Which step initiates the ORM process?

Which step initiates the ORM process?

• A. Identify Hazards
• B. Assess Risks
• C. Identify Options
• D. Monitor Situation

Answer: (A)

Identifying hazards starts the ORM process because you can’t manage risk effectively until you know what could cause harm. Hazards are conditions or situations with the potential to cause injury, damage, or loss. Once hazards are identified, you can assess their risk by evaluating both the likelihood of an incident and the severity of its consequences, then develop and implement controls to reduce those risks. If hazards aren’t identified first, the entire risk assessment would be guessing about what could go wrong, which leaves important risks unaddressed. After identifying hazards, you move on to assessing them, then selecting options for controls, implementing those controls, and finally monitoring the situation to ensure ongoing safety.

Identifying hazards starts the ORM process because you can’t manage risk effectively until you know what could cause harm. Hazards are conditions or situations with the potential to cause injury, damage, or loss. Once hazards are identified, you can assess their risk by evaluating both the likelihood of an incident and the severity of its consequences, then develop and implement controls to reduce those risks.

If hazards aren’t identified first, the entire risk assessment would be guessing about what could go wrong, which leaves important risks unaddressed. After identifying hazards, you move on to assessing them, then selecting options for controls, implementing those controls, and finally monitoring the situation to ensure ongoing safety.