Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition

Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition

by Georgi Popov, Bruce K. Lyon, Bruce D. Hollcroft
Released January 2022
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781119755920

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Risk Assessment

Explore the fundamentals of risk assessment with references to the latest standards, methodologies, and approaches

The Second Edition of Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks delivers a practical exploration of a wide array of risk assessment tools in the contexts of preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, personnel protective equipment hazard assessment, failure mode and effect analysis, and more.

The distinguished authors discuss the latest standards, theories, and methodologies covering the fundamentals of risk assessments, as well as their practical applications for safety, health, and environmental professionals with risk assessment responsibilities. “What If”/Checklist Analysis Methods are included for additional guidance.

Now in full color, the book includes interactive exercises, links, videos, and online risk assessment tools that can be immediately applied by working practitioners. The authors have also included:

  • Material that reflects the latest updates to ISO standards, the ASSP Technical Report, and the ANSI Z590.3 Prevention through Design standard
  • New hazard phrases for chemical hazards in the Globally Harmonized System, as well as NIOSH’s new occupational exposure banding tool
  • The new risk-based approach featured in the NAVY IH Field Manual
  • New chapters covering business continuity, causal factors analysis, and layers of protection analysis and barrier analysis

An indispensable resource for employed safety professionals in a variety of industries, business leaders and staff personnel with safety responsibilities, and environmental engineers Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks is also useful for students in safety, health, and environmental science courses.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
    1. A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Risk Assessments: Their Significance
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 What Is a Risk Assessment?
    3. 1.3 Risk Assessment Methods
    4. 1.4 The ANSI/ASSP Z690 – 2011 Series
    5. 1.5 ANSI B11.0 – 2020: Safety of Machinery
    6. 1.6 Risk Scoring Systems
    7. 1.7 European Union – Risk Assessment
    8. 1.8 OSHA Requirements
    9. 1.9 EPA Requirements
    10. 1.10 The Chemical Industry – The Extensive Body of Information
    11. 1.11 Conclusion
    12. References
  6. 2 Risk Assessment Standards and Definitions
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 Risk Assessments and the Safety Professional
    3. 2.3 Key Standards Requiring Risk Assessments
    4. 2.4 OSHA Compliance and Risk Assessments
    5. 2.5 Consensus Standards Requiring Risk Assessment
    6. 2.6 ANSI Z10.0
    7. 2.7 ISO 45001
    8. 2.8 ISO 31000 and ISO 31010
    9. 2.9 ANSI/ASSP Z590.3, Prevention Through Design
    10. 2.10 ANSI B11.0 Machine Safety
    11. 2.11 NFPA 70E
    12. 2.12 MIL‐STD‐882E, 11 May 2012, Department of Defense Standard Practice, System Safety
    13. 2.13 Key Terms and Definitions
    14. 2.14 Summary
    15. References
  7. 3 Risk Assessment Fundamentals
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 Risk Assessment Within the Risk Management Process
    3. 3.3 Risk Assessments and Operational Risk Management Systems
    4. 3.4 The Purpose of Assessing Risk
    5. 3.5 The Risk Assessment Process
    6. 3.6 Risk Criteria
    7. 3.7 Establishing Context
    8. 3.8 The Risk Assessment Team
    9. 3.9 Risk Identification
    10. 3.10 Risk Analysis
    11. 3.11 Risk Evaluation
    12. 3.12 Risk Treatment
    13. 3.13 Communication
    14. 3.14 Documentation
    15. 3.15 Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
    16. 3.16 Summary
    17. References
  8. 4 Defining Risk Assessment Criteria
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 Defining Risk Criteria
    3. 4.3 Risk Scoring Systems
    4. 4.4 Risk Assessment Matrices
    5. 4.5 Defining Risk Values
    6. 4.6 Risk Factors
    7. 4.7 Risk Levels
    8. 4.8 Risk Scoring
    9. 4.9 Severity of Consequence
