{"title":"The hazards of risk assessment","authors":"David Wallis","doi":"10.1109/ESW.2016.7499706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ESW.2016.7499706","url":null,"abstract":"Risk assessment is a tool to help drive informed decision making regarding the implementation of hazard-control measures. This paper examines the limitations of quantitative risk assessment. The paper explores factors that can lead to inaccurate or ineffective risk assessments, including faulty probability estimates, failure to adequately account for human factors, and failure to account for all possible failure modes. The paper discusses the proper and improper uses of risk assessment and warns against misusing risk assessment to steer decision making towards predetermined outcomes. Finally, the paper recommends techniques to improve the accuracy of risk assessment conclusions and to properly use them in deciding on hazard-control measures. The paper's analysis and conclusions are generally limited to safety hazards and are based primarily on an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) perspective.","PeriodicalId":185723,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW)","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123101213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk perception and decision making in hazard analysis: improving safety for the next generation of electrical workers","authors":"Allison Haluik","doi":"10.1109/ESW.2016.7499712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ESW.2016.7499712","url":null,"abstract":"Electricity is unique among energy sources in that its use is ubiquitous in everyday life, yet it also has the potential to be instantly fatal when contacted. Due to its familiarity and everyday use, people are often complacent to electrical hazards and underestimate the risks associated with exposure to electricity. Many veterans in the electrical industry came of age in an era when best practices for electrical work had not yet been established, and as a result experienced firsthand the consequences of electrical incidents. Over the past several decades there has been a movement in the industry to improve safe work practices based on these experiences. This has resulted in great improvements to electrical safety, making electrical incidents less common. The challenge faced today is to transfer the knowledge gained from past experience to workers who may not have witnessed serious electrical incidents, and as a result, may fail to recognize the potential for injury associated with electrical work. This paper will explore how perception of risk affects a worker's decision making process to recognize electrical hazards, and assess the likelihood and severity of the associated risks. Several case studies of electrical incidents will be presented to demonstrate flaws in the decision making process that contributed to the incident. Specific examples will be used to illustrate some of the less obvious hazards associated with electrical equipment. Finally, there will be discussion on methods to facilitate knowledge transfer to better train the next generation to recognize hazards and mitigate risks associated with electrical work.","PeriodicalId":185723,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115348250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2016 IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW)","authors":"Dennis Hill Aecom, Mark Fisher","doi":"10.1109/esw.2016.7499694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/esw.2016.7499694","url":null,"abstract":"The following topics are dealt with: The Electrical Safety Committee is responsible for all matters within the scope of the IAS in which the emphasis or dominant factor specifically relates to occupational hazards of electrical energy. Topics include, but are not limited to: hazard phenomena, inherently safer design, work practices, hazard mitigation and electrical safety management. To advance the state of the art in methods and technologies that contribute toward prevention of occupational electrical incidents and injuries; and to promote and support electrical safety activities in IAS committees, technical activities and IAS chapter activities.","PeriodicalId":185723,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126854321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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