Assessment 1 - JONATHAN 521

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Assessment 1
Short Answers Questions
QUESTION 1
Answer the following questions about the hierarchy of control using your own words.
 
a. Briefly explain the primary aim of controlling risks.
Risk control is a plan-based business strategy that aims to identify, assess, and prepare for any dangers, hazards, and other potentials for disaster—both physical and figurative—that may interfere with an organization's operations and objectives.
b. Briefly explain how the level of health and safety protection provided by control measures changes as you move down the hierarchy of control. 
The hierarchy of control is a system for controlling risks in the workplace. The hierarchy of control is a step-by-step approach to eliminating or reducing risks and it ranks risk controls from the highest level of protection and reliability through to the lowest and least reliable protection.
c. Briefly explain how the reliability of control measures changes moving down the hierarchy of control.
1. Eliminate hazards and risks
Highest level of protection and most effective control.
2. Reduce the risk
3. Administrative controls
Low level of protection and less reliable control.
4. Personal protective equipment
Lowest level of protection and least reliable control.
d. d. List the hierarchy of controls in order of priority (from the most preferred to the least preferred). Note: Control measures under the same level of priority do not have to follow any particular order.
In your own words, briefly explain how each control measure eliminates or minimises hazards and its associated risks 
Hierarchy of Controls 
I. Eliminate the risk
II. Reduce the risk through substitution, isolation or engineering controls
III. Reduce the risk using administrative controls
IV. Reduce the risk using personal protective equipment 
How Control Measure Eliminates or Minimises Hazards and its Associated Risks 
I. The most effective control measure involves eliminating the hazard and its associated risk. The best way to eliminate a hazard is to not introduce the hazard in the first place. For example, you can eliminate the risk of a fall from height by doing the work at ground level.
II. If it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the hazards and associated risks, minimise the risks by:
Substitution
Isolation
Engineering controls
III. Administrative controls are work methods or procedures designed to minimise exposure to a hazard. In most cases, administrative controls use systems of work to control the risk.
IV. PPE refers to anything employees use or wear to minimise risks to their health and safety. PPE includes but is not limited to the following:
ear muffs and earplugs
goggles
respirators
face masks