Hazard Assessment

This document provides information about hazard assessment and identified hazards in a multiutility store. It discusses hazard classification, risk significance, and analysis of hazards in the workplace.

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Hazard
Assessment

HAZARD ASSESSEMENT
c 2. Hazard
Category
3. Identified Hazards 4. Assessment (see definitions below)
1.
Severity
(0-6)
2.
Frequency
(1-3)
3.
Probability
(-1 to +1)
4. Hazard Class
(A, B, or C)
Significance
(risk) (0-10)
rating
Severity +
Frequency+
Probability =
Significance
(risk)
In Store Health
Step-ladders and some
glass materials haven’t
had a safe guard and they
were at the main
workplace area, they are
going to be problematic
for the workplace in the
future.
4 1 -1 4
(Hazard class B)
In Store Health
Some chemical materials
were selling in the store
and they were very close
to floor level. It may
cause to child injuries
2 1 -1 1
(Hazard Level C)
Company Name: Kitchen stuff plus
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Analysis
The identified workflow area that has been undertaken here is a multiutility in-house store, that is
available with suitable display of all sorts of materials, ranging from various tools to stepladder,
from lubricants to chemicals and all similar items for everyday use. Therefore, the area of work
under analysis remains to be the Inside premises of a store. When it comes to the major hazard
category, it implies the category distinction of whether the object or item is from health or safety
region (Horan, et al., 2019). A hazard category is the key region where the significant impact
could be realized in or may have consequences ranging at various severity levels. Each of the
identified hazard is then measured on an Assessment scale that identifies the classification of
Hazard and rank of Risk Significance is identified (Lathrop & Ezell, 2017).
The Hazard classification is done by measuring each hazard on the three different scales of
Severity, ranging from rank of 0 to 6, where the lesser value indicates a lesser impact on severity
basis. The next parameter of the assessment category is the frequency of occurrence of the
problem. The occurrence can range from value 1 to 3, with 1 being signified as low occurrence,
and 3 being given as high occurrence chances. The third category indicates probability ranging
between -1 to +1 that denotes the possibility of occurrence at the store as a hazard. The final
assessment is the measure of all the three values, and final categorization into class A or B or C.
The first identified hazard is with the step-ladder and glass materials being kept in the store.
These are items that need certain safety guards or mechanism to prevent them from falling out or
breaking or causing accidents in the premises. The hazard indicated above falls in the health
category. The analysis of the hazard reflects that at floor levels, where good customer movement
is expected, the severity of occurrence of any health damaging accidents without use of safe
guards was quiet high to the scale of level 4. Level 4 is an indicative to lost-time injury and
illness without permanent disability, or disruptive property damage; or quality, production, or
other loss of more than $1,000 but not exceeding $5,000. The frequency of hazard is
comparatively less and is scaled at rank 1 indicating impact on people. Also, the probability of
occurrence is less than average, which means that it is ranked for a scale level on -1. The rating
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of evaluation to all these factors it’s the hazard into Classification Level B, by an overall rank of
risk rating 4.
The other identified hazard is storage of chemicals on the shelfs at lower heights and ground
reach, making it dangerous for the children to come in contact with it and have a health impact
from it. Therefore, the identified hazard is kept at severity level 2, as it might be dangerous to a
certain age group without precautionary measures. The frequency of occurrence for tis also falls
under level 1 and probability of occurrence is realized to be -1. The final significance risk rating
comes out to be 1, which places the hazard into classification level C for minor injury.
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References
Horan, K. A., Singh, R. S., Moeller, M. T., Matthews, R. A., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., &
O'Brien, W. H. (2019). The relationship between physical work hazards and employee
withdrawal: The moderating role of safety compliance. Stress and Health, 35(1), 81-88.
Lathrop, J., & Ezell, B. (2017). A systems approach to risk analysis validation for risk
management. Safety Science, 99, 187-195.
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