risk assessment and management

YoongYoongYoongYoongYoongYoongYoongYoong Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi MengMengMengMengMengMengMengMengSenior Specialist (Risk Management)

Occupational Safety and Health Division

Risk Assessment & Risk Assessment &

ManagementManagement

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What is Risk?

� Risk = f (Likelihood, Severity)


What is Risk Assessment?

A tool to

� Identify OSH hazards

� Evaluate risk

� Prioritise measures / actions


Why Risk Assessment?

� Reduce serious accidents

� Protect the safety & health of employees

� Legal obligation


How to Assess Risk?

CONTROLCONTROLFix itFix it

EVALUATEEVALUATEAssess itAssess it

IDENTIFYIDENTIFYFind itFind it


Find it

� Hazard Identification

� What can happen, why & how

� E.g. Electrocution, NID, Falling to death

� Approach

� Trade based (Occupation)

� Activity based (Tasks)


Assess it: Likelihood

� Analyse LIKELIHOOD� Usually underestimated

� Consider existing controls

� Work conditions & procedures

Common or repeating occurrenceFrequent

Possible or known to occurOccasional

Not likely to occurRemote

DescriptionLikelihood


Assess it: Severity

� Be realistic

� No. of people affected

� Individuals at risk

Injury requiring medical treatment or ill-health leading to disability

includes lacerations, burns, sprains, minor fractures, dermatitis, deafness, work-related upper limb disorders

Moderate

No injury, injury or ill-health requiring first aid treatment onlyincludes minor cuts & bruises, irritation, ill-health with temporary discomfort

Minor

DescriptionSeverity

Fatal, serious injury or life-threatening occupational disease

includes amputations, major fractures, multiple injuries, occupational cancer & acute poisoning & fatal diseases

Major


Assess it: MOM Risk Matrix

Medium riskLow riskLow riskMinor

High riskMedium riskLow riskModerate

High riskHigh riskMedium riskMajor

FrequentOccasionalRemote

Likelihood

Severity


Assess it: Risk Level

� Carry out careful hazard evaluation to ensure risk level is reduced to as low are reasonably possible within a defined time period.

� Interim risk control measures, such as admin controls, may be implemented.

� Management attention is required.

Moderatelyacceptable

MediumRisk

� No additional risk control measures may be needed.

� May need frequent review to ensure risk level is accurate & does not increase over time.

AcceptableLow Risk

Recommended actionsRisk

acceptability

Risk

Level

� High Risk level must be reduced to min. Medium Risk before work commences.� There should be no interim risk control measures� Risk controls not be too dependent on PPE.� Hazard should be eliminated before work commences.� Immediate management intervention is required before work commences.

Not acceptable

High Risk


Fix it: Hierarchy of Control

SUBSTITUTIONSUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERING ENGINEERING

CONTROLSCONTROLS

ELIMINATIONELIMINATION

ADMINISTRATIVEADMINISTRATIVE

Safe

Design

Safe

WorkerPPEPPE


MOM Risk Assessment Method

Main con

Engineer, Tan

TY (25 Jul 06)

Glass contract

or P/L(28 Aug

06)

Implement permit-to-work system

Markings to be

removed at the end of the installation

MedRe-mote

Moderate

Secure work platform

Fall arrest

harness and anchorage

DeathFalling off transparent

open edge / floor

opening or wet glass

Install-ing

skylight

1

Action

Officer

(Follow-

up date)

Risk Control Measure Risk

LevelLLH SEV

Existing Risk

Control

Possible

Accident /

Ill Health &

Persons-

at-Risk

HazardActivity#

Risk Control Risk EvaluationHazard Identification

Find itFind it Assess itAssess it Fix itFix it


Put simply…

HazardHazard

IdentificationIdentification

RiskRisk

ControlControl

Implement &Implement &

Regular ReviewRegular Review

RiskRisk

EvaluationEvaluation


RMAF

� $5 million Risk Management Assistance Fund

� 70% of consultancy cost

� cap of $7,500

� 200 or less employees

� incldg admin & managerial staff

� Not received any RA funding previously

� Recognized RM course conducted by an ATP

� Min 2 managerial /supervisory staffs


RMAF

� How to apply?� Thru’ 11 appointed RMAF agents

� Association of Aerospace Industries (S’pore)� Association of Singapore Marine Industries� EDC@ASME� EDC@SCCCI� EDC@SMa� EDC@SMCCI� Singapore Business Federation� Singapore Contractors Association Limited� Singapore National Employers Federation� Specialists Trade Alliance of Singapore� The Institution of Engineers, Singapore


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