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Jaime Limaime LimSpecialist (Risk Management)

Occupational Safety and Health Division

27 September 2006

Your Role inYour Role in

RiskRisk

AssessmentAssessment


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Outline

Workplace Safety and Health (RiskManagement) Regulations 2006

RM Regs

Risk Assessment Guidelines


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Workplace Safety and Health (RiskWorkplace Safety and Health (Risk

Management) RegulationsManagement) Regulations20062006


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Some Basics

8 regulations in RM Regs

Further divided into subsections ( )

1. Citation and commencement

1st Sept 2006


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2. Definitions

Hazard

Anything with potential to cause bodilyinjury

Includes any physical, chemical,

biological, mechanical, electrical orergonomic hazard

Risk Likelihood a hazard will cause specific

bodily injury to any person


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2. Definitions

Risk Assessment

Process of evaluating probability & consequences of

injury/illness

arising from exposure to identified hazard&

determining appropriate measures for

risk control


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3. Risk Assessment

Risk assessment to be conducted inevery workplace by

employer or

self employed person or

principal


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4. Elimination and control of risk

(1) Take all reasonably practical steps toeliminate any foreseeable risks

(2) If not possible then:

Minimise risk &

Adopt SWPs


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Regulation 4 (3)

ELIMINATIONELIMINATION

SUBSTITUTIONSUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERINGENGINEERING

CONTROLSCONTROLS

ADMINISTRATIVEADMINISTRATIVE

PPEPPESafe

Worker

SafeDesign


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4. Elimination and control of risk

(4)Roles & responsibilities to implement

controls must be clearly specified


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5. Records of risk assessment

(1a) Maintain record of riskassessments conducted & controlsimplemented

(1b) Records to be submitted toCommissioner when required

(2) Records must be kept for at least 3years


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6. Provision of information

(1) Every persons exposed to the risksmust be informed of:

Nature of risks

Controls or SWPs implemented

(2) Provide updates whenever

Risk assessment is revised

Controls or SWPs are changed


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7. Review of risk assessment

Review &, if necessary, revise riskassessment

At least once every 3 years

Upon injuries

Where there are significant changes inwork practices / procedures


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8. Offences

Contraventions to the above cancause liabilities:

Max S$10,000 (First offence)

Max S$20,000 or max 6 months

imprisonment or both (Second offenceonwards)


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MOMMOMss

Risk Assessment GuidelinesRisk Assessment Guidelines


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What is Risk?

Determining likelihood that peoplemay be exposed to

Injury, illness or disease

arising from any situation identified

during hazard identification

Risk = f (Likelihood, Severity)

Regs definition: Likelihood a hazard will cause

specify bodily injury to any person


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What is Risk Assessment?

A tool to

Identify OSH hazards

Evaluate risk

Prioritise measures / actions

Process of

evaluating probability & consequences of

injury/illness arising from exposure to identified hazard &

determining appropriate measures for risk

control


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Types of Risk Assessment

Quantitative

QRA

Qualitative

Risk Matrix


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Why Risk Assessment?

Reduce significant # serious accidents

Protect Safety & Health of employees

Legal obligation


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How to Assess Risk?

CONTROLCONTROLFix itFix it

EVALUATEEVALUATEAssess itAssess it

IDENTIFYIDENTIFYFind itFind it


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Find it

Hazard Identification

What can happen, why & how

Approach

Trade basedActivity based


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Find it: Hazard Types

Physical

Working at height; Moving vehicle;Pressurised systems; Noise; ManualLifting

Chemical Solvents, Asbestos, Cadmium, Welding

fumes

Biological Legionella, HIV, Fungi

Machine

- Injury

Chemicals -

Health problem


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Find it: Hazard Identification

Consider

Tasks

Location

Divide tasks into sequential steps Preparation Operation Recovery

Maintenance

Electricity -

Burns


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Assess it

Risk Evaluation

Determining risk level

Risk = f (Likelihood, Severity)


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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


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Assess it: Severity

Be realistic

# 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 temporarydiscomfort

Minor

DescriptionSeverity

Fatal, serious injury or life-threatening occupational disease

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

Major


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Assess it: MOM Risk Matrix

Medium riskLow riskLow riskMinor

High riskMedium riskLow riskModerate

High riskHigh riskMedium riskMajor

FrequentOccasionalRemote

Likelihood

Severity


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Assess it: Risk Level

Carry out careful hazard evaluation to ensure risk levelis reduced to as low are reasonably possible within adefined time period.

