Procedure No: P/STS/03

SAHU TECHNICAL SERVICES

Rev Date: 25-11-2020
PROCEDURE FOR HAZARD IDENTIFICATION,
RISK ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINING Rev No:01
CONTROLS

1.0 PURPOSE

To establish, implement & maintain a documented procedure for ongoing identification of

the hazards, assessment of risks, and determination of necessary control measures.

2.0 SCOPE

Applicable for the activities, process, products & services covered under the scope of
OH&S Management System at Sahu Technical Services.

3.0 RESPONSIBILITY

OH&S Committee and Co-ordinator who are responsible for all the OH&S related
activities.

4.0 DEFINITION

4.1 Hazard – source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill
health, or a combination of these.

4.2 Risk – the combination of the likelihood and consequence(s) of a specified hazardous
event occurring.

4.3 Routine – Daily activities/ Services carried out in the plant.

4.4 Non-routine – Occasional activities/ services carried out in the plant.

4.5 Visitor – Is any person visiting the company and is not involved in carrying out any of
the routine or non-routine activity. External providers like Suppliers, Vendors,
consultants, auditors, neighbours and the legal authorities.

4.6 Risk assessment – Overall process of estimating the magnitude of risk and deciding
whether the risk is tolerable or not.

4.7 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 OH&S policy.

4.8 Site – A work area, the organizational unit that falls under the scope of the Sahu
Technical Services OHSMS and within which an OHSMS is being implemented.

 5.0 INTRODUCTION:

This procedure is designed for the identification of hazard, risk assessment and defining
the necessary applicable controls methods. While defining, the organization has referred

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to the complexity of the operations, suitability of the methodologies of risk assessment,

workplace conditions, and expert guidance.

The risk assessment process is based on the following steps:

6.0 PROCEDURE – DETAILS:

6.1 Hazard Identification:

6.1.1 Activity

The OHS risks shall be identified by OH&S committee appoint Co-ordinator he/she who
can handling and the following points shall be considered:

 Adverse conditions – routine / non-routine / emergency

 Past, present and future situations.

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 Maintenance, purchasing activities.

 Human factors such as fatigue, stress, abnormal
 Working postures, ergonomics, etc.
 Housekeeping
 Material handling
 Working on different premises
 Working in a hazardous area having chemical fire/explosion hazards.
 Risks on account of statutory/legal requirement.

6.2 Risk Assessment

6.2.2 Activity

 At least once in six month, the OH&S committee members shall identify the
possible loss, exposures to worker, material & equipment through brainstorming,
task observation;
 Analysis, physical visit to the work area and conducting HIRA especially for
new/modified activities;

 Category factors: Identification of risks based on other factors like accidents,

incidents, and reports of planned inspections/task observation / critical task
analysis / Safety Audit / Internal and External Audits shall also be done.

6.3 Occupational Health & Risk Evaluation

6.3.1 Activity

Evaluate the risks for loss exposures identified through the above means, in HIRA
through giving severity and probability ratings, which shall be recorded in the HIRA
format to arrive at Risk Level for each loss exposure / Risk identified.  Follow the
methodology of HIRA activities covered in relevant work instruction.

 For the identified Risks, indicate the Risk Controls proposed for implementation
with details of responsibilities;
 All the risks with risk Level of 3 and above shall be taken as significant risks and
for these, where appropriate, Work Instructions / Occupational Health & Safety
Management Programmers (OHSMP) shall be prepared to detail time frame,
responsibilities and the actions to be taken to achieve the set objectives and
targets.  The above programs shall be approved by OH&S Committee.

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6.4 Impact Evaluation Guidelines

1. SEVERITY (S)

The planning committee shall ensure that the OH&S risk and determined controls are
taken into account when identifying, Matrix will tally HIRA considered and rank them for
their severity.

SCALE SEVERITY (S) JUSTIFICATION / EXPLANATION

1 Discomfort Person feels Discomfort

2 First aid. First aid is required

Minor injury / Health problem  leading to

3 Absence  days
Hospitalization

Major injury / Health Problem leading to

4 Absence >3 days  (Hospitalization)
Hospitalization

5 Catastrophic Permanent disability PD /or  Death

2. PROBABILITY (P)

 Probability due to injury, first aid, incident/accident, exposure of chemical, etc. it comes
to the rating scale, the MR should consider normal operating conditions, abnormal
conditions (i.e. shut down & start up) as well as the risk associated with reasonably
foreseeable or emergency situations.

SCAL
PROBABILITY (P) JUSTIFICATION / EXPLANATION
E

1 Improbable The accident will never happen

2 Remote / Rare The accident will happen with warning

3 Likely with warning The accident will happen with warning

4 Likely without warning The accident will happen without warning

5 Probable / Certain Very Risky situation and accident or Health Problem will

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definitely happen.

3. CRITERIA RISK LEVEL (RL)

RISK
SCALE CRITERIA JUSTIFICATION / EXPLANATION
LEVEL (RL)

1 0 to 4 Insignificant The accident will never happen

2 5 to 8 Tolerable The accident will happen with warning

3 9 to 12 Moderate The accident will happen with warning

4 13 to 16 Significant The accident will happen without warning

Very Risky situation and accident or Health

5 17 to 25 Intolerable
Problem will definitely happen.

Establish the Level of Significance

Level of significance can be determined by using the following formula

Significant Risk Level (RL) = (Severity x Probability)

Significant Risk Level (RL): Highest possible rating is 25 & above 12 as criteria for
significance. The RL rating above 12 considered as significant Risk.

► If Severity & Probability Scale – 5 are considered as significant aspect.

► Injury, First aid, ill health, and Legal requirements are considered a significant aspect
in spite of their score rating.

 OHS Committee shall review and make the corresponding changes in HIRA half yearly or
as and when needed to determine other aspects that can still be considered in setting
objectives, program, operational controls and new rating of previously identified
significant risk.

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