Hazard Identification and Awareness Flashcards
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What is the primary difference between a hazard and a risk?
Answer: A hazard is a source of potential harm; risk is the likelihood and severity of harm from it
A hazard has potential to cause harm; risk combines likelihood and severity of that harm occurring.
Which inspection technique follows a product or process from beginning to end?
Answer: Process flow analysis
Process flow analysis traces a process from start to finish identifying hazards at each stage.
What is the purpose of a Safety Data Sheet in hazard identification?
Answer: Comprehensive information about chemical hazards, safe handling, storage, and emergency measures
SDSs provide detailed chemical hazard information, handling procedures, and emergency measures.
How do leading indicators help in proactive hazard identification?
Answer: They measure activities predicting future incidents, enabling early intervention
Leading indicators measure proactive activities that predict and precede incidents.
What is change analysis in hazard identification?
Answer: Comparing current conditions to a baseline to identify what changed and may have introduced new hazards
Change analysis compares current conditions to a baseline to find changes that introduced hazards.
What are key elements of an effective hazard reporting system?
Answer: Simple reporting, non-punitive culture, timely response, feedback to reporters, tracking to resolution
Effective systems are simple, non-punitive, responsive, provide feedback, and track to resolution.