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Mod14 Risk Assessment

This document discusses hazard analysis, risk assessment, and risk control. It defines hazards, likelihood, magnitude, and risk. It introduces the risk matrix method of assessing risk levels based on likelihood and magnitude. The document describes how interventions can reduce likelihood and magnitude to control risk. It emphasizes applying the hierarchy of hazard control to prioritize the most effective risk reduction measures. Finally, it discusses GEOLOG's hazard analysis and mitigation planning process to systematically evaluate risks, implement controls, and ensure risks remain acceptable.

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Mod14 Risk Assessment

This document discusses hazard analysis, risk assessment, and risk control. It defines hazards, likelihood, magnitude, and risk. It introduces the risk matrix method of assessing risk levels based on likelihood and magnitude. The document describes how interventions can reduce likelihood and magnitude to control risk. It emphasizes applying the hierarchy of hazard control to prioritize the most effective risk reduction measures. Finally, it discusses GEOLOG's hazard analysis and mitigation planning process to systematically evaluate risks, implement controls, and ensure risks remain acceptable.

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HAZARD ANALYSIS, RISK

ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL


Definitions

• A ‘Hazard’ is a situation that poses a level of threat to life,


health, property, or environment.
• ‘Likelihood’ (L) is the probability of a specific occurrence
happening.
• ‘Magnitude’ (M) or severity is the resulting level of
damage/injury/loss to life, health, property, or environment.
• ‘Risk’ is the combination of the likelihood of an
occurrence of a hazardous event and the severity of an
injury that can be caused by the event.

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The Risk Matrix
• A risk is an undesirable event that can be
evaluated and numerically expressed as a
product of two factors:
– The ‘Likelihood’ (L) of the event;
– The ‘Magnitude’ (M) of the event if it occurs;
‘Risk’ is usually expressed as R = L x M.

These factors together can be used to form a Risk Matrix,


which gives us a risk level: Low, Medium or High.
This system allow us to assess each and every hazard and
consequent risks identified before, giving us the risk level as an
outcome for every risk.
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The Risk Matrix
GEOLOG uses a 5 by 5 matrix, crossing the Likelihood on
one axis with the Magnitude on the other.

Magnitude
Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic
1 2 3 4 5
Almost certain 5 5 10 15 20 25
Likelihood

Likely 4 4 8 12 16 20
Possible 3 3 6 9 12 15
Unlikely 2 2 4 6 8 10
Rare 1 1 2 3 4 5

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The Risk Curve

R=LxM • In the risk curve shown, the position


A is an event with high probability of
occurrence but low consequences; on
the contrary, the position B is an
event with low probability of
occurrence but high consequences.

• To reduce the risk, we can “play”


with the two factors L and M, by
reducing either one, or both of them.

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Risk Reduction

• Interventions that reduce


the likelihood of the event
are called “preventive
actions”.

• Interventions that reduce


the impact of the event
are called “corrective
actions”.

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Risk Assessment
Once a hazard has been identified,
risk assessed and given a risk level,
measures need to be taken to
control and reduce that risk.
Control measures that are in place,
where reasonably practicable, must
be the most effective available.
This means that the best justified
and cost effective measures are the
ones that must be applied.
Measures must also be prioritised.
This is known as the
‘Hierarchy of Hazard Control.’
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Hierarchy of Hazard Control

For occupational, health and safety risks, the following


prioritised treatment measures are followed:

1. Elimination – Remove the hazard or risk of exposure.

2. Substitution/isolation – Replacement with something that


reduces or does not produce hazard or provide a barrier
between hazard and person.

3. Engineering – Install/provide new, or modify existing safety


equipment.

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Hierarchy of Hazard Control

4. Administrative – Change the way people work. Provide


training, policies and procedures for safe work practices.

5. Behaviour – Used where intentional violation of safety


rules, procedures, systems of work or other methods of
safety control occur.

6. Personal Protective Equipment – Equipment worn by a


person to reduce hazard. This measures shall be applied in
conjunction with one of the above, e.g. goggles, gloves,
respirator, etc.

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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
The following illustration shows GEOLOG Hazard analysis and mitigation plan:

The risks of each activity are explained and assessed.


The plan includes the control measures necessary to mitigate the risks.
During your activities, always refer to the following documents:
G-49-009-ZAG-10, G-49-010-ZAG-10 and G-49-011-ZAG-10 “Hazard analysis and mitigation plans”
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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
Describes all the activities that a GEOLOG
employees can perform.

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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
Describes the hazard situation that can
happen as a result of the activity.

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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
Describes the consequences of
the hazard situation.

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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
Evaluates (quantitatively) the Likelihood and
Magnitude of the Risk, giving as output the Risk Level.

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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
Describes the measures that GEOLOG has
in place to reduce the Likelihood and
Magnitude of the previous identified risks.

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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
Reassess the risk taking into account the measures in place.

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Hazard analysis and
mitigation plan
When the Risk Level is still considered high for GEOLOG, this column
describes additional measures to be implemented in order to reduce the
Risk to acceptable levels.

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Acceptable Risk

Acceptable Risk

Risk that has been reduced to


a level that can be tolerated
by the organization
(having regard to its legal
obligations and
its own HSE Policy).

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Acceptable Risk

Some reasons why an identified risk may be acceptable


include:
1. The level of risk is so low that specific treatment is not
required given the available resources.
2. There is no treatment available.
3. The costs of treatment outweigh the benefit.
4. Opportunities presented outweigh the threats to such an
extent that the risk is acceptable.

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Risk Management and Auditing

GEOLOG effective risk


management requires a
reporting and review
structure to ensure that
hazards are effectively
identified and assessed and
that appropriate controls
measures are in place.

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We need your contribution

• Workers participation is the key to a successful risk


prevention at work.
• Take actions to mitigate and/or to eliminate the
hazardous situations on the rig site without putting
yourself in danger.
• You are ALWAYS allowed to stop an activity (yours and
others) when you identify an hazardous situation that
can lead to damage/injury/loss to life, health, property, or
environment.

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We need your contribution

• Managers do not have the solutions to all health and


safety problems. Workers and their representatives have
the detailed knowledge and experience on how the job is
done and how it affects them.

• Report all the hazards conditions that you find in order to


make your workplace a SAFE WORKPLACE.

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Thanks for your attention!
If you have any question, feel free to contact your local base or the QHSE
department ([email protected])

Please complete now the Quiz.


Use the excel file “QHSE training answers” and insert the number of the
correct answers in the columns related to each module.

Please return the excel file with your answers to


[email protected]

Remember that you have to answer to ALL questions.


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