise method for dealing with the uncertainty and variability of a problem. By providing the building blocks the author guides the reader through the necessary steps to produce an accurate risk analysis model and offers general and specific techniques to cope with most modeling problems. A wide range of solved problems is used to illustrate these techniques and how they can be used together to solve otherwise complex problems. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment Ernie Hayden, MIPM, CISSP, CEH, GICSP(Gold), PSP, 2020-08-25 ASIS Book of The Year Winner as selected by ASIS International, the world's largest community of security practitioners Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment wins 2021 ASIS Security Book of the Year Award - SecurityInfoWatch ... and Threat Reduction Handbook by Ernie Hayden, PSP (Rothstein Publishing) was selected as its 2021 ASIS Security Industry Book of the Year. As a manager or engineer have you ever been assigned a task to perform a risk assessment of one of your facilities or plant systems? What if you are an insurance inspector or corporate auditor? Do you know how to prepare yourself for the inspection, decided what to look for, and how to write your report? This is a handbook for junior and senior personnel alike on what constitutes critical infrastructure and risk and offers guides to the risk assessor on preparation, performance, and documentation of a risk assessment of a complex facility. This is a definite “must read” for consultants, plant managers, corporate risk managers, junior and senior engineers, and university students before they jump into their first technical assignment. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: The Owner's Role in Project Risk Management National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management, 2005-02-25 Effective risk management is essential for the success of large projects built and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), particularly for the one-of-a-kind projects that characterize much of its mission. To enhance DOE's risk management efforts, the department asked the NRC to prepare a summary of the most effective practices used by leading owner organizations. The study's primary objective was to provide DOE project managers with a basic understanding of both the project owner's risk management role and effective oversight of those risk management activities delegated to contractors. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: The Security Risk Assessment Handbook Douglas Landoll, 2016-04-19 The Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments provides detailed insight into precisely how to conduct an information security risk assessment. Designed for security professionals and their customers who want a more in-depth understanding of the risk assessment process, this volume contains real-wor |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Chemical Management Toolkit Expansion: Standard Operating Procedures, 2016-08-07 The U.S. Department of State charged the Academies with the task of producing a protocol for development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) that would serve as a complement to the Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security: A Guide to Prudent Chemical Management and be included with the other materials in the 2010 toolkit. To accomplish this task, a committee with experience and knowledge in good chemical safety and security practices in academic and industrial laboratories with awareness of international standards and regulations was formed. The hope is that this toolkit expansion product will enhance the use of the previous reference book and the accompanying toolkit, especially in developing countries where safety resources are scarce and experience of operators and end-users may be limited. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Managing the Causes of Work-related Stress Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive, 2007 Based on the Management Standards, this new guide will help you, your employees and their representatives manage the issue sensibly and minimise the impact of work-related stress on your business. It might also help you improve how your organisation performs. |
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| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments U. S. Department U.S. Department of Commerce, 2012-09-30 This document provides guidance for conducting risk assessments of federal informational systems and organizations, amplifying the guidance in Special Publication 800-39. This document provides guidance for carrying out each of the steps in the risk assessment process (i.e., preparing for the assessment, conducting the assessment, communicating the results of the assessment, and maintaining the assessment) and how risk assessments and other organizational risk management processes complement and inform each other. It also provides guidance to organizations on identifying specific risk factors to monitor on an ongoing basis, so that organizations can determine whether risks have increased to unacceptable levels (i.e., exceeding organizational risk tolerance) and different courses of action should be taken. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Risk Management Handbook Federal Aviation Administration, 2012-07-03 Every day in the United States, over two million men, women, and children step onto an aircraft and place their lives in the hands of strangers. As anyone who has ever flown knows, modern flight offers unparalleled advantages in travel and freedom, but it also comes with grave responsibility and risk. For the first time in its history, the Federal Aviation Administration has put together a set of easy-to-understand guidelines and principles that will help pilots of any skill level minimize risk and maximize safety while in the air. The Risk Management Handbook offers full-color diagrams and illustrations to help students and pilots visualize the science of flight, while providing straightforward information on decision-making and the risk-management process. