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Risk Assessment Plan for the Eastman Chemical Company

   

Added on  2020-05-28

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Running head: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF RISK ASSESSMENTPrinciples and Practice of Risk AssessmentName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Notes
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1PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF RISK ASSESSMENTTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2WSH legal requirements (Singapore based)....................................................................................3Benefits............................................................................................................................................4Effective Risk Management............................................................................................................5Recommended risk assessment process/ action required................................................................6Quantitative vs. qualitative..............................................................................................................7Strengths of chosen risk assessment................................................................................................8Weakness of chosen risk assessment...............................................................................................8Communication................................................................................................................................9Verbal, written, graphic...............................................................................................................9Training..........................................................................................................................................10Correct Equipment and tools.........................................................................................................10Safety Promotion...........................................................................................................................10Conclusion (Wellbeing).................................................................................................................11Reference.......................................................................................................................................12
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2PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF RISK ASSESSMENTIntroductionThe aim of the current study is to prepare a risk assessment plan for the EastmanChemical Company. This is one of the major fortune 500 companies that is based in US, whichmainly specializes in providing quality chemicals that are used in all types of commercialpurposes. They also provide fibers that are needed for the everyday activity. The company hascurrently has more 40 manufacturing units in all the major nations across the globe. The riskassessment plan of the organization will be based upon its internal business environment. It willtherefore help to ensure all the employees within the organization are able to work in health andsafety environment. The risk assessment plan will mainly focus upon 5 type of hazardous activities which are asfollows:1.Stress at work: Stress is considered to be one of the most common cause of mental illnessamong workers in the internal business environment. Nearly 1 million workers leavefrom their jobs due to the effect of occupational stress (Siegrist 2016).2.Slips, trips and falls: This type of risk is mainly common among employees doing heavyphysical activities that involves high level of hazards. Nearly 40% of the injuries thatoccurred in workplace are mainly due to slip, trips and fall.3.Fire: The fire safety protocols are required to protect all assets of the organization.Having fire safety insurance is highly essential in this context.4.Confined space: The confined space within the workplace can increase the hazard oftoxic atmosphere that can compromise upon the health and safety level of the workers.
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3PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF RISK ASSESSMENTNearly 50% of all the diseases that are caused due to unhealthy workplace atmosphere aredue to working within a confined space (Brum 2016). 5.Fall from height: The unsafety work stations within the workplace can result inaccidents like fall from height. This is mainly caused due to the absence of standard workplace plan that can increase the risks of falling. The business environment within the chemical manufacturing unit is considered to havehigh levels of riskthat is caused due to the hazardous substance that are being involved in theworkplace. WSH legal requirements (Singapore based)It is one of the major legal duty of the organization is to provide high levels of safe andhealthy environment. This can be achieved by identifying all the major hazards that areassociated with the work profile of every organization. The Workplace Safety and Health Act2006 was implemented by the government in Singapore that will help in providing maximumpossible occupational safety that is needed in the context of providing safety at the workplace(Ministry of Manpower Singapore 2018). This act can be implemented in all types of workplacesand it is essential for all the organizations in Singapore to the follow the protocol of this act toensure minimum legal risks are involved. It will also help to ensure high workplace reputation.According to the framework of the following principles are developed: Reduce the chance of occurring the source by identifying its original source.The industry needs to take full responsibility and the ownership of all types of risks thatwill help to minimize the same.
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