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Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition

by Georgi Popov, Bruce K. Lyon, Bruce D. Hollcroft

January 2022

Intermediate to advanced

480 pages

16h 9m

English

Wiley

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A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks
1.1 Introduction1.2 What Is a Risk Assessment?1.3 Risk Assessment Methods1.4 The ANSI/ASSP Z690 – 2011 Series1.5 ANSI B11.0 – 2020: Safety of Machinery1.6 Risk Scoring Systems1.7 European Union – Risk Assessment1.8 OSHA Requirements1.9 EPA Requirements1.10 The Chemical Industry – The Extensive Body of Information1.11 ConclusionReferences
2.1 Introduction2.2 Risk Assessments and the Safety Professional2.3 Key Standards Requiring Risk Assessments2.4 OSHA Compliance and Risk Assessments2.5 Consensus Standards Requiring Risk Assessment2.6 ANSI Z10.02.7 ISO 450012.8 ISO 31000 and ISO 310102.9 ANSI/ASSP Z590.3, Prevention Through Design2.10 ANSI B11.0 Machine Safety2.11 NFPA 70E2.12 MIL‐STD‐882E, 11 May 2012, Department of Defense Standard Practice, System Safety2.13 Key Terms and Definitions2.14 SummaryReferences
3.1 Introduction3.2 Risk Assessment Within the Risk Management Process3.3 Risk Assessments and Operational Risk Management Systems3.4 The Purpose of Assessing Risk3.5 The Risk Assessment Process3.6 Risk Criteria3.7 Establishing Context3.8 The Risk Assessment Team3.9 Risk Identification3.10 Risk Analysis3.11 Risk Evaluation3.12 Risk Treatment3.13 Communication3.14 Documentation3.15 Monitoring and Continuous Improvement3.16 SummaryReferences
4.1 Introduction4.2 Defining Risk Criteria4.3 Risk Scoring Systems4.4 Risk Assessment Matrices4.5 Defining Risk Values4.6 Risk Factors4.7 Risk Levels4.8 Risk Scoring4.9 Severity of Consequence4.10 Likelihood of Occurrence4.11 Exposure4.12 Risk Reduction and the Hierarchy of Controls4.13 Acceptable and Unacceptable Risk Levels4.14 Documenting Risk4.15 Communicating Risk Criteria4.16 SummaryReferencesAppendix A A. Risk Matrix (adapted/modified from ANSI Z10)
5.1 Introduction to Fundamental Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment5.2 Assessments Within an Operational Risk Management System5.3 Hazard Analysis vs. Risk Assessment5.4 The Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Process5.5 Fundamental Methods5.6 Informal Methods5.7 Formal Methods5.8 ConclusionReferencesAppendix AAppendix B Common Hazards and DescriptionsAppendix C Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment Form Example
6.1 Introduction6.2 Preliminary Hazard List6.3 PHAs and Their Application6.4 The Control of Hazardous Energy6.5 Fundamental System Safety Tenets6.6 Conducting a Preliminary Hazard and Risk Analysis (PHRA)6.7 Scoring Systems6.8 Practical Application6.9 SummaryReferencesPractical Example

