reportno.3/97ITaskRiskAssessmentPreparedfortheCONCAWESafetyManagementGroupbytheSpecialTaskForceonTaskRiskAssessment(S/STF-6)K.Somerville(Chair)N.BairstowJ.ChristensenG.DeCeccoM.TruyensR.WalkerD.E.Martin(Coordinator)Thisdraftmaycontainconclusionswhichareincompleteorsubjecttochange.Itshouldnot,therefore,becopiedorreproducedinotherways,orbepassedtopartiesoutsideCONCAWEparticipatingcompanies.ReproductionpermittedwithdueacknowledgementCONCAWEBrusselsApril1997reportno.3/97IIABSTRACTTaskRiskAssessment(TRA)ispresented,whatitisandhowitisusedinthepetroleumindustry.Typicaltechniquesarecoveredwithrespecttotheareaofbusiness(upstream/refining/marketing/retail)andtheextentofriskexposure.Theselectionoftheappropriateprocessisexplained.Thetechniquesdescribedincludeverbalandwrittenprocedures,thewrittenrangingfromsimpleproformastoqualitativetabularandmatrixmethods.Examplesaregiven.ThisreviewofTRAhasbeenpreparedtopublicizetoawideraudiencehowthepetroleumindustryproceduresarecontrollingtherisktotheirworkers,alsomeetingtheintentoftheFrameworkDirective89/391/EEC.KEYWORDSCONCAWE,petroleumindustry,riskassessment,safety,safetymanagement,taskriskassessment.NOTEConsiderableeffortshavebeenmadetoassuretheaccuracyandreliabilityoftheinformationcontainedinthispublication.However,neitherCONCAWEnoranycompanyparticipatinginCONCAWEcanacceptliabilityforanyloss,damageorinjurywhatsoeverresultingfromtheuseofthisinformation.ThisreportdoesnotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsofanycompanyparticipatinginCONCAWE.reportno.3/97IIICONTENTSPage1.INTRODUCTION12.DEFINITIONS23.BACKGROUND34.RISKASSESSMENT-INFORMALORSTRUCTURED?44.1.UPSTREAMANDREFINING44.2.DISTRIBUTION54.3.RETAIL55.RISKASSESSMENTPROCESS76.MANAGINGRISKASSESSMENT146.1.LINEMANAGEMENTROLE146.2.COMMUNICATION146.3.AUDITINGANDFEEDBACK156.4.EXTENDEDUSEOFMETHODOLOGY157.REFERENCES17APPENDIX1-WORKACTIVITIESWHICHPROMPTTRA19APPENDIX2-HAZARDIDENTIFICATIONCHECKLISTS22APPENDIX3-EXAMPLESOFTABULARRISKASSESSMENTMETHODS24APPENDIX4-EXAMPLESOFRISKMATRIXMETHODS34APPENDIX5-UKGUIDANCEONTASKRISKASSESSMENT39reportno.3/97IVreportno.3/9711.INTRODUCTIONTheEuropeanFrameworkDirectiveonMinimisingRisktoWorkersNo.89/391/EECrequiresallmemberstatestohavelegislationinplacetoencourageimprovementsinthesafetyandhealthofworkers.Riskassessmentisthebasisforthisimprovement.Thisreportdescribesandprovidesexamplesofhowriskassessmentforworkactivitiesisperformedinthepetroleumindustry,rangingfromroutinetaskstothoseinvolvinghigherriskornovelcircumstances.Thisincludesthefollowing:•Describetheriskassessmentstepsfortaskactivities;definingtheworkscope,identifyingthehazards,assessingtherisks,selectingthecontrols•Reviewtheapplicabilityofsuchtechniquesinselectedareasofthebusiness;upstream,refining,marketing,retail.•Specificexamplesoftheseriskassessmentsinselectedareasofthebusiness.Asforanysafetypromotingactivity,riskassessmentasdescribedhereinwillonlybeeffectiveinamanagementenvironmentwhichencourages,providesresourcesandmonitorsprogress,developingthesupportoftheworkersinvolved.ThisisbrieflycoveredinthecontextofaSafetyManagementSystem.reportno.3/9722.DEFINITIONSHazardtheintrinsicpropertyofasubstance,equipmentorphysicalsituationwithpotentialtocauseharm.Riskthelikelihoodofharmbeingrealised.RiskAssessmenttheprocessofidentifyinghazards,evaluatingtherisksandspecifyingcontrolmeasures.Taskadiscreteworkactivity.Procedureadetail...