CSA Z1002-12 pdf download – Occupational health and safety — Hazard identification and elimination and risk assessment and control.
1 Scope 1.1 General This Standard specifies requirements for the identification of OHS hazards, their elimination where practical, and assessment and control of risks associated with remaining hazards. 1.2 Applicability This Standard is applicable to organizations of any size or type and can be applied at all stages in the lifecycle of a product, process, or service. 1.3 Use This Standard is intended to be used by all stakeholders, e.g., those who are responsible for (a) evaluating an organization’s practices in assessing OHS risk; (b) ensuring that an organization eliminates OHS hazards and controls risk associated with remaining hazards that cannot be eliminated; (c) organizational efforts to eliminate OHS hazards and control risk associated with a specific area or activity; and (d) development of standards, guides, procedures, and codes of practice that in whole or in part set out how hazards are to be eliminated and risks controlled within the specific context of their documents. 1.4 Terminology In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (nonmandatory) to define their application.
4.3.4.2 Responsibility 4.3.4.2.1 The organization shall designate individuals to carry out the requirements of Clause 4.3.4.2. 4.3.4.2.2 The organization shall consult affected stakeholders regarding the (a) identification and elimination of hazards; and (b) assessment of risk and implementation of risk controls, including the choice of risk control strategies. 4.3.4.2.3 The organization shall communicate with affected stakeholders the (a) results and the actions to be taken based on the output of the risk assessment process; and (b) the evaluation of external stakeholder performance in support of the organization’s OHS management objectives. 4.3.4.2.4 The organization shall ensure that the process that is implemented to reduce risk is clearly communicated to all workers and worker representatives. 4.3.4.3 D — Deleted 4.3.4.4 D — Deleted 4.3.5 Training The organization shall provide training to implement the processes specified in this Standard. 4.3.6 Resources The organization shall provide appropriate financial, human, and organizational resources to create and maintain the framework and processes. 4.3.7 Monitoring and review The organization shall establish a method to monitor and regularly review the effectiveness of the framework and processes.
4.3.8 Managing change 4.3.8.1 The organization shall establish and maintain procedures to (a) identify and eliminate OHS hazards and assess and control OHS risks associated with new products, processes, or services at the design stage; and (b) manage changes that can affect risk. Changes that can affect risk include, but are not limited to, (i) significant changes to its work procedures, equipment, organizational structure, staffing, products, services, or suppliers; (ii) developments in OHS knowledge and technology;
3 Definitions The following definitions shall apply in this Standard: Code of practice — a document that recommends practices or procedures for the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, or utilization of equipment, structures, or products. Note: A code of practice can be a Standard, a part of a Standard, or other document. Competence — a demonstrated ability to apply OHS knowledge and skills to the hazard identification and risk assessment processes. Competent person — a person who is knowledgeable about the risk assessment process and has a demonstrated ability to apply the process by reason of education, training, experience, or a combination thereof. Consequence — the outcome of a hazardous event. Notes: (1) There can be more than one consequence from one event. (2) Consequences can be expressed qualitatively or quantitatively. Controls — protective or preventive measures that reduce risk. Ergonomics — the scientific discipline concerned with understanding interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data, and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. Note: Another term for ergonomics is “human factors”.CSA Z1002-12 pdf download.
