Examples of risk assessment methods
Examples of risk assessment methods To recap, risk assessment must involve an investigation and analysis of the identified hazards and major accidents, so as to provide an understanding (and documentation) of the: a) nature of each hazard and major accident b) likelihood of each hazard causing a major accident c) magnitude of each major accident d) severity of consequences of each major accident to persons on-site and off-site e) range of control measures available to control each major accident f) effectiveness and viability of control measures for each major accident g) individual and cumulative effects of hazards Each of these aspects is discussed below, with examples to illustrate the concepts, together with discussion of simplified, overall, preliminary qualitative methods of risk assessment, that may be used to focus the detail of the assessment onto the high-risk cases. This section is not intended to be a detailed or comprehensive des...