    10. 4.10 Likelihood of Occurrence
    11. 4.11 Exposure
    12. 4.12 Risk Reduction and the Hierarchy of Controls
    13. 4.13 Acceptable and Unacceptable Risk Levels
    14. 4.14 Documenting Risk
    15. 4.15 Communicating Risk Criteria
    16. 4.16 Summary
    17. References
    18. Appendix A A. Risk Matrix (adapted/modified from ANSI Z10)
  9. 5 Fundamental Techniques
    1. 5.1 Introduction to Fundamental Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment
    2. 5.2 Assessments Within an Operational Risk Management System
    3. 5.3 Hazard Analysis vs. Risk Assessment
    4. 5.4 The Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Process
    5. 5.5 Fundamental Methods
    6. 5.6 Informal Methods
    7. 5.7 Formal Methods
    8. 5.8 Conclusion
    9. References
    10. Appendix A
    11. Appendix B Common Hazards and Descriptions
    12. Appendix C Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment Form Example
  10. 6 Preliminary Hazard and Risk Analysis
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Preliminary Hazard List
    3. 6.3 PHAs and Their Application
    4. 6.4 The Control of Hazardous Energy
    5. 6.5 Fundamental System Safety Tenets
    6. 6.6 Conducting a Preliminary Hazard and Risk Analysis (PHRA)
    7. 6.7 Scoring Systems
    8. 6.8 Practical Application
    9. 6.9 Summary
    10. References
    11. Practical Example
  11. 7 “What‐if” Analysis Methods
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Traditional What‐if Methods
    3. 7.3 Application of What‐if Analysis
    4. 7.4 Process Steps for What‐if Analysis
    5. 7.5 Introduction to the Structured What‐if Risk Assessment (SWIFRA)
    6. 7.6 Severity of Injury or Harm
    7. 7.7 Case Study – SWIFRA of Chemical Release Event
    8. 7.8 CSB Investigation Summary
    9. 7.9 Analyzing the Case Study
    10. 7.10 Conclusion
    11. References
  12. 8 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Purpose and Use
    3. 8.3 Defining Failure Modes
    4. 8.4 Risk Description Considerations
    5. 8.5 FMEA Process Steps
    6. 8.6 Practical Application
    7. 8.7 Summary
    8. References
  13. 9 Bow‐Tie Analysis Methodology
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 History
    3. 9.3 Overview
    4. 9.4 Practical Application
    5. 9.5 Summary
    6. References
  14. 10 Layers of Control Analysis
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 Strategies for Reducing Operational Risk
    3. 10.3 Hierarchy of Risk Treatment
    4. 10.4 Developing a Risk Treatment Plan
    5. 10.5 The Concept of Layers of Protection
    6. 10.6 Analyzing Layers of Control
    7. 10.7 Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
    8. 10.8 LOMA
    9. 10.9 Barrier Analysis
    10. 10.10 Layers of Control Analysis (LOCA)
    11. 10.11 Conclusion
    12. References
  15. 11 Prevention Through Design (PtD) and Design Safety Reviews
    1. 11.1 Introduction
    2. 11.2 The Concept of Prevention Through Design (PtD)
    3. 11.3 PtD Definitions
    4. 11.4 Risk Assessment Process and the PtD Model
    5. 11.5 Challenges and Obstacles to Overcome
    6. 11.6 Standards Requiring Design Safety
    7. 11.7 The Review of Designs
    8. 11.8 Hazardous Energy Control
    9. 11.9 Ergonomic Review of Designs
    10. 11.10 Design Review Process
    11. 11.11 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment in Design
    12. 11.12 Conclusion
    13. References
  16. 12 Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment
    1. 12.1 Introduction
    2. 12.2 Fundamental Concepts
    3. 12.3 US Navy Industrial Hygiene Field Operations Manual
    4. 12.4 Alternate Health Risk Ranking Systems
    5. 12.5 More Complex Occupational Hygiene Risk Assessment Tools
    6. 12.6 Health Risk Assessments and Prioritization
    7. 12.7 Modified HRR/IH FMEA Methodology
    8. 12.8 Case Study
    9. 12.9 Control Banding Nanotool
    10. 12.10 Dermal RA
    11. 12.11 Occupational Health Risk and PtD Process Alignment
    12. 12.12 Summary
    13. References
  17. 13 Machine Risk Assessments
    1. 13.1 Introduction
    2. 13.2 Machine Safety Standards
    3. 13.3 Machine Hazards
    4. 13.4 Machine Safeguarding
    5. 13.5 Selecting Machines for Assessment
    6. 13.6 Risk Assessment of Machines
    7. 13.7 Estimating Risk
    8. 13.8 Case Study
    9. 13.9 Assessment of Machine Maintenance and Service
