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frequency to ensure no leaks.
Proactive. Proactive activities are
desired for any concern. Proactive actions allow to prevent occurrences and afford the team more time to diagnose and develop a robust solution. There are three Key Process Input (KPI) for uncovering hazard condition proactively: reporting, recognition and replication. Each avenue contributes equally to the successful mitigation of potential hazard conditions.
■ Reporting. Reporting involves
a review of current data collected
based on incidents. Teams review and uncover critical areas, operations or tasks to address based on historical analysis. Figure 3 displays a year-by-year hazard metric data for a manufacturing location. Visual office visits, arm and leg occurrences are not statistically different. Body metric indicates a dramatic shift in 2020. The team needs to further dissect data for body metrics and understand indicators driving higher incidents.
■ Recognition. Recognition is an
act of discovering potential hazards during daily activities. A health and safety-conscious employee walking during lunch notice an abnormal floor surface. Escalating concern to facilities department it was discovered a slow leak from above piping. Quickly area was quarantined off to prevent access. Piping was repaired. Further, a periodic schedule was implemented to assess all potential piping under walking surfaces.
■ Replication. Replication is a concept of implementation of solutions from
other departments or organizations. A safety professional receives an email from
a colleague about a concern involving a triphazard.Anemployeetrippedovera hose from a hydraulic truck laying across a walkway to tap off the fluid in a piece
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Figure 1: Classification Levels
Frequency
Occurrence
Probability
Occurrence
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Condition
Low
> 1/week
Low
< 25%
Low
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1/day
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26% - 50%
Medium
Medical Treatment
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< 1/hour
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> 51%
High
> Amputation
Table I shows a matrix for severity level determination. High severity hazards require complex robust solutions. Low severity can be managed and controlled with minor modification to process or task. All occupation hazards must be addressed with solutions strategies that eliminate concern and ensure no additional compromises are generated in process or task.
Table I: Severity Matrix
Severity
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Probability
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Solution Strategy
Hazard severity level outlines solution strategy type. Figure 2 shows the roadmap for resolution strategy based on hazard level rating. This roadmap outlines a recommendation of a strategy that provides the most significant potential for a robust solution. Low severity levels require modification in the current process to eliminate hazard condition. Hazard levels of medium and high need a design or blended approach to resolving.
Figure 2: Solution Strategy Based on Severity Rating
Low Medium High
Process Blended Design
Design requires a thorough review of the process or task. Analysis centers on designing out the hazard. Solutions generated require a philosophical change. Process changes are structural and implemented relatively quickly. A blended approach involves modification of design and changes within the process or task to accomplish the requirement.
Scenario Investigation
Engaging the above framework for a typical occupational hazard condition highlights the process roadmap and tollgate outcomes to support agile solution strategy. Any categorical hazard condition assessment can embrace the framework. A consistent hazard challenge for the majority of industries is slip and trip. This occupational safety concern is a constant metric impacting top priority concerns for safety professions.
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