Hazard identification scope

The major change is in Section 4.3.1 - Environmental Aspects under ISO 14001 and Planning for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control under OHSAS 18001. OHSAS is much more detailed and prescriptive in how hazards are identified, and how risks are identified, assessed and controlled compared to how aspects and impacts are managed under ISO 14001. The environmental benefits derived from implementation of ISO14001 would similarly be expected to be realized by including occupational health and safety into the applicability of an environmental management system. For the record, many organizations have chosen to add occupational health and safety into the scope of their ISO 14001 EMS. 

HCF procedure development maintains consistency by follow/ing the TA-V Nuclear Facilities Conduct of Operations Manual (SNL 1998a) and the SNL ES H Manual (SNL 1998b). These documents describe procedure format and content, including Purpose, Scope, Ownership, Responsibilities, Definitions and Acronyms, Hazard Identification, Equipment and Materials, Format, Review and Approval Authority, and Document Control. Use of this format complies with DOE Order 5480.19, Conduct of Operations, Chapter 16 (DOE 1990). TA-V Standard Operating Procedures are written for tasks specifically identified in the Technical Safely Requirements (TSR) or as required by other directives or the SNL ES H manual to address special hazards. TA-V document types and hierarchy is described in TA-V Nuclear Facilities Conduct of Operations Manual (SNL 1998a) Chapter 16. 

Develop scope for more detailed hazard identification (e.g., guide word HAZOP ), and quantitative analysis, such as consequence modeling for establishing hazard zones for emergency response planning purposes. 

Enterprising generalists in safety will become proficient with respect to the hazard identification and control aspects and the design aspects of the Scope and Function of a Safety Professional. That will be to their advantage as they give counsel to chents for the protection of people, property and the environment. ... 

After consideration of these questions, detailed mechanical design drawings will be made of all of the BOP items that need to be sourced or fabricated. A basic electrical line diagram will be drawn up that shows how the various electrical and control items link together, with safety features included. A hazard identification (hazid) and/or hazard and operability study (hazop) or similar safety analysis will also be carried out. These considerations are outside the scope of this book but it is hoped that the reader would have gained enough understanding of the systems to be able to inquire further. 

For example, any sound analysis, including risk analysis, should be based on a series of observations and measurements. The first stage of this activity, before the hazard identification can be carried out, should be to define a system to be analysed, including the definition of the scope and context of the analysis, and the development of some form of system description. This preparation should also support the identification of the experience and expertise of the participants of the hazard identification process. Yet none of the guidelines provide any support in this area. 

System Conceptualisation, Representation and Scoping (System Analysis). This stage of the analysis is often omitted from safety literatnre and standards. This preparatoiy phase is necessaiy in order to provide a stmctured framework and systematic approach for the hazard identification, risk assessment, and for snpporting a holistic approach to the analysis. Some form of system description model, for example state transition model or sequence and collaboration diagrams, should be used as the basis for hazard identification, as the hazards resulting from each system interface, process or interaction can be elicited. The novel approach, developed as part of the research, to system conceptualisation in support of safety analysis, is discussed later in the book ... 

Each contractor shall perform project hazard identification within its scope of work to identify the potentially hazardous tasks that will be required to be performed. 

Hazard identification and evaluation methods and tools. The process of identifying hazards/risks can range from informal, empirical methods to extensive, formal hazard evaluations such as a JSA. Water industry staff should consider the scale and scope of the project under consideration when selecting the appropriate hazard evaluation method. Specific hazard evaluation methods are covered in detail in ANSI/ASSE Z590.3 - 2011. In general, methods may include ... 

While mining processes generate metal-bearing wastes, mining wastes are outside of the current hazardous waste regulatory scope. For further information on this, refer to the current amended version of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), PL 94-580, Subtitle C, Section 3001 -"Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste."... 

Risk Assessment. Identification of potential risks (step one) was based on an analysis of the taxonomic and ecological characteristics of the parental organisms, the functional changes in the microorganisms brought about by the genetic alteration, the mechanism of pesticidal action, and the nature and scope of the proposed field trials. Evaluation of these four areas was the basis for identification of potential hazards and mechanisms for exposure, which in turn were used to formulate the risk issues. ... 

The first step in the acceptance process is the identification of the environment within which the pre-developed software will have to work. This environment is determined by the system-level safety function as described in the system requirements specification. Also the interface and performance requirements, as well as the safety category should be contained in the system requirements specification. This means, that during the establishment of the plant safety design base a risk and hazards analysis has been performed which rendered the categories of safety functions to be implemented by pre-developed software. This risk and hazard analysis - in spite of being out of the scope of I C engineering - has been taken as the first of four acceptance criteria that should be applied to pre-developed software independently of its safety category. 

Potential application areas include laboratory screening, field screening, or continuous and in situ field monitoring. The cleanup of a hazardous waste site may provide some examples of the scope and kinds of analytical tasks required for environmental applications. Analytical tasks associated with site characterization primarily involve the identification of listed contaminants and mapping of the spatial distribution of the compounds of concern. The diagnostic analytical tasks are best suited to classical laboratory-based methods such as GC, GC-MS, and LC. Screening tasks to determine the... 

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