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces National Research Council, Commission on Life Sciences, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, 2000-04-17 Risk management is especially important for military forces deployed in hostile and/or chemically contaminated environments, and on-line or rapid turn-around capabilities for assessing exposures can create viable options for preventing or minimizing incapaciting exposures or latent disease or disability in the years after the deployment. With military support for the development, testing, and validation of state-of-the-art personal and area sensors, telecommunications, and data management resources, the DOD can enhance its capabilities for meeting its novel and challenging tasks and create technologies that will find widespread civilian uses. Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces assesses currently available options and technologies for productive pre-deployment environmental surveillance, exposure surveillance during deployments, and retrospective exposure surveillance post-deployment. This report also considers some opportunities for technological and operational advancements in technology for more effective exposure surveillance and effects management options for force deployments in future years. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: COBIT 5 for Risk ISACA, 2013-09-25 Information is a key resource for all enterprises. From the time information is created to the moment it is destroyed, technology plays a significant role in containing, distributing and analysing information. Technology is increasingly advanced and has become pervasive in enterprises and the social, public and business environments. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-based Paint Hazards in Housing , 1995 |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse, 2017-09-28 Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges: reducing the burden of suffering from pain and containing the rising toll of the harms that can arise from the use of opioid medications. Chronic pain and opioid use disorder both represent complex human conditions affecting millions of Americans and causing untold disability and loss of function. In the context of the growing opioid problem, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an Opioids Action Plan in early 2016. As part of this plan, the FDA asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a committee to update the state of the science on pain research, care, and education and to identify actions the FDA and others can take to respond to the opioid epidemic, with a particular focus on informing FDA's development of a formal method for incorporating individual and societal considerations into its risk-benefit framework for opioid approval and monitoring. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Risk Assessment Framework Ray W. Frohnhoefer, 2019-10-26 All initiatives start with uncertainty, creating consequences ranging from unfulfilled plans to total organizational failure. Yet ongoing research has shown risk management to be a frequently neglected area of planning. A framework is a simple, basic conceptual structure of a process, modifiable to fit the needs and circumstances of initiatives, whether they be projects, programs, operations, or even a collection of activities. Strong frameworks (known as shikumi in Japanese), allow an organization to change and weather changes quickly. A good framework is usable by a small initiative, but is also usable across the organization and organizations.Risk Assessment Framework provides a complete framework and a recommended means of implementation to establish a complete, reusable, and sustainable risk management methodology for any initiative. Tools, templates, forms, and guidance provide support for the implementation of the framework. It is up to the initiative manager to review the framework, tailor the framework to be appropriate for the initiative as needed, and select tools and techniques to support the tailored framework.This newly revised edition of Risk Assessment Framework includes: - an updated, scalable framework to proactively manage risk for any initiative- a guide to tailoring and scaling the framework to put it to immediate use- stress on positive risks as encouragement to use it (hint: it can pay for itself )- a focus on a risk assessment workshop (the recommended framework implementation method)- access to tools, techniques, templates, and guidance to continuously improve risk management- alignment with the PMBOK(R) Guide - Sixth Edition and ISO 31000Whether you are an aspiring, new, accidental, or experienced manager, this book will help you successfully navigate uncertainty for any effort. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Getting to grips with manual handling Health and Safety Executive, 2011 This booklet explains the problems associated with manual handling and sets out best practice approaches to dealing with it. The advice is intended for managers of small firms or organisations. But many of the general principles are relevant to all organisations whatever their size. Contents include; what's the problem? What should I do about it? What are my duties? Avoiding manual handling, Assessing and reducing the risk of injury, what about training, good handling technique, how do I know if there's a risk of injury, general risk assessment guidelines. