HAZARD IDENTIFICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT & CONTROL (HIRAC)

A critical part of any Occupational Health and Safety program is the identification, assessment, elimination and/or the control of risk in the workplace.

Risk is, at minimum, a two-dimensional concept involving (1) the possibility of an adverse outcome and (2) magnitude of that adverse outcome

Identification, Risk Assessment & control (HIRAC) or popularly known as HIRA is the process of evaluation of the risks by

  • characterizing probability and severity
  • evaluating adverse consequences taking into account of any existing controls &
  • deciding whether or not the risks is acceptable

The goal is to eliminate the hazard or control the hazards with critical and high potential risk to the lowest reasonable risk level.

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