This standard provides guidance on including prevention through design concepts within an occupational safety and health management system. Through the application of these concepts, decisions pertaining to occupational hazards and risks can be incorporated into the process of design and redesign of work premises, tools, equipment, machinery, substances and work processes, including their construction, manufacture, use, maintenance and ultimate disposal or reuse. This standard provides guidance for a lifecycle assessment and design model that balances environmental and occupational safety and health goals over the lifespan of a facility, process or product.

Table of Contents

1. Scope, Purpose and Application
        1.1 Scope
        1.2 Purpose
        1.3 Application
2. Referenced and Related Standards
        2.1 Referenced Standards and Guidelines
        2.2 Referenced American National Standards and Technical Reports
3. Definitions
4. Roles and Responsibility
5. Relationships with Suppliers
6. Design Safety Reviews
7. The Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Process
        7.1 Management Direction
        7.2 Select a Risk Assessment Matrix
        7.3 Establish the Analysis Parameters
        7.4 Anticipate/Identify the Hazards
        7.5 Consider the Failure Modes
        7.6 Assess the Severity of Consequences
        7.7 Determine Occurrence Probability
        7.8 Define the Initial Risk
        7.9 Select and Implement Risk Reduction and Control Methods
        7.10 Assess the Residual Risk
        7.11 Risk Acceptance Decision Making
        7.12 Document the Results
        7.13 Follow Up on Actions Taken
8. Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Techniques
9. Hierarchy of Controls
Addenda
        A - The Risk Assessment Process
        B - Progression of Occupational Hygiene Issues Flow Chart
        C - Procurement Guidelines
        D - Risk Assessment Report
        E - A Design Safety Review Guide
        F - Examples of Risk Assessment Matrices and Definitions of Terms
        G - Comments on Selected Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Techniques
        H - Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Sequence
        I - The Logic Supporting the Hierarchy of Controls
        J - Bibliography

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