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Noise Risk Assessment: Exposure Calculation and Worked Example
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Noise Risk Assessment: Exposure Calculation and Worked Example

How to do a noise risk assessment: action values (80/85/87 dB), daily exposure calculation, a worked workshop example, hearing protection checks and OSHA rules.

October 14, 202619 min readFindRisk Team
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Management of Change (MOC): Process, Triggers and a Filled Form
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Management of Change (MOC): Process, Triggers and a Filled Form

A practical management of change (MOC) guide: which changes need review, the 7-step process, temporary and organizational changes, and a filled MOC form example.

October 13, 202618 min read
Electrical Safety Inspection Checklist: 38 Workplace Checks
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Electrical Safety Inspection Checklist: 38 Workplace Checks

An electrical safety inspection checklist for the workplace: 38 checks in 7 blocks, panel clearances, cord and GFCI rules, inspection intervals and scored findings.

October 12, 202619 min read
What-If Analysis: Steps, Checklist and a Worked Example
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What-If Analysis: Steps, Checklist and a Worked Example

How to run a What-If analysis for workplace safety: the 7 steps, question categories, a filled loading dock worksheet, and when to choose HAZOP or FMEA instead.

October 10, 202618 min read
Machine Guarding Checklist: 36 Checks for Safe Machinery
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Machine Guarding Checklist: 36 Checks for Safe Machinery

A machine guarding checklist you can use on the shop floor: 36 checks in 7 blocks, guard types and limits, opening distances, inspection intervals and scored findings.

October 9, 202622 min read
PPE Hazard Assessment: Selection Matrix and Worked Example
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PPE Hazard Assessment: Selection Matrix and Worked Example

How to do a PPE hazard assessment under OSHA 1910.132(d): a hazard-to-PPE selection matrix, a worked fabrication shop example and a sample certification.

October 2, 202618 min read
Fire Risk Assessment: 5 Steps and a Worked Warehouse Example
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Fire Risk Assessment: 5 Steps and a Worked Warehouse Example

How to do a fire risk assessment in 5 steps, with a fully worked warehouse example, scored findings, travel-distance checks and the UK, US and Turkish rules.

October 1, 202620 min read
Working at Height Checklist: 30 Checks and Inspection Intervals
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Working at Height Checklist: 30 Checks and Inspection Intervals

A working at height checklist you can use on site: 30 pre-task checks, harness, ladder and scaffold inspection intervals, stop-work findings and OSHA, UK and Turkish rules.

September 29, 202618 min read
Bow Tie Analysis: A Worked Example and Barrier Rules
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Bow Tie Analysis: A Worked Example and Barrier Rules

Bow tie analysis step by step: a complete worked bow tie for a fall from a roof, the barrier validity test, degradation factors and the link to the permit to work.

September 25, 202622 min read
Hierarchy of Controls: 5 Levels With Worked Examples
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Hierarchy of Controls: 5 Levels With Worked Examples

The hierarchy of controls explained: elimination to PPE, five hazards worked through every level, why PPE-first plans fail, and what OSHA, ISO 45001 and EU law require.

September 25, 202618 min read