OSH 4308 CSU Risk Assessment and Management Worksheet

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Risk Assessment and Management

Prepare a consulting report using the  Unit IV Project Report template which provides the following information:

Part I: List and discuss the five steps to risk assessment and management.

Part II: Conduct a before and after qualitative risk assessment to determine the risk level, based on the following information:

Spillage of product along the walkway of a conveyor belt in an area creates a significant slip and trip hazard, especially when it rains (as there are significant leaks in the product shed). This area is occupied on the average with three employees per shift, which must pass through this area at least twice a day. The most likely consequence could be a significant strain or sprain to the extremities including potential permanent lumbar injuries. One option to reduce or eliminate the risk is to barricade the area and provide a secondary path. The secondary path would require employees to travel to the upper level, across and back down to this level, thus creating an additional travel time of 10 minutes each way (twice per day). Explain your reasoning why you chose the severity and probability ratings.

Part III: Using the same information in Part II, complete a before and after quantitative risk assessment using the  

Part IV: In order to eliminate the condition of spillage along the conveyor belt identified in Part II and III, a permanent solution would be to replace the current 24” belt with a 48” belt. In order to do this, all of the rollers, framing, belt and guards must be replaced at a cost of $235,000. (Note: Some of this cost can be recovered by the prevention of lost product, but this does not factor into the cost justification process at this time.) Once completed, this project will reduce the risk by 42%. Using the William Fine method, calculate the risk score and J-value and determine:

  • whether the cost to correct a hazard is justified and
  • how quickly the hazard should be corrected.


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1 Risk Assessment and Management Report Student Name Columbia Southern University Course Name Instructor Name Date 2 Executive Summary On this page, you should summarize the purpose of the report which is to provide a risk assessment and management recommendations for various scenarios (be specific on the scenarios), but be short, concise and to the point). Include the major findings (do not discuss the methodology or specifics). The purpose of the executive summary is to give the decision-makers the down and dirty on their problems, options to mitigate or eliminate the issue, and if possible, the estimated costs involved. 3 Background On _______________ (date), Student Name was asked to perform the following services: (a) (b) (c) (d) List all the required obligations of the report. Do not write the report in first person. (No use of words such as I, we, our, etc.) Part I Provide your response to Part I requirements. Part II Provide your response to Part II here. Only provide the results of your assessment and discuss the methodology employed to obtain that result, including why you chose a specific rating for Severity and Probability. Provide the before and after matrices in Appendix (A). Part III Provide your response to Part III here. Only provide the results of your assessment and discuss the methodology employed to obtain that result, including why you chose a specific rating for each factor. Provide the before and after matrices in Appendix (B). Part IV Provide your response to Part IV here. Only provide the results of your analysis for both the Risk Score and J-Value and discuss the methodology employed to obtain that result, including why you chose a specific rating for each factor. Ensure that you discuss the meaning of each result and provide the answer to the following questions: (1) Whether the cost to correct a hazard is justified; and (2) How quickly the hazard should be corrected. Provide all calculations in Appendix (C). Summary and Conclusions Provide a good general summary on risk assessment and the value and use of each method in the field of occupational health and safety. SAMPLING ANALYSIS 5 References (If any) For all sources used, you must format all citations and references in proper APA Style. Appendix A – Part II Risk Matrices Appendix B – Part III Risk Matrices Appendix C – Part IV Calculations RISK ASSESSMENT (BEFORE CONTROLS) Task or Condition Spillage along the conveyor belt creating a slip, trip and fall hazard. LO FE DPH NP HRN 0 RISK ASSESSMENT (AFTER CONTROLS) Task Spillage along the conveyor belt creating a slip, trip and fall hazard. (CONTROL - Re-routing employee route) LO DPH NP HRN 0 Risk Levels: >500 >250 and 50 and 5 and 200 they could modify the chart. As mentioned previously, a quantitative risk assessment is often used when there are multiple risks and they must be prioritized. Risk Levels: Category >500 Extremely High >250 and 50 and 5 and 10, the cost is justified If J < 10, the cost is not justified In order to perform the calculations a set of values for each category must be provided, which are similar to those in the qualitative risk assessment code examples. The following is a list of those codes, by category (Note: These values may be modified by the organization to meet their specific needs. For example, if a consequence for the organization can be catastrophic at $100,000, then the $100,000 category can be given a value of 100. Of course, all other factors must be modified, as well): Numerical Value 100 50 25 Consequences (C) Description Catastrophic, numerous fatalities, damage >$1,000,000; major disruption Multiple fatalities; damage $400,000 to $1,000,000 Fatality; damage $100,000 - $400,000 OSH 4308, Advanced Concepts in Occupational Safety and Health 5 15 5 1 10 6 3 2 1 0.5 10 6 3 0.5 0.1 10 6 4 3 2 1 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 UNIT x STUDY GUIDE$1,000 Extremely serious injury (i.e., amputation; permanent disability); damage $100,000 Title Disabling injury; damage up to $1,000 Minor injury or damage Exposure (E) Continuously (many times in a day) Frequently (about once a day) Occasionally (once per week to once per month) Unusually (once per month to once per year) Rarely (it has been known to occur) Remotely possible (not know to have occurred) Probability (P) Is the most likely expected result if the hazard event takes place Is quite possible, not unusual, has an even (50-50) chance Would be an unusual sequence or coincidence Has never happened after many years of exposure, but is conceivably possible Practically impossible sequence (has never happened) Cost Factor (CF) >$50,000 $25,000 to $50,000 $10,000 to $25,000 $1,000 to $10,000 $100 to $1,000 $25 to $100 Under $25 Degree of Correction (DC) Hazard positively eliminated Hazard reduced at least 75% Hazard reduced by 50-75% Hazard 25-50% Slight effect on hazard (10, the project is definitely justified. It is no longer acceptable to business managers and decision-makers to accept the old adage “because the regulations are clear” or “because the regulations say so.” Using the tools described here, both qualitative and quantitative, the EHS manager will begin to speak the language of business and put it in terms they can understand. Further, by using quantitative analysis to risk assessment and management, today’s EHS manager has a far better chance of getting projects through to completion. References Brauer, R. L. (2016). Safety and health for engineers (3rd ed.). Wiley. Yates, W. D. (2020). Safety professional’s reference and study guide (3rd ed.). CRC Press. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781000029789 OSH 4308, Advanced Concepts in Occupational Safety and Health 7
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