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6-CONCEPT OF RISK MANAGEMENT (RISKS & HAZARDS (chemicals and…
6-CONCEPT OF RISK MANAGEMENT
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
Processes, procedures and standards explain how a business should operate.
Benefits
Improve workplace safety by reducing risk & hazards during working
Improve the consistency of product and service delivery by the staff.
Improve the experience of the customers, suppliers and/or distributors in their dealings with us.
RISK
the potential of gaining or losing something of value
Types
INDIRECT RISK
Overlooking things that don't directly impact their business and are therefore unprepared to deal with change.
DIRECT RISK
natural disasters, such as floods
pandemic, such as human influenza
environmental, such as climate change
legal, such as insurance issues,
RISK MANAGEMENT.
Define
-The process of identifying risks, assessing risks and developing strategies to manage risks
KEEPING THE WORKPLACE SAFE
Business owners and employers
Ensure safe systems of work
Provide information, instruction, training and supervision to your workers to ensure they are safe
Employees
comply with instructions given for work health and safety
use personal protective equipment if your employer provides it and if you are properly trained to use it
Identify Risk
Assess the business
Brainstorm
Analyse & Evaluate Impact of the Risks
Analysing the level of risk- level of risk = consequence x likelihood
Treat the Risks
method of treatment
costs involved
people responsible for treatment
RISKS & HAZARDS
RISK is the likelihood that the harm will occur from exposure to the hazard.
HAZARD is something with the potential to cause harm.
chemicals and substances hazards
waste management, leads
biological hazards and infectious diseases
hendra virus
physical hazards
electrical hazards and working at heights
manual tasks hazards
the use of the human body to perform any kind of manual task
environmental hazards
noise, lighting, cold, dust
psychosocial hazards
fatigue, work-related stress