Hazard Hunters
A thing or condition that may expose a person to injury, disease, or damage to property or the environment.
What is a HAZARD?
A site-specific assessment completed in the field to capture new or unexpected hazards.
Field Level Hazard Assessment (FLHA)
The strongest hazard control that removes the risk entirely.
Elimination
HIRAs must be reviewed at least this often, even if no changes occur.
Annually
This process identifies, assesses, and controls workplace hazards and their risks.
What is a hazard assessment?
This is a formal risk assessment used for moderate or higher-risk tasks.
Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (HIRA)
The weakest control, often called the “last line of defense.”
personal protective equipment (PPE)
A step-by-step plan, in chronological order, that outlines how to perform a task safely.
Safe Job Procedure
Hazards can come from the work environment, equipment, tasks - and this additional factor.
Work Design
A brief, informal assessment performed before starting a task or after a break.
Take 5
The recommended approach of starting with the strongest controls and working downward.
hierarchy of controls
This tool combines the likelihood and severity of harm to determine the overall level of risk in a HIRA.
Risk Matrix