Identifying
and Controlling Hazards
Course 101
Safety Certified Supervisor Series
MODULE FOUR: ANALYZING THE WORKPLACE
Introduction
In the identification phase of the hazard identification and control process we conduct surveys, interview workers, conduct inspections, and review records to determine the presence of hazardous conditions or program weaknesses. Analysis goes a step beyond mere identification. We not only want to determine if hazards exist, we want to know the negative impact that program weaknesses and hazards have on the workplace and what must be accomplished to eliminate or reduce that impact. We can do that if we closely examine each part of a component of a program, each procedure/phase in a process, or each step in a procedure to learn more about how they impact the whole.
There are various forms of hazard analysis. In this module we'll review:
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