Process Current State

Position Store paint and Mix solvents

Dry surfaces
Delivery Truck solvents and paint

Process completed

Deliver paint and

Unload 55 gal Apply paint Deliver parts
solvents to Spray
drums mixture to shipping
Paint Booth (Forklift)

Uncontrolled VOCs
emissions
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Hazards Associated With the Problem

Potential Effect #
and a short name
Hazard Potential effects Process Business Unit/Department
Housekeeping and flammable
1 EXP Chemical/Ph Explosion liquid storage. Spray paint department

Health/Benzene Oil based flammable liquid

exposure application in the spray
2 Health Chemical booth. Spray paint department
Oil based flammable liquid
application in the spray
3 Env Chemical Environmental booth. Spray paint department

Next go to RAM 2b: Assess Current Risk Associated with Hazard

Note: Potential Effect and a Short Name will be transferred to Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM 2b). After you assign
transferred to Preliminary Hazard Assessment with Risk Factor form. Click on the blue RAM button.
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Associated With the Problem
Process

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Unit/Department Description of Current Controls ANSI/ASSE Z590.3-2011: Prevention Through Design, Hierarch

nt department None None

nt department SOPs and PPE Admin and PPE

nt department None None

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x (RAM 2b). After you assign Probability and Severity rankings, they will be automatically
he blue RAM button.
RAM
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Hazards Associated With the Problem

Potential Effect #
and a short name
Hazard Potential effects Process RL Business Unit/Departmen
Housekeeping and flammable
1 EXP Chemical/Ph Explosion liquid storage. 0 Spray paint department

Health/Benzene Oil based flammable liquid

exposure application in the spray
2 Health Chemical booth. 0 Spray paint department
Oil based flammable liquid
application in the spray
3 Env Chemical Environmental booth. 0 Spray paint department

Submit the form to the instructor

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Process

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Business Unit/Department Description of Current Controls RAMThrough Design, Hierarchy of C

ANSI/ASSE Z590.3-2011: Prevention

Spray paint department None None

Spray paint department SOPs and PPE Admin and PPE

Spray paint department None None

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Assess Risk Associated with Hazard
Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM): Numerical Grading and Scoring
Hazard# 1 EXP 2 Health 3 Env 0 0
Severity Ranking: 5 HA Simp
Probability Ranking: 5
Total 0 0 0 0 0 Process

Occurrence Probabilities and Values

RAM 1 2 3 4 5
5 5 10 15 20 25
4 4 8 12 16 20
Severity Level

3 3 6 9 12 15
2 2 4 6 8 10
1 1 2 3 4 5

PtD Standard Scoring Very high risk: 15 or greater High risk: 9 – 14 Moderate risk: 4 – 8 Low r

After you assign Probability and Severity rankings, they will be automatically transferred to Preliminary H
Note: with Risk Factor form. Click HA w/RF blue button.

Incident or Exposure Severity Descriptions

5 Catastrophic
4 Critical
3 Marginal
2 Negligible
1 Insignificant
One or more fatalities, total system loss, chemical release with lasting environmental or public
health impact.
Disabling injury or illness, major property damage and business downtime, chemical release with
temporary environmental or public health impact.
Medical treatment or restricted work, minor subsystem loss or damage, chemical release
triggering external reporting requirements.
First aid or minor medical treatment or minor medical treatment only, non-serious equipment or
facility damage, chemical release requiring routine cleanup without reporting.
Inconsequential with respect to injuries or illnesses, system loss or downtime, or environmental
chemical release.

Incident or Exposure Probability Descriptions

5 Frequent
Likely to occur repeatedly.
4 Likely
Probably will occur several times.
3 Occasional
Could occur intermittently.
2 Seldom
Could occur, but hardly ever.
1 Unlikely
Improbable, may assume incident or exposure will not occur.
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Process Values

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