Risk Assessment
PURPOSE & SCOPE The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that a formal process is in place to identify, assess and control the hazards and their associated risk in all routine and non-routine operations and processes The overall objectives of risk assessment are to prevent: · Serious injuries and fatalities · Recordable incidents (work-related ill-health or injury) · The occurrence of breaches of applicable legal requirements which might lead to enforcement action and/or prosecution · Assets and property damage e Damage organization Reputation The scope of this procedure is to cover the situations, sources, activities including routine & non-routine or events of all operations and work areas Definitions & Terms Risk Assessment A formalized process of identifying hazards, assessing the risk that they generate and then either eliminating, controlling or reducing the risk. Hazard A hazard is the potential for ha