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Article: Risk assessment is coming: Are you ready?
- Article from:
- Professional Safety
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright American Society of Safety Engineers Jul 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Risk Management
Understanding the risk assessment process and its benefits
RISK ASSESSMENT IS POISED to enter the mainstream of business and industry through the standards process. What started as an informative process of technical reports and guidelines is quickly becoming specific requirements in industry standards. These requirements place risk assessment responsibilities on both equipment suppliers (manufacturers) and users (employers). Did you know? Are you ready?
Risk assessments will soon be required on all machines covered by the ANSI Bll (machine tool) standards. Safety practitioners need to learn about the requirements for-and benefits of-risk assessment. Equipment buyers will ...