Hazard identification

Guidance Note Title Hazard Identification
Published Document Hazard Identification
Principal Audience This guidance note forms part of a suite of five guidance notes which are designed to help operators through the process of conducting a formal safety assessment in support of the evidence that risks are reduced to a level that is ALARP. These guidance notes will be of use to those with responsibility for planning and developing the facility safety case, and those involved in ongoing risk management through operations and maintenance of control measure performance standards. This suite comprises the following documents:
  • Hazard Identification
  • Supporting Safety Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • ALARP
  • Control Measures and Performance Standards
Core Concepts
  • Identifying hazards
  • Providing an adequate depth of analysis
  • The range of incident types which should be considered
  • Lateral thinking and realism in hazard identification
  • Providing sufficient knowledge, awareness and understanding of the causes of MAEs to be able to prevent and deal with them
  • Providing a basis for identifying, evaluating, defining and justifying the selection (or rejection) of control measures for reducing risk
Consultation Process Initial draft by NOPSEMA with technical guidance provided by sample industry group, followed by open consultation via discussion paper on website and Stakeholder workshops.
Comments Comments should be sent to: safetycaseguidance@nopsa.gov.au