COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA). It covers the importance of HIRA, relationship between HIRA and incident prevention; integration with safety management systems (ISO 45001, OSHA); the types and classifications of hazards, review legal and regulatory framework, basic risk management principles; the risk management principles, HIRA process, roles and responsibilities in HIRA; and the preliminary hazard analysis (PHA). 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the workplace inspection and observation, job safety analysis (JSA) and job hazard analysis (JHA); the task-based and process hazard identification, human factors and ergonomic hazards; using hazard identification tools; the quantitative versus qualitative risk assessment, risk matrix development and use; and the hazard operability study (HAZOP); 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), bowtie risk analysis, risk ranking and prioritization and hierarchy of controls in practice; the risk control action plans; the integration of HIRA with permit-to-work (PTW), HIRA and management of change (MOC), incident investigation and link to HIRA; the emergency risk assessment, HIRA auditing and performance evaluation, behavioral aspects and worker participation; and the digital tools and software for HIRA.