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Planning: 4.3 4.3.1 Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Determining Controls

This document outlines requirements for planning hazard identification, risk assessment, and determining necessary controls as part of an occupational health and safety management system. It specifies that organizations must establish procedures to conduct ongoing identification of hazards, assessment of risks, and determination of controls. The procedures must take into account routine and non-routine activities, infrastructure, applicable legal obligations, and the impacts of changes. Organizations must also define the scope, nature, and timing of their hazard identification and risk assessment methodology to ensure a proactive rather than reactive approach.

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Planning: 4.3 4.3.1 Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Determining Controls

This document outlines requirements for planning hazard identification, risk assessment, and determining necessary controls as part of an occupational health and safety management system. It specifies that organizations must establish procedures to conduct ongoing identification of hazards, assessment of risks, and determination of controls. The procedures must take into account routine and non-routine activities, infrastructure, applicable legal obligations, and the impacts of changes. Organizations must also define the scope, nature, and timing of their hazard identification and risk assessment methodology to ensure a proactive rather than reactive approach.

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BS OHSAS 18001:2007

4.3 Planning

4.3.1 Hazard identification, risk assessment and


determining controls
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) for
the ongoing hazard identification, risk assessment, and determination of
necessary controls,
The procedure(s) for hazard identification and risk assessment shall take
into account:
a) routine and non-routine activities;
b) activities of all persons having access to the workplace (including
contractors and visitors);
c) human behaviour, capabilities and other human factors;
d) identified hazards originating outside the workplace capable of
adversely affecting the health and safety of persons under the
control of the organization within the workplace;
e) hazards created in the vicinity of the workplace by work-related
activities under the control of the organization;

NOTE 1 11 'may be mare appl'opI'intejiJ" such ho zards to he assessed as an


encironmentai aspect,
f) infrastructure, equipment and materials at the workplace, whether
provided by the organization or others;
g) changes or proposed changes in the organization, its activities, or
materials;
h) modifications to the OH&S management system, including
temporary changes, and their impacts on operations, processes,
and activities;
i) any applicable legal obligations relating to risk assessment and
implementation of necessary controls (see also the NOTE to 3.12);
j) the design of work areas, processes, installations,
machinery/equipment, operating procedures and work
organization, including their adaptation to human capabilities,
The organization's methodology for hazard Identification and risk
assessment shall:
k) be defined with respect to its scope, nature and timing to ensure it is
proactive rather than reactive; and
l) provide for the identification, prioritization and documentation of
risks, and the application of controls, as appropriate,
For the management of change, the organization shall identify the OH&S
hazards and OH&S risks associated with changes in the organization, the
OH&S management system, or its activities, prior to the introduction of
such changes,
The organization shall ensure that the results of these assessments are
considered when determining controls.

6 D BSI 2007

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