Risk Theory
This is the framework for decision-making under uncertainty.
What is risk theory?
This is a tool designed to improve hazard recognition and consists of several sources of energy in the workplace.
What is the energy wheel?
Elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment describe this.
What is the hierarchy of controls?
This tool helps measure the severity and probability of hazard consequences.
What is a Risk Assessment Matrix?
Something with the potential to cause harm to people, the environment, or company assets?
What is a hazard?
This step focuses on identifying individuals who may be affected by hazards.
What is identifying who may be harmed and how?
This involves physically redesigning workplaces, tools, or equipment to separate workers from hazards.
What are engineering controls?
This refers to the level of risk that remains after all applicable risk control measures and safety precautions have been implemented.
What is Residual risk?
The likelihood of harm occurring combined with the severity of foreseeable harm.
What is risk?
Work overload, Violence, Bullying and Harassment are examples of this type of hazard classification.
What are Psychosocial Hazards?
This involves training, supervision, and providing signage and instructions.
What are Administrative controls?
When you rank on a scale from 1 to 5 to assess hazard impact?.
What are the severity and probability of consequences?
This international standard provides a framework for risk management.
What is ISO 31000?
This technique emphasizes creativity and unconventional ideas without criticism.
What is brainstorming for hazard identification?
This might involve replacing a hazardous substance or process with a safer alternative.
What is Substitution?
This ensures the ongoing relevance and accuracy of hazard evaluations.
What is reviewing a risk assessment?
The steps in determining harm, evaluating risk, documenting, and reviewing hazards.
What is a formal risk assessment process?
Manufacturers must provide this document to highlight hazardous substances.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet?
These are built-in safety features that operate without requiring human or system intervention to function.
What are Passive risk controls?
This refers to a level of risk that can be further lowered only by an increase in resource expenditure that is disproportionate in relation to the resulting decrease in risk.
What is ALARP (As low as reasonably practicable)?