    10. 13.10 Summary
    11. Appendix A Machine Safeguards Methods (Adapted from OSHA)
    12. References
  18. 14 Project‐Oriented Risk Assessments
    1. 14.1 Introduction
    2. 14.2 Fatalities and Serious Incidents
    3. 14.3 Error Traps in Nonroutine Tasks
    4. 14.4 Management of Change
    5. 14.5 Construction Project Work
    6. 14.6 Construction Project Risk Assessment
    7. 14.7 Safe Work Methods
    8. 14.8 Pre‐Task Hazard Analysis
    9. 14.9 The Use of Checklists
    10. 14.10 Maintenance and Service Work
    11. 14.11 Operating Hazard Analysis
    12. 14.12 Analyzing Specific Hazards
    13. 14.13 Pre‐Entry Hazard Analysis
    14. 14.14 Fall Hazard Assessment
    15. 14.15 Summary
    16. References
  19. 15 Food Processing Risk Assessments
    1. 15.1 Overview
    2. 15.2 Introduction to Food Risk
    3. 15.3 Risk Assessment Techniques in the Food Industry
    4. 15.4 Food Safety‐Related Hazards
    5. 15.5 Techniques for Assessing Food Risk
    6. 15.6 HACCP
    7. 15.7 Integration of Risk Assessment Methods
    8. 15.8 PtD and HACCP Integration
    9. 15.9 Conclusions
    10. References
  20. 16 Ergonomic Risk Assessment
    1. 16.1 Introduction
    2. 16.2 Ergonomics and Design
    3. 16.3 Ergonomic Hazards
    4. 16.4 Ergonomic Risk Factors
    5. 16.5 Establishing an Ergonomics Assessment Process
    6. 16.6 Assessing Ergonomic Risk
    7. 16.7 Ergonomics Improvement Process
    8. 16.8 Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool (ERAT) – A Practical Assessment Tool
    9. 16.9 Conclusion
    10. Appendix A Sample Ergonomic Responsibilities for Involved Stakeholders
    11. Appendix B Sample Ergonomics Training for Involved Stakeholders
    12. Appendix C Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool (ERAT) – Initial Assessment
    13. Appendix D Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool (ERAT) – Post Control Assessment
    14. Appendix E Hierarchy of Ergonomic Risk Controls
    15. References
  21. 17 Assessing Operational Risks at an Organizational Level
    1. 17.1 Introduction
    2. 17.2 Risks to an Organization
    3. 17.3 Organizational Risk Management
    4. 17.4 Key Terms in Organizational Risk
    5. 17.5 Assessing Organizational Risk
    6. 17.6 Summary
    7. References
  22. 18 Risk Assessment Applications in Lean Six Sigma and Environmental Management Systems
    1. 18.1 Introduction
    2. 18.2 Environmental Management Systems (EMSs)
    3. 18.3 ISO 14001 Implementation
    4. 18.4 Environmental Policy and Planning
    5. 18.5 Environmental Aspects
    6. 18.6 Identify Environmental Aspects
    7. 18.7 Identification Process
    8. 18.8 Location, Department, Index, Aspect
    9. 18.9 Impacts to Environmental Properties
    10. 18.10 Impact Subtotal and Polarity Adjustment
    11. 18.11 Impact Severity
    12. 18.12 Impact Probability
    13. 18.13 Frequency
    14. 18.14 Legal Risks
    15. 18.15 Current Controls
    16. 18.16 Significance Score for Significance Scores without Controls Section
    17. 18.17 Personnel Risk
    18. 18.18 Significance Scores with Controls Section
    19. 18.19 Overall Significance Rating Chart
    20. 18.20 EMS and Implementation of Lean Six Sigma Practices
    21. 18.21 Conclusions
    22. References
  23. 19 Business Continuity Plan
    1. 19.1 Introduction
    2. 19.2 Business Continuity Management
    3. 19.3 Emergency Action Plans
    4. 19.4 Disaster Recovery Plans
    5. 19.5 Crisis Management Plans
    6. 19.6 Business Continuity Plans
    7. 19.7 Business Continuity Planning and Risk Assessment
    8. 19.8 Select BCP Team
    9. 19.9 Define Context, Purpose, Scope
    10. 19.10 Define Terminology
    11. 19.11 Critical Function Assessment
    12. 19.12 Threat Assessment
    13. 19.13 Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
    14. 19.14 Identify Hazards and Risk
    15. 19.15 Develop BCP
    16. References
  24. 20 Communicate Risk
    1. 20.1 Introduction
    2. 20.2 Communicating Risk
    3. 20.3 Key Practices
    4. 20.4 Risk‐Based Information and Decision‐making
    5. 20.5 Assessing and Communicating Risk
    6. 20.7 Conclusions
    7. References
  25. Index
  26. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Georgi Popov, Bruce K. Lyon, Bruce D. Hollcroft
  • Release date: January 2022
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119755920