Employee Risk Assessment

RISK ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL OVERVIEW

The objective of risk assessments is to identify in a systematic way how an acceptable level of risk can be achieved using practicable control measures to control the range of hazards that exist or may exist in the workplace. If the level of risk cannot be justified as "acceptable" then the level of risk is not acceptable and it needs to be demonstrated how a "tolerable" level of risk can exist. The overall process of risk assessment can be divided in 3 stages:

• Risk Identification – finding, recognising and describing hazards and risks

• Risk Analysis – understanding the nature of risk and determining its level

• Risk Control – comparing the results of risk analysis with criteria and determining if

For the purpose of hazard identification the site uses multi-disciplinary risk assessment teams where each team shall identify activities and processes in their own area. The team then conducts EHS hazard identification for these activities and processes. To assist the risk assessment team the site has a hazard identification checklist (refer to appendix 2). This checklist identifies all potential hazards that could exist within the workplace. It helps the team to categorise all the EHS hazards associated with an activity and the type of harm associated with that hazard.

Risk assessments are completed to identify all significant hazards associated to an activity that have the potential to cause harm to people and/or the environment. When completing risk assessments teams must:

• Gather relevant background information to help identify hazards that relate to that activity or process • Identify and document significant hazards associated with routine and non-routine activities and operations. This would involve considering what might go wrong

• Ensure adequate consideration of human factors and common cause