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

Management attention is required.

ModeratelyacceptableMediumRisk

No additional risk control measures may be needed.

May need frequent review to ensure risk level is

accurate & does not increase over time.Acceptable

Low

Risk

Recommended actionsRisk

acceptability

Risk

Level

High Risk level must be reduced to min. Medium Riskbefore work commences.There should be no interim risk control measuresRisk controls not be too dependent on PPE.Hazard should be eliminated before work commences.

Immediate management intervention is required beforework commences.

Not

acceptable

High

Risk


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Fix it

Risk Control

Reasonably practicable measures toeliminate or reduce risks

Engineering controlsEngineering controls

e.ge.g machine guarding,machine guarding,

noise enclosurenoise enclosure

Administrative controlAdministrative control

e.ge.g SWPsSWPs


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Fix it: Hierarchy of Control

SUBSTITUTIONSUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERINGENGINEERING

CONTROLSCONTROLS

ELIMINATIONELIMINATION

ADMINISTRATIVEADMINISTRATIVE

SafeDesign

SafeWorkerPPEPPE


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MOM Risk Assessment Method

PlantManager(Dec

2006)

Provideenclosure ofstamping

work station

MedRe-mote

Mode-rate

Conductregularmaintenance

programme ofmachine

Displaywarning signs

Implementhearing

conservationprogramme

Noiseinduceddeafness

Excessivenoise

PlantManager(Imme-diate)

Providephoto-electricsensor/double handcontrol

HighOccasional

Mode-rate

Conductregularmaintenance ofexistinginterlockingdevices

Ampu-tation,perma-nentdisability

Caught inbetweenobjects

Stampingoperation

6

Action

Officer

(Follow-update)

Risk Control

Measure

Risk

LevelLLHSEV

Existing Risk

Control

Possible

Accident /

Ill Health &

Persons-

at-Risk

HazardActivi ty#

Risk ControlRisk EvaluationHazard Identification

Find itFind it Assess itAssess it Fix itFix it


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Key Outcomes

Assess & evaluate risks

Implement Risk Controls

Inform persons-at-risk

Implement effective SWPs

Regular review

!! No fixed template required !!

Form risk assessment team


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Preparation

Work

HazardHazard

IdentificationIdentification

RiskRisk

EvaluationEvaluation

Risk ControlRisk Control

Form risk assessment team

Gather relevant information

Identify existing control

measures

Evaluate severity of the

hazard & type of

accident/incident

Determine likelihood ofoccurrenceDetermine additionalcontrol measures required

to reduce the riskAssess risk level based on

severity & likelihood

Identify task for each

process

Identi fy hazards associatedwith the activity of each

process & the type of

potential

accidents/incidents

Assign action officer &

follow-up date

Management to approve &

endorse risk assessment

Record keeping

Implementation

& regular review

Audit to ensure control

measures are in place &

working


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RMAF

Risk Management Assistance Fund

$5 mil Fund to help SMEs defray costof engaging consultants

to conduct risk assessments

to build in-house capability co-fund up to 70% of consultancy cost

cap of $7,500


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RMAF Eligibility

Workplaces covered under WSHA 1stSchedule with 100 or less employees(including administrative and managerial staff)

Not have received any funding for riskassessment previously.

Min 2 managerial or supervisory staffswho have attended a recognised Risk

Management course conducted by anAccredited Training Provider.


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RMAF: How to apply?

Approach any 1 of 7 RMAF Agents

Association of Singapore Marine Industries

EDC@ASME EDC@SCCCI

EDC@SMA

Singapore Business Federation Singapore Contractors Association Limited

Singapore National Employers Federation

http://www.mom.gov.sg/OSHD/EventsAwardsNIncentives/Risk+Management+Assistance+Fund.htm

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