Read the article in Canvas Files, Macpherson, “Safety, Risk Acceptability, and Morality.” Listen to audio lecture 5.2 Safety and Risk and follow along with the Powerpoint slides in Files (Mod 5.2 SafetyRisk.pptx).

Question: Give an example not mentioned in the reading or in the podcast that illustrates the difference between safety and risk assessment.

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The difference between safety and risk assessment

Introduction

In this article, we’ll explore the difference between safety and risk assessment. We’ll look at the similarities and differences between them, discuss what they mean for your business, and offer some suggestions on how to improve your safety program.

Safety assessment

Safety assessment is a process that identifies hazards and evaluates the risks associated with them. The aim of safety assessment is to ensure that people who use, work on or are in contact with a particular product/system (for example: chemicals) can do so without suffering any harm or injury. Safety assessments are mainly concerned with the safety of employees, not the general public; however they may also consider consumer protection issues if these relate directly to their workplace activities.

The main difference between risk assessment and safety assessment is that while risk assessors look at potential hazards posed by an individual piece of equipment or product before putting it into production, safety assessors focus on potential hazards posed by working environments before starting work there. This means that during your risk assessment you’ll need to identify all possible sources where things could go wrong – but once this has been done then it’s time for your company’s management team (and perhaps even legal advisors) before anything else happens!

Risk Assessment

• Risk assessment is a systematic process that identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes risks.

• Risk assessment is a tool for decision making.

• Risk assessment is an ongoing process that involves identifying risks and evaluating them over time to determine if they remain acceptable or pose an unacceptable risk to the organization or its stakeholders (such as customers).

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Safety and risk assessment are similar, but they’re not the same. The difference between safety and risk assessment is that a safety assessment is required by OSHA for many jobs. Risk assessments can be used for more than just physical injury—they can also help determine what kind of training or equipment is needed to ensure employees’ safety on the job site.

Risk assessments look at an event’s likelihood of occurring and its potential impact if it does occur, while a safety assessment focuses only on how likely something might happen with regard to injury or death (or both). For example: If you want your employees to stop using power saws without having any accidents so far in their careers, then your employer may require them all go through some sort of training on operating these types of machines safely before being allowed near one—but this would fall under the umbrella category known as “risk assessment” rather than “safety assessment.”

Takeaway:

Safety and risk assessment are both processes, but they’re not the same thing. Safety assessment is a process that helps you identify risks and make decisions based on those risks. Risk assessment is more specific, focusing on a single risk or scenario with an eye towards preventing it from happening again in the future.

The takeaway here is that while safety assessments can be used to prevent hazards from happening, they’re not always enough: sometimes you’ll need more than just an evaluation of potential threats before deciding what actions should be taken against them.

Conclusion

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