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safety matters risk assessment

customers to make them aware of any residual risk
associated with equipment operation.
The end-user should reduce any further identified
risk through additional safeguards and administrative
measures, including supervision, warning signs, and
training.

Q

How can risk-assessment accuracy be
verified?

Generally, a risk assessment is considered accurate if
it can be demonstrated that all the minimum requirements established by an industry have been met or
exceeded and that results are periodically reviewed
and confirmed.

Q

How can one be certain of compliance
with standards in other countries?

Most countries have adopted ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva,
Switzerland, iso.org). If your site has conducted a
good risk assessment, it will satisfy standards in most
countries.
 robotics
 insurance
 aerospace
 semiconductor
 transportation.

Q

Do small companies need to record the
results of a risk assessment? 

It is strongly recommended that all companies,
regardless of size, thoroughly document any risk
assessments they conduct. If a safety-related incident
should occur, this documentation can be used to
demonstrate that a risk assessment was done properly
and all necessary risk-mitigation strategies were put
into place.

Q

Do OEMs need to perform risk
assessments?

It is a minimum responsibility to consider risk
associated with all reasonably foreseeable use and/or
misuse of equipment and to design out or minimize
these risks where feasible. OEMs have a duty to their

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Q

Where does a risk assessment fit into
the safety program?

A risk assessment is listed as the second of five core
elements In OSHA's proposed safety-program rule.
It immediately follows management leadership and
employee participation. 

Q

What is an FMEA?

A Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
is one specific procedure used to conduct a risk
analysis.
When identifying hazards, it is sometimes necessary to look systematically at the components that
control the hazard or protect people from the hazards
from countless sources, e.g., valves slowing down,
brakes wearing out, mechanical-door switches failing.
If components are relied upon for safety, the failure
modes and their effect on safety must be analyzed. EP
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