Risk is defined as any possible change that could result in undesirable consequences to human life, health, property, or the environment. A risk assessment identifies hazards, analyzes the level of risk, considers those affected, and evaluates control measures. An effective risk assessment correctly identifies all hazards, those who could be harmed, the likelihood and severity of harm, and irrelevant risks. It also provides a basis for improving controls and regular review. Risk assessments should be ongoing and conducted before any new tasks. Elements include classifying activities, identifying hazards and controls, estimating and deciding on risk tolerability, and ensuring assessments remain effective and up-to-date.

1. May 9, 2018
Team irian jaya
Risk assessment
IMU KOCHI

2. How do we define Risk?
Risk includes any possible change of
undesirable, adverse consequences to
human life, health, property, or the
environment.

3. Risk has two elements:
• The likelihood that harm or damage may occur.
• The potential severity of the harm or damage.

4. Risk assessment
• The risk assessment process identifies hazards present in a
work undertaking;
• analyses the level of risk;
• considers those in danger;
• evaluates whether hazards are adequately controlled;

5. Effective risk assessments:
• correctly and accurately identify all hazards;
• identify who may be harmed and how;
• determine the likelihood of harm arising;
• quantify the severity of the harm;
Contd.

6. • identify and disregard inconsequential risks;
• record the significant findings;
• provide the basis for implementing or improving control
measures; and
• provide a basis for regular review and updating.

7. When to assess?
• Risk assessment should be seen as a continuous process.
• In practice, the risks in the workplace should be assessed
before work begins on any task

8. Elements of risk assessment
• classify work activities;
• identify hazards and personnel at risk;
• identify risk controls;
• estimate the risk;
• decide the tolerability of the risks;
• prepare risk control action plan;
• review adequacy of action plan;
• ensure risk assessment are effective and up to date.

9. Risk assessment pro-forma
We may wish to use a simple pro-forma to record the findings of an assessment,
covering, for example:
• work activity;
• hazard(s);
• controls in place;
• personnel at risk;
• likelihood of harm;
• severity of harm;
• risk levels;
• action to be taken following the assessment;
• administrative details, e.g. name of assessor, date, etc.

10. GUIDANCE ON MAINELEMENTSOF RISK ASSESSMENT

11. Levels of risk assessment
• Risk assessment level 1
• Risk assessment level 2:task based
• Risk assessment level 3:toolbox talk
• Risk assessment stage 4: personal assessment of risk

12. Benefits for Risk Management
• Risk management creates value
• Risk management is an integral part of the organizational process
• Risk management is part of the decision-making
• Risk management explicitly addresses uncertainty
• Risk management is systematic, structured and timely
• Risk management is based on the best available information
• Risk management is dynamic, iterative and responsive to change