7.1 Introduction7.2 Traditional What‐if Methods7.3 Application of What‐if Analysis7.4 Process Steps for What‐if Analysis7.5 Introduction to the Structured What‐if Risk Assessment (SWIFRA)7.6 Severity of Injury or Harm7.7 Case Study – SWIFRA of Chemical Release Event7.8 CSB Investigation Summary7.9 Analyzing the Case Study7.10 ConclusionReferences
8.1 Introduction8.2 Purpose and Use8.3 Defining Failure Modes8.4 Risk Description Considerations8.5 FMEA Process Steps8.6 Practical Application8.7 SummaryReferences
9.1 Introduction9.2 History9.3 Overview9.4 Practical Application9.5 SummaryReferences
10.1 Introduction10.2 Strategies for Reducing Operational Risk10.3 Hierarchy of Risk Treatment10.4 Developing a Risk Treatment Plan10.5 The Concept of Layers of Protection10.6 Analyzing Layers of Control10.7 Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)10.8 LOMA10.9 Barrier Analysis10.10 Layers of Control Analysis (LOCA)10.11 ConclusionReferences
11.1 Introduction11.2 The Concept of Prevention Through Design (PtD)11.3 PtD Definitions11.4 Risk Assessment Process and the PtD Model11.5 Challenges and Obstacles to Overcome11.6 Standards Requiring Design Safety11.7 The Review of Designs11.8 Hazardous Energy Control11.9 Ergonomic Review of Designs11.10 Design Review Process11.11 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment in Design11.12 ConclusionReferences
12.1 Introduction12.2 Fundamental Concepts12.3 US Navy Industrial Hygiene Field Operations Manual12.4 Alternate Health Risk Ranking Systems12.5 More Complex Occupational Hygiene Risk Assessment Tools12.6 Health Risk Assessments and Prioritization12.7 Modified HRR/IH FMEA Methodology12.8 Case Study12.9 Control Banding Nanotool12.10 Dermal RA12.11 Occupational Health Risk and PtD Process Alignment12.12 SummaryReferences
13.1 Introduction13.2 Machine Safety Standards13.3 Machine Hazards13.4 Machine Safeguarding13.5 Selecting Machines for Assessment13.6 Risk Assessment of Machines13.7 Estimating Risk13.8 Case Study13.9 Assessment of Machine Maintenance and Service13.10 SummaryAppendix A Machine Safeguards Methods (Adapted from OSHA)References
14.1 Introduction14.2 Fatalities and Serious Incidents14.3 Error Traps in Nonroutine Tasks14.4 Management of Change14.5 Construction Project Work14.6 Construction Project Risk Assessment14.7 Safe Work Methods14.8 Pre‐Task Hazard Analysis14.9 The Use of Checklists14.10 Maintenance and Service Work14.11 Operating Hazard Analysis14.12 Analyzing Specific Hazards14.13 Pre‐Entry Hazard Analysis14.14 Fall Hazard Assessment14.15 SummaryReferences
15.1 Overview15.2 Introduction to Food Risk15.3 Risk Assessment Techniques in the Food Industry15.4 Food Safety‐Related Hazards15.5 Techniques for Assessing Food Risk15.6 HACCP15.7 Integration of Risk Assessment Methods15.8 PtD and HACCP Integration15.9 ConclusionsReferences
16.1 Introduction16.2 Ergonomics and Design16.3 Ergonomic Hazards16.4 Ergonomic Risk Factors16.5 Establishing an Ergonomics Assessment Process16.6 Assessing Ergonomic Risk16.7 Ergonomics Improvement Process16.8 Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool (ERAT) – A Practical Assessment Tool16.9 ConclusionAppendix A Sample Ergonomic Responsibilities for Involved StakeholdersAppendix B Sample Ergonomics Training for Involved StakeholdersAppendix C Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool (ERAT) – Initial AssessmentAppendix D Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool (ERAT) – Post Control AssessmentAppendix E Hierarchy of Ergonomic Risk ControlsReferences
17.1 Introduction17.2 Risks to an Organization17.3 Organizational Risk Management17.4 Key Terms in Organizational Risk17.5 Assessing Organizational Risk17.6 SummaryReferences
18.1 Introduction18.2 Environmental Management Systems (EMSs)18.3 ISO 14001 Implementation18.4 Environmental Policy and Planning18.5 Environmental Aspects18.6 Identify Environmental Aspects18.7 Identification Process18.8 Location, Department, Index, Aspect18.9 Impacts to Environmental Properties18.10 Impact Subtotal and Polarity Adjustment18.11 Impact Severity18.12 Impact Probability18.13 Frequency18.14 Legal Risks18.15 Current Controls18.16 Significance Score for Significance Scores without Controls Section18.17 Personnel Risk18.18 Significance Scores with Controls Section18.19 Overall Significance Rating Chart18.20 EMS and Implementation of Lean Six Sigma Practices18.21 ConclusionsReferences
19.1 Introduction19.2 Business Continuity Management19.3 Emergency Action Plans19.4 Disaster Recovery Plans19.5 Crisis Management Plans19.6 Business Continuity Plans19.7 Business Continuity Planning and Risk Assessment19.8 Select BCP Team19.9 Define Context, Purpose, Scope19.10 Define Terminology19.11 Critical Function Assessment19.12 Threat Assessment19.13 Business Impact Analysis (BIA)19.14 Identify Hazards and Risk19.15 Develop BCPReferences
20.1 Introduction20.2 Communicating Risk20.3 Key Practices20.4 Risk‐Based Information and Decision‐making20.5 Assessing and Communicating Risk20.7 ConclusionsReferences

Overview

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.