Worksite hazard identification

You must identify the workplace hazards before you can determine how to protect your employees. In performing worksite hazard identification, you must consider 

Perform hazard identification of all worksites prior to the start of work. 

Require supervisors and employees to inspect their work space prior to the start of each work shift or new activity. 

So that all hazards are identified, conduct comprehensive baseline worksite surveys for safety and health, and perform periodic comprehensive updated surveys. Analyze planned and new facilities, processes, materials, and equipment. Perform routine job hazard analyses. 

Employers must identify the workplace hazards before they can determine how to protect their employees. In performing worksite hazard identification, employers must consider not only hazards that currently exist in the workplace, but also those hazards that could occur because of changes in operations or procedures, or because of other factors such as concurrent work activities. For this element, employers should 

Provide for regular site safety and health inspections to identify new or previously missed hazards and failures in hazard controls. So that employee insight and 

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Worksite hazard identification and analysis identifies existing hazards and conditions, operations and situations that create or contribute to hazards, and areas where hazards may develop. This includes close scrutiny and tracking of injury or illness and incident records to identify patterns that may indicate causes of aggressive behavior and assaults. The objectives of worksite hazard identification and analyses are to recognize, identify, and plan to correct security hazards. Analysis uses existing records and worksite evaluations should include record review and identification of security hazards. 

Worksite hazard identification and analysis should use a systematic method to identify the areas needing in-depth scrutiny of security hazards. This analysis should do the following ... 

Conducting worksite inspections, safety and health audits, job hazard analyses, and other types of hazard identification. 

Lack of a site specific hazard identification program and worksite analysis, and... 

Even if OSHA or your state does not require an I2P2, OSHA encourages construction employers to institute and maintain a program that provides the systematic identification, evaluation, and prevention or control of worksite hazards and the hazards of specific jobs and tasks. The elements of an effective I2P2 include ... 

To repeat, VPP requirements are based on concepts that were appropriate in their time. The emphasis in VPP is on hazard identification and analysis. The term hazard is not defined. But, the wording with respect to hazards in the VPP requirements puts a heavy emphasis on conditions, and it is limiting. The only place in the VPP requirements where risk is mentioned is in the opening paragraph of the section on Worksite Analysis ... 

Worksite Analysis A hazard identification and analysis system must be implemented to systematically identify basic and unforeseen safety and health hazards, evaluate their risks, and prioritize and recommend methods to eliminate or control hazards to an acceptable level of risk. 

These surveys are performed by individuals competent in hazard identification and control, especially with hazards that are present at the worksite. 

Worksite Analysis. A hazard identification and analysis system must be implemented to systematically identify basic and unforeseen... 

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Analysis of other records Repeat hazards, just like repeat injuries or illnesses, mean that controls are not working. And, patterns in hazard identification records can show up over shorter periods of time than accidents or incidents. Upgrading a control may involve something as basic as improving commvmication or accountability. Hazards found during worksite analysis should be reviewed to determine what failure in the safety and health system permitted the hazard to occur. The system failure should then be corrected to ensure that similar hazards do not reoccur. 

Identification of hazards includes those items that can assist you in identifying workplace hazards and determining what corrective action is necessary to control them. Actions include worksite safety inspections, accident investigations, meetings of safety and health committees, and project safety meetings. To accomplish the identification of hazards, the following should be reviewed ... 

Identification of all hazards by initially conducting comprehensive worksite sm-veys for safety and health, and then periodic updates/surveys. 

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