Name of assessor
Name of the learner
Date
Date of the assessment
Time
Time of the assessment
Work area
Description of the function, capacity and workforce of the work area being
assessed (e.g., a 100 barrel/day Oil Field Processing Facility - FPF)
Common mistakes:
Providing the name of the company in which the facility being assessed is
located (e.g., XYZ company)
Task being assessed
Description of routine work carried out in this work area (e.g., preparation
of Demulsifier batch, crude tank drainage, produced oil reclaim, etc.)
Hazard
Object/situation with the potential to cause harm in this work area (e.g.,
Demulsifier, crude tank drainage, produced oil reclaim, etc.)
Common mistakes:
- Mentioning a hazard category (e.g., Chemical, Physical, etc.) as a
hazard.
- Mentioning a hazard type (e.g. Work at height, slip, etc.) instead of
being more specific (e.g., Off-scaffold painting work, Polished marble
in the office corridor).
- Mentioning a defect in hazard control/ a non-conformity (e.g.,
unprotected cable).
- Mixing two hazards together (e.g., slip and trip).
Who might be harmed
Position title(s) of those who might be harmed by the hazards (should
include area/function and level of the worker e.g., FPF operator or FPF
Supervisor)
Common mistakes:
- Mentioning generic position titles (e.g., worker, employee, etc.).
- Mentioning only the department of the victim (e.g., HSE, etc.)
- Mentioning only the job level of the victim (e.g., Supervisor, officer,
etc.)
How might people be harmed?
Includes the hazardous event and the harm (e.g., FPF operator may suffer
eye irritation if he accidently touched his eye with his Demulsifier-
contaminated hand)
Common mistakes:
- Mentioning the harm only (e.g., back injury) instead of how it may
happen (e.g., by poor lifting of cement bag, the labor may sustain back
injury).
- Mixing two hazardous event together (e.g., during manual digging, a
labor may accidently hit his foot and may receive an electric shock if
he hit a buried cable).
Existing risk control measures
What is already done to control risk of the mentioned hazard (e.g., Safety
gloves usage is mandatory when handling Demulsifier)
Common mistakes:
- Mentioning general terms (e.g., SSW, PPE, etc.) instead of being more
specific (e.g., safe handling procedure of cement bag, safety gloves,
etc.)
Risk rating
(L) = Likelihood that the hazardous event mentioned occurs while
existing controls are in place. This must be estimated using the Risk
Rating Calculator in your workbook (e.g., It’s fairly likely that the FPF
operator accidently touches his eye with his Demulsifier-contaminated hand
if Safety gloves usage is mandatory when handling Demulsifier, so L=3)
(C) = Consequence of the hazardous event while existing controls are
in place. This must be estimated using the Risk Rating Calculator in your
workbook (e.g., If the FPF operator accidently touched his eye with his
Demulsifier-contaminated hand, the consequence will be moderate so C=3)
(R) = (L)*(C) (i.e. 3*3=9)
Common mistakes:
- The consequence rating doesn’t match the scenario mentioned. For
example, the hazardous event indicated that a worker may die as a
result of touching a live cable and the consequence rating (C) was 3
(moderate – up to three days’ absence) instead of 5 (catastrophic –
death) which is right based on the risk rating calculator of the
workbook.
Additional controls
What do you suggest to better control risk of the mentioned hazard (e.g.,
installing emergency shower to be used by the operator when he accidently
touches his eye with his Demulsifier-contaminated hand)
Common mistakes:
- Mentioning general terms (e.g., SSW, PPE, etc.) instead of being more
specific (e.g., safe handling procedure of cement bag, safety gloves,
etc.)
New risk rating (Residual)
(L) = Likelihood that the hazardous event mentioned occurs while your
suggested additional controls are in place. This must be estimated
using the Risk Rating Calculator in your workbook (e.g., It’s fairly likely
that the FPF operator accidently touches his eye with his Demulsifier-
contaminated hand if Safety gloves usage is mandatory when handling
Demulsifier, so L=3).
NOTICE THAT THE EXAMPLE ABOVE GIVES THE SAME LIKELIHOOD
SCORE FOR RESIDUAL RISK AS THE CONTROL YOU SUGGESTED
ONLY REDUCES THE CONSEQUENCE
(C) = Consequence of the hazardous event while your suggested
additional controls are in place. This must be estimated using the Risk
Rating Calculator in your workbook (e.g., If the FPF operator accidently
touched his eye with his Demulsifier-contaminated hand while there is an
emergency shower installed, he will need just first aid so C=2)
(R) = (L)*(C) (i.e. 3*2=6)
Common mistakes:
- Indicating a residual risk consequence rating (C) that is lower than the
old consequence rating when your additional control does not reduce
the harm consequence. For example, if you suggest installing a guard
to protect technician from the sharp edge of a circular saw and the
consequence rating (C) was 4 then it should remain 4 for the residual
risk.
Action/ monitored by whom?
Position title(s) of those who should be responsible of implementing your
suggested additional controls (e.g., FPF Supervisor)
Common mistakes:
- Mentioning generic position titles (e.g., worker, employee, etc.).
- Mentioning only the department of the victim (e.g., HSE, etc.)
- Mentioning only the job level of the victim (e.g., Supervisor, officer,
etc.)
Action/monitored by when?
Duration for implementing your suggested additional controls. This must
be estimated based on the old risk rating (not the residual) using the
Action Level Table in your workbook (e.g., two weeks)
Common mistakes:
- Mentioning frequencies (e.g., weekly) if your additional control includes
things like inspections and checks instead of mentioning the duration
(e.g., two weeks) required to establish the inspection procedure and
responsibilities.
- The duration is not suitable based on the risk rating (R) and the Action
Level Table in your workbook.
- Copying the word used in the Action Level Table (e.g., stop, urgent,
etc.) instead of indicating a reasonable duration that match them (e.g.,
immediately, one day, etc.)
- Mentioning a date (e.g., 1/101/2021) instead of a duration (e.g., a
week).