Define Health and Safety hazards

Identify and define potential workplace hazards related to a job or task type. Maintain a list of all hazards for all job types in your organization.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_hs_rm.risk_manager or sn_hs_rm.risk_data_manager

About this task

Review and update your hazard list regularly to verify its continued effectiveness.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Health and Safety Workspace.

2. Select the configuration icon (

1. In the Configuration tab, select Hazards and then All.

2. Create a hazard or modify an existing one.

   • To create a hazard, select New.
   • To review an existing hazard, open the one that you want to configure.
   • On the form, fill in the fields.

   Field	Description
   Risk category	Name of the risk category under which this hazard is organized. The list in this field displays items from the Risk category [sn_hs_rm_risk_category] table.
   Job location	Job or task location where this job and the associated risks may arise or exists.
   Active	Option to mark this hazard available for use. A hazard must be active to be used.

3. Select Save.

4. Add all hazards that are possible for a job and location.

Result

• The hazard is listed in the Hazards list under Configuration and is saved in the Hazard [sn_hs_rm_hazard] table.
• The hazard is available to select in the following fields:
  • Hazard field on the Hazard and controls form when defining a job in the job register.
  • Add hazards window on a JSA form.
  • Hazard being assessed field on the Hazard assessment form when conducting a risk assessment.

Parent Topic:Setting up Health and Safety Risk Management