HIRA (Hazard Identification Risk Assessment)
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HIRA is a process that consists of a number of sequential steps such as hazard identification, consequence & frequency assessment, risk estimation based on the existing controls and recommendations to reduce those risks which are not under acceptable limits.
Objective:
- Carryout a systematic, critical appraisal of all potential hazards involving personnel, plant, services and operation methods
- Understand that behind each fatality or serious injury there are thousands of at-risk behaviors and unidentified hazards that contributed to the incident
- Determine methods for controlling hazards in the workplace.
- Identify the existing safeguards available to control the risks due to the hazards
- Suggest additional control measures to reduce the risk to acceptable level
- Prepare a Risk Register that will help in continuously monitoring these risks, detect any changes and ensure the controls are effective.
| RISK MATRIX |
| PROBABILITY LEVEL |
A |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
| B |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
| C |
MEDIUM |
HIGH |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
| D |
LOW |
MEDIUM |
HIGH |
HIGH |
| E |
LOW |
MEDIUM |
MEDIUM |
MEDIUM |
| F |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
MEDIUM |
| |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
| SEVERITY LEVEL |
| PROBABILITY CRITERIA |
| RATING |
DESCRIPTION |
OCCURANCE |
| A |
Certain |
Expected to occur in all circumstances |
Continuous / More than Once per Day |
| B |
Almost Certain |
Expected to occur in most circumstances |
Once per Day |
| C |
Likely |
Will probably occur in most circumstances |
Once per Week |
| D |
Possible |
Might occur at some time |
Once per Month |
| E |
Unlikely |
Could occur at some time, but less possible |
Once per Year |
| F |
Rare |
May occur only in exceptional circumstances |
Once per 10 Years |
| SEVERITY CRITERIA |
| RATING |
SAFETY & HEALTH |
FINANCIAL IMPACT |
BUSINESS INTERUPTION |
| I |
Minor injury |
Less than 25,000 |
No Disruption |
| II |
Serious injury |
25,000 – 2,50,000 |
Task or process for a period not exceeding 1 day |
| III |
Major injury without fatality. Permanent disability |
2,50,000 – 25,00,000 |
Task or process disrupted / halted for between 1 and 3 days. |
| IV |
Fatality |
More than 25,00,000 |
Loss of a process for more than 3 days. |
Scope of the Study:
The areas of focus would be
- Study of the plant operations
- Identification of the individual tasks involved in carrying out the above operations
- Identification of potential health and safety hazards in these tasks
- Determination of the level of risk by combining the likelihood of a hazard occurring with its severity using the Risk matrix
- Analyzing the existing control measures available to control these risks
- Provide recommendations for additional risk control measures to bring the risk to acceptable level
- Compilation of the Risk register
Standards & Regulations:
- To the extent possible the audit will follow all applicable standards (international)
- All applicable standards (international)
