A simple hazard assessment is one way to keep from wrecking your day and a task from blowing up in your face, ending in incident and or injury.
Spot the hazard
Key point: A hazard is
Examples of workplace hazards include:
*frayed electrical cords (could result in electrical shock)
*boxes stacked precariously (they could fall on someone)
*noisy machinery (could result in damage to your hearing)
During work, you must remain alert to anything that may be dangerous. If you see, hear or smell anything odd, take note. If you think it could be a hazard, tell someone.
2. Assess the risk
Key point: Assessing the risk means working out how likely it is that a hazard will harm someone and how serious the harm could be.
Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by asking yourself two questions:
How likely is it that the hazard could harm me or someone else?
how badly could I or someone else be harmed?
Always tell someone (your employer, your supervisor or your health and safety representative) about hazards you can't fix yourself, especially if the hazard could cause serious harm to anyone.
3. Make the changes
Key point: It is your employer's responsibility to fix hazards. Sometimes you may be able to fix simple hazards yourself, as long as you don't put yourself or others at risk.
