A risk assessment is an important element of health and safety for any business as this will help prevent accidents and serious harm to all concerned.

Risk Assessment and Principles of Toxicology (2215)

Team Assignment

A risk assessment is an important element of health and safety for any business as this will help prevent accidents and serious harm to all concerned. However, a basic knowledge of health and safety is required before a risk assessment can be completed.

This week’s assignment is to build a risk assessment plan for your team project.  The purpose of this plan is to gather background data that you would normally have working for a company.  The plan will address the potential environmental, health, and safety hazards in the chosen industry and assess the risk to your company.  Your team may choose a current or former workplace or can use one of the assigned companies below:

•             Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) – California

•             Weyhaueser Logging – Oregon

•             Crown Roofing – Florida

•             Bayway Refinery – New Jersey

Instructions

1.            Summarize a short overview of the general industry (i.e., petroleum refining) using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.  Identify the Division and Major Group that your company belong to.  https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual

2.            Provide the short history of the company andinclude a mission statement, the product or service, and basic information about your company’s leadership team, employees, and location.(1-2 paragraphs). 

3.            Research possible hazards in your industry, company, and locale.(3-5 paragraphs).

a.            Include a brief description of typical operations or processes in your industry.

b.            Research the state and federaloccupational health regulations for your industry.  Hint: There are specific state regulations that will affect your company so be diligent.

c.             Use the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities website to identify your occupational hazards, top safety issues and injuries/illnesses.

d.            Research the specific environmental state regulations for where your company is located.  Identify any ecological concerns for your specific area. 

e.            Research your industry for typical environmental issues. These hazards could be effects from past activities or future effects from current or project processes.

f.             Identify any potential receptor(s) – something that could be adversely affected by a contaminant, such as people, an ecological system, property, or a water body.

4.            Prepare report that details your research and follows the IMRD guidelines found in the Week 2 Learning Resources.