A Logical Hazard Identification Method in Workplace

Abstract

The quality of hazard identification has a significant impact on the quality of overall risk assessment and occupational accident prevention in workplace. Currently accepted hazard identification approaches tend to rely on knowledge of previous accidents, experience of the task, and participants’ imagination, although hazard identification itself is most important for new tasks and novices who do not have experiences of the same or similar tasks. This paper outlines a logical hazard identification method based on a concept for object-based energy analysis as a tool that does not require experience, knowledge of tasks, or imagination. The method is derived from a physical principal and the analysis of occupational accidents. This method is expected to enable users to identify hazards effectively and easily, and contribute to successful risk assessment.