Risk Management

Risk management is a key safety process. It makes you more safety- conscious in every stage of your job and helps you prevent accidents proactively.

Hazard identification deals with finding things or situations that could cause harm. It is the first step in risk assessment which is a proactive approach to ensure a safer and smoother work process.

Controlling hazards is a step in the risk assessment process after risk evaluation. It is necessary to reduce or eliminate risks that are found to be high.

A toolbox talk is a dialogue among team members about the safer and more effective execution of a job. It is done at the worksite right before starting the job.

The interaction among members of a team before, during and after a job is referred to as team communication. The ability of every team member to effectively send, receive and verify messages, instructions and other information is critical in ensuring safety on board.

Work debrief is an informal conversation among team members after the job completion. It allows everyone to reflect on the job, to discuss what went well, what did not and to come up with improvement ideas.

Situational awareness refers to the way you interpret and act on impressions or information from your senses. Your ability to properly react at an early stage of a developing situation is important to ensure your and the team's safety while executing a task.

Every action affects its surroundings with a chain or ripple effect. This is the reason why stopping unsafe acts is necessary. By doing so, you can prevent potential dangers and also show your team that you are reliable and responsible.