Hazard Identification - Safety & Injury Prevention
Hazard Risk Assessment and Control is critical to the success and effectiveness of any Occupational Health and Safety Program. Hazard Identification is a proactive process to identify hazards and potential hazards in order to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury/illness to workers and damage to property, equipment and the environment.
An employer must identify hazards and potential hazards in the workplacea and develop an action plan to in order to eliminate or control the hazards. The Hazard Identification Program and Workplace Inspection Program are two separate processes that compliment each other.
Policies
- CH 20-021 Workplace Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control
- CH 20-024 Workplace Safety Inspection and Compliance
Related Documents - Resources
Safety & Injury Prevention Programs has developed templates to guide supervisors in identifying hazards and assigning appropriate controls. These are to be used as a starting point.
Forms
The Hazard Identification and Control Form is a document that provides clarity concerning responsibilities and the specifics to the Central Zone'sprocess for conducting hazard assessments.
Training
To arrange training see the Program Contact information.
Program Contacts
Linda Doherty, Safety Officer
Room 275 Purdys Building NSH
300 Pleasant Street
Dartmouth NS B2Y 0A5
Tel: 902-424-1546
Fax: 902-425-0523
linda.doherty@cdha.nshealth.ca
Benjamine Beaton, Safety Officer
1276 South Park Street
QEII Bethune Building, Room 275
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9
Tel: 902-473-4033
Fax: 902-473-0523
ben.beaton@nshealth.ca