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Manual Handling Great Britain, Health and Safety Executive Staff, Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive, 2016-09 |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Assessment of Repetitive Tasks of the Upper Limbs (The Art Tool) Great Britain, Health and Safety Executive Staff, 2010-03-15 The Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) tool is designed to help risk assess tasks that require repetitive moving of the upper limbs (arms and hands). It assists you in assessing some of the common risk factors in repetitive work that contribute to the development of Upper Limb Disorders (ULDs). |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Successful Health & Safety Management Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive, 1991 The costs of failure to manage health and safety successfully are high. This manual was prepared by HSE's Accident Prevention Advisory Unit as a practical guide for directors, managers and health and safety professionals intent on improving health and safety performance. The advice given here will be increasingly used by HSE inspectors as a basis for testing the performance of organizations against the general duties of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: GAMP 5 Sion Wyn, 2008 GAMP 5 provides pragmatic and practical industry guidance to achieve compliant computerized systems fit for intended use in an efficient and effective manner. This technical document describes a flexible risk-based approach to compliant GxP regulated computerized systems, based on scalable specification and verification. It points to the future of computer systems compliance by centering on principles behind major industry developments such as PQLI; ICH Q8, Q9, Q10; and ASTM E2500. This revolutionary Guide addresses the entire lifecycle of an automated system and its applicability to a wide range of information systems, lab equipment, integrated manufacturing systems, and IT infrastructures. It contains new information on outsourcing, electronic batch recording, end user applications (such as spreadsheets and small database applications), and patch management. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis , 1985 |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances (NOHSC:2012(1994)) National Occupational Health And Safety Commission, 1994 |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Risk Assessments Questions and Answers Pat Perry, 2003 Risk analysis, Risk assessment, Health and safety management, Health and safety requirements, Occupational safety, Hazards, Legislation, Health and Safety |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Risk Assessment Georgi Popov, Bruce K. Lyon, Bruce D. Hollcroft, 2016-06-03 Covers the fundamentals of risk assessment and emphasizes taking a practical approach in the application of the techniques Written as a primer for students and employed safety professionals covering the fundamentals of risk assessment and emphasizing a practical approach in the application of the techniques Each chapter is developed as a stand-alone essay, making it easier to cover a subject Includes interactive exercises, links, videos, and downloadable risk assessment tools Addresses criteria prescribed by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for safety programs |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Risk Analysis and Management: Engineering Resilience Ivo Häring, 2016-02-19 The book introduces basic risk concepts and then goes on to discuss risk management and analysis processes and steps. The main emphasis is on methods that fulfill the requirements of one or several risk management steps. The focus is on risk analysis methods including statistical-empirical analyses, probabilistic and parametrized models, engineering approaches and simulative methods, e.g. for fragment and blast propagation or hazard density computation. Risk management is essential for improving all resilience management steps: preparation, prevention, protection, response and recovery. The methods investigate types of event and scenario, as well as frequency, exposure, avoidance, hazard propagation, damage and risks of events. Further methods are presented for context assessment, risk visualization, communication, comparison and assessment as well as selecting mitigation measures. The processes and methods are demonstrated using detailed results and overviews of security research projects, in particular in the applications domains transport, aviation, airport security, explosive threats and urban security and safety. Topics include: sufficient control of emerging and novel hazards and risks, occupational safety, identification of minimum (functional) safety requirements, engineering methods for countering malevolent or terrorist events, security research challenges, interdisciplinary approaches to risk control and management, risk-based change and improvement management, and support of rational decision-making. The book addresses advanced bachelor students, master and doctoral students as well as scientists, researchers and developers in academia, industry, small and medium enterprises working in the emerging field of security and safety engineering. |
| 5 steps to a risk assessment: Risk Assessments and Safe Machinery Torben Jespen, 2016-05-03 This book describes the prerequisites for the placing on the market and the safe use of machinery in compliance with the relevant EU Directives, especially the Machinery Directive 2006/42. It provides readers with high-level knowledge concerning the Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSR) that machinery must fulfill. The approach and principles of the Machinery Directive were most recently made worldwide acknowledged in the ILO code of practice on safe machinery, released in 2013. The book addresses that code, as well as providing valuable insight into other EU Product and Workplace legislation. Focusing on the key aspect of safe machinery, the “machinery safety risk assessment”, which allows readers to better understand the more difficult aspects of risk assessments, the book equips readers to tackle problems at the manufacturing stage and in different use scenarios, introducing them to risk reduction techniques and functional safety aspects. |
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