Risk Identification Exercise Guide
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ScribdTranslationsTool F: risk identification exercise for the working group
We seek your collaboration in order to better understand your work context for the purpose
to identify the risks to health and safety.
Describe the elements of the work situation and the associated risks.
Fill in the table by using the following questions.
TASKS
Quelles sont les tâches que vous devez faire au quotidien ? De façon occasionnelle ?
What are the methods or techniques in use?
PEOPLE
Who are the people you are interacting with (clients, visitors, colleagues,
external participants, volunteers, subcontractors, etc.)? Do they have any characteristics
particular situations that can lead to risks (e.g., loss of autonomy, aggressive behavior)?
EQUIPMENT
What equipment do you use? Is it functional? Is it in good condition?
Are they available?
ENVIRONMENT
How is the layout of the space? Is it cluttered? Is it hot/cold? Is it good?
lit? How is the air quality? What is the condition of the floor? Is there a lot of
noise?
TIME
Do certain activities or tasks need to be performed at a specific time? Does the clientele have
Does she have needs at specific times? Does the expected duration for a task correspond to the
real-time required to carry it out? Are there times of the day when the risk of
Is the injury higher?
ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES
What are the preventive activities put in place by the organization? What is the follow-up to the
Follow-up of an accidental event? Are there policies, procedures for prevention? Do you have
the possibility of reporting a dangerous situation to your supervisor?
For each element, identify what, to your knowledge, represents risk situations of
occupational injury in your work.
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Post Job Title / Service/ Sector:
Elements of the work situation Associated risks
Tasks completed
People involved
Equipment (Tools, machines used):
Environment:
Weather:
Organizational Practices
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Make a final check
Review the possible risks by category. Check those to which you are exposed and describe how this risk is present.
in your work situations
Describe the ergonomic risks present in your
Possible ergonomic risks
work situations
Constraint postures (bent back, twisted, squatting, at
knees, working with outstretched arms, etc.)
Raising of charges
Load transports
Mobilization of clients
Repetitive movements
Screen work
Prolonged standing work
Difficult access to the workspace
Inadequate lighting
Poor visibility, poor layout of controls
Main/body vibrations
Mechanical pressure/ prolonged support
Describe the chemical risks present in your situations
Possible chemical risks
work
Controlled hazardous materials (WHMIS):
asbestos
mercury
ethylene oxide
glutaraldehyde
formaldehyde
etc.
Anesthetic gases
Surgical smoke
Welding fumes
Disinfectants/cleaners
Insecticides/pesticides
Exhaust gas
Dangerous/cytotoxic drugs
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Describe the physical risks present in your situations
Possible physical risks
of work
Noise
Electricity
Thermal constraints (hot, cold)
UV radiation (working outside, sun, flash of
welding, etc.
Infrared radiation
Radiations (short waves, X-rays, laser)
Radioactivity
Electromagnetic fields
Contacts with hot or cold objects (burns)
Atmospheric conditions (rain, wind, lightning, storm,
etc.)
Dust emissions
Physical aggression (punching, biting, scratching,
etc.)
Décrire les risques biologiques présents dans vos situations
Possible biological risks
of work
Virus :
pathogenic agents transmitted by blood:
. hepatitis, HIV, contact with sharp and pointed objects,
contaminated, splashes.
Pathogenic agents transmitted by other vectors:
. influenza
. hantavirus (rodent droppings);
. histoplasmosis (bird and bat droppings).
Mushrooms, molds, parasites
Animal bites (rabies)
Bed bugs
Herpes
Gale
Lice, fleas
Contact with plants (poison ivy)
Bacteria (ERV, MRSA, Legionnaires' disease)
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Describe the security risks present in your situations
Possible security risks
work
Tools and machines: moving parts
Residual energy (absence of lockout procedure)
Fires, explosions
Pressure equipment (boilers, gas cylinders
tablets)
Work at height
Sharp, rough, pointed, cutting (cuts)
Drops of objects
Projected particles
Single-storey drops
Closed spaces
Risk of entrapment, trapping
Road accidents
Isolated work
Describe the psychosocial risks present in your
Possible psychosocial risks
work situations
Day/evening/night shift work
Harassment
Verbal and physical aggression
Time constraints
Extra time
Conflicts at work
Work environment
Excessive demands
Stress
Lack of support
Little decision-making latitude
Contradictory instructions
Risks of errors with serious consequences