Taking a Serious Look Analyzing Hazards

How could this accident have been prevented Effective analysis is a key factor. (Courtesy of Mine Health and Safety Administration.) 

Before reading this chapter, you should evaluate each of the following topics by circling the answer that most closely represents the current state of hazard analysis in your company. 

Hazard analysis 5 All workers and supervisors are Involved in assessing hazards and deriving solutions 

Root cause analysis 5 There Is a system in place to evaluate the root cause of all accidents/ Incidents, even near misses 

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT A PRACTICAL APPROACH 

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Chapter 8—Taking a Serious Look Analyzing Hazards—It is the intent of this chapter to delve into the causes of incidents and how to analyze them in a practical manner so that some action can be taken to intervene or prevent the occurrence of the situations. An understanding of why accident/incidents are occurring is paramount to determining how one would go about addressing them. 

Once the hazards have been identified then the information and sources must be analyzed to determine their origin and the potential to remove or mitigate their effects on the workplace. Analysis of hazards forces us to take a serious look at them. 

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