Risk Assessment and Control Flashcards
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What is the difference between a hazard and a risk in safety management?
Answer: A hazard is a source of potential harm while risk is the likelihood and severity of that harm occurring
A hazard is anything with potential to cause harm; risk combines probability of exposure with potential severity.
In a risk matrix, what does the intersection of 'high probability' and 'catastrophic severity' indicate?
Answer: Unacceptable risk requiring immediate action
High probability combined with catastrophic severity represents the highest level of risk, requiring immediate corrective action.
What is a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)?
Answer: A systematic method for identifying potential failure modes, their causes, and effects on system performance
FMEA is a structured approach to identifying all possible ways a system could fail and analyzing the effects of each failure mode.
What is the ALARP principle in risk management?
Answer: As Low As Reasonably Practicable - reducing risk until further reduction is impractical relative to the benefit
ALARP means reducing risks to a level where the cost of further reduction would be grossly disproportionate to the benefit gained.
Which risk assessment technique uses structured 'what-if' questions to identify hazards in process operations?
Answer: What-If/Checklist analysis
What-If/Checklist analysis combines brainstorming 'what if' questions with structured checklists to identify process hazards.
What is residual risk?
Answer: The level of risk remaining after control measures have been implemented
Residual risk is the risk remaining after all identified control measures have been applied.