Hazard control designs, developing

Develop hazard control designs, methods, procedures, and programs. 

The Scope and Functions of the Professional Safety Position issued by the American Society of Safety Engineers (1998) says that the s ety professional is to anticipate, identify, and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices and develop hazard control designs, methods, procedures, and programs. Those are valid statements. 

Note that according to the first bulleted item, the safety professional is to anticipate hazards. And the second bulleted item indicates that safety professionals are to develop hazard control designs. ... 

Preliminary Hazard Analysis. The next step in the process is the development of a PHA. This analysis is the core of the FSS program and as such is vital in eliminating or reducing the inherent hazards associated with this laboratory operation. The PHA is used to further analyze the data identified in the PHL. This enhances the hazard control data base and provides specific recommended corrective action for the resolution of hazardous conditions. A combination of the informational sources used in the PHL development and any additional design information should be used in PHA development. 

The documentation should include the basic process knowledge and design considerations that form the foundation for facility design and operation. Prior to design, it is essential that this documentation be as complete as possible, since the identification and control of chemical reactivity hazards will be developed from this information. As subsequent knowledge is obtained or developed as a result of process or technology modification, it should also be incorporated into the documentation and carefully reviewed. 

Develop Procedures and Training. Not all hazards can be controlled within the software subsystem. Providing adequate hazard controls is a system level issue that includes the control of physical hazards from all areas, and minimizing risk resulting from environmental conditions. Where it is impractical to eliminate hazards through design, procedures and training must be used. All software-related functions that affect service should be documented, and users should be fully trained. 

Step D Develop and design hazard controls—Develop or design the best hazard control based on evaluating each hazard. Coordinate implementation of all feasible controls Step E Implement required controls—Coordinate and obtain management approval for implementation Step F Revise and pubhsh the JHA information—Update the JHA and then communicate implementation actions with tile organizational members... 

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