Which step would you perform to determine the best course of action after hazard identification and risk assessment?

Which step would you perform to determine the best course of action after hazard identification and risk assessment?

• A. Identify Hazards
• B. Assess Risks
• C. Identify Options
• D. Execute Decision

Answer: (C)

After you’ve identified hazards and completed the risk assessment, you move to identifying options for risk control. This step is about generating a range of possible actions to reduce or eliminate the risks you’ve found, such as engineering changes, administrative controls, changes to procedures, training, or PPE. The goal is to lay out feasible paths you could take so you can compare them and pick the best one. Consider how effective each option is likely to be, how easy it is to implement, the cost and time required, and whether it could create any new issues. Once the options are identified, you then evaluate and select the best course of action and proceed to implement it.

After you’ve identified hazards and completed the risk assessment, you move to identifying options for risk control. This step is about generating a range of possible actions to reduce or eliminate the risks you’ve found, such as engineering changes, administrative controls, changes to procedures, training, or PPE. The goal is to lay out feasible paths you could take so you can compare them and pick the best one. Consider how effective each option is likely to be, how easy it is to implement, the cost and time required, and whether it could create any new issues. Once the options are identified, you then evaluate and select the best course of action and proceed to implement it.