Hazard Control Measures

TABLE 1-1 Summary of Access and Hazard Control Measures. 

The levels of PPE discussed provide controls of the hazardous substance based on the degree of worker exposure. As we have discussed before, PPE is only acceptable as a hazard control measure in the following situations ... 

Factory process Health hazard Control measures... 

It is best to have a formal procedure for recording employee-identified hazards. This can be easily accomplished by a hazard form that provides a written record of the hazard, its location, and other pertinent information, such as the number of employees exposed and possible hazard-control measures. These forms can be distributed to each employee and be available from the department committee member. Employees may wish to express their views about the existence of potential hazards anonymously on the forms. Employees should report near-miss accidents, property damage incidents, and potential injury-producing hazards. It is essential in a program such as this that employees be given anonymity if desired and that they be assured that no action will be taken against them for their participation (even if they report silly hazards). 

Develop hazard control measures, applying the Safety Decision Hierarchy. 

A behavior(s) or condition(s) having a likelihood of producing an incident, which therefore require a review and improvement of hazard control measures. 

If a hazard is described in column 2, then there must be at least one control or mitigation measure associated with that hazard described in column 3 (otherwise, the hazard should never be listed in column 2 and the work step never hsted in column 1). That control or mitigation measure must be clearly described. Do not refer readers to other sections of the JSA for a control measure description. Do not refer readers to other documents (e.g., regulations or another JSA) for a description of a hazard control measure that is supposed to be specific to a given job step hazard. Just describe the control measure, plain and simple. 

If the hazard control measures (engineering or PPE) are not adequate to prevent exposure and provide an acceptable level of safety, laboratory management should not permit the experiment or procedure in question, and should explore whether a safe substitute for COCs can be identified. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires contractors who perform construction work for the federal government to prepare a safety and occupational health plan (SOH). The idea is to analyze the potential work on a specific job or project and to plan accident prevention measures for each phase and component of the work. The plan includes work performed by subcontractors. It includes contractor hazard control measures. The plan must include frequent and regularly scheduled safety inspections of work sites, materials and equipment by competent persons. 

Assessment for Likely Success of Hazard Control Measures... 

Note for landlords Some states and localities require that lead hazard control measures be completed before property is turned over to a new tenant. For specific requirements for abatement of rental property where you live, contact your state lead program, listed in Appendix A. 

Compliance with design-based safety standards does not necessarily ensure adequate safety in complex or state-of-the-art systems. It often is necessary to perform hazard analyses to identify hazards that are specific with the system, and develop hazard control measures that adequately control the associated risk beyond those that are covered in existing design-based standards. 

The background to Hypothesis 4 Leadership can be viewed as the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to achieve the goal as well as the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives (Yukl and Becker 2006 Yukl 1999). In the USA, OSHA (2012, p. 8) stipulates that in some situations, it is not possible to completely eliminate a hazard or reduce exposures to a safe level, so personal protective equipment must often be used by workers or be used in addition to other hazard control measures. Furthermore, employers are responsible for knowing when protective equipment will be needed. 

This will allow some planning in terms of hazard control measures in initial stages. A final report should provide you with clear recommendations which are likely to adequately control the hazard when implemented. It will also act as a record of assessment which should be kept by the organization. 

This standard provides information on how to classify lasers for safety, laser safety calculations and measurements, and laser hazard control measures. The standard also addresses requirements for laser safety officers (LSOs) and laser safety committees. The standard specifies that design of signs and labels be in accordance with ANSI Z535 series of standards for accident-preventing signs. 

Notice that one of the Hazard Control Measures listed in Table 7-1 included required training. Some people prefer to have training requirements listed as a separate column similar to PPL. Listing training in its own column in the JSA can be helpful when the task at hand is hazardous and the required training is extensive and varied. 

The initial hazard study sessions are often followed by a development phase during which the design team will improve and further specify any hazard control measures foimd necessary from the systematic study. This work should lead to a closing report with the following scope ... 

Outcomes of the study should be recorded on the Hazard Study 2 Summary Table . The summary table will be developed during hazard study 2 and subsequent studies to provide a concise overview of the hazard control measures. This information should form the basis for phases 3 and 4 of the safety life cycle records for the project. 

The approach can be used in conjunction with the hierarchy of controls to review or revise workplace hazard control measures. Haddon s approach can be integrated into the JHA process as it focuses on eliminating, controlling, modifying, and mitigating various energy types and reducing their potential harmful effects. 

After reviewing your list of hazards with the employee, consider what control methods will eliminate or reduce them. For more information on hazard control measures, see Appendix 1. The most effective controls are engineering controls that physically change a machine or work environment to prevent employee exposure to the hazard. The more reliable or less likely a hazard control can be circumvented, the better. If this is not feasible, administrative controls may be appropriate. This may involve changing how employees do their jobs. 

Information obtained from a job hazard analysis is useless unless hazard control measures recommended in the analysis are incorporated into the tasks. Managers should rect ize that not all hazard controls are equal. Some are more effective than others at reducing the risk. 

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