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TABLE OF CONTENT

TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................... 2

1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 3

2.1 RESULT ........................................................................................................... 5

3.1 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................... 6

4.1 CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION ........................................................... 8

5.1 REFERENCE ................................................................................................... 9

TURNITIN REPORT ...............................................................................................10

1.1 INTRODUCTION

HIRARC consist of three compound word, which is Hazard Identification, Risk

Assessment and Risk Control. The purpose of hazard identification is the
distinguishing proof of undesired occasions that prompt the appearance of the peril
and the component by which those undesired occasions could happen. Then, risk
assessment is the way toward assessing the risk to safety and health emerging from
hazard at work. The total step related with recognizing a hazard, surveying the risk,
setting up control measures, and assessing the results is known as risk control.

The purpose for the HIRARC according to Department of Occupational Safety

and Health are to identify all the factors that may cause harm to employees and others ,
to consider what the chances are of that harm actually be falling anyone in the
circumstances of a particular case and the possible severity that could come from the
risk and to enable employers to plan, introduce and monitor preventive measures to
ensure that the risks are adequately controlled at all times.

HIRARC require 4 simple step to be conduct. First, work activities must be

classify in order to conduct the work. Second, hazard that can occur must be classify
first, such as chemical hazard, ergonomic hazard. Third, by estimating the likelihood and
severity of hazard, the risk assessment can be conducted. Forth, elimination or
substitution can be decide, after deciding the risk is tolerable and control measure can
be apply.

Risk or harm is something that we as people live with on a daily basis. Usually
people make a decision after identify the risk. Everyday, people make a decision based
on risk, such as car pool, take a bus and take a taxi. The combination of likelihood and
severity of a specify hazardous instance occurring can be expressed as risk. In other
term, risk can be acquire by the formula Risk = Likelihood X Severity.

To further understand the concept of risk, its likelihood and severity must be
understood. The likelihood is defined as the tendency of a risk factor to happen. This
shows the comparison risk that happen either usually or not usually. The severity of a
risk can be referred to as a risk that puts out the most effect toward the consequence of
a situation.

The final concept that has to be taken into consideration is control. The
elimination and inactivation of a hazard by implementing and actuator that reduces or
removes the treats of the safety hazard is defined as control. The typical procedures to
implementing control is done by first analyzing a hazard, implementing short term
measures to protect workers and assets followed by long term solutions. The
engineering controls or control actuators may be implemented through redesign,
isolation, automation, barriers, absorption and dilution.
2.1 RESULT
3.1 DISCUSSION

The objective of conducting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
(HIRARC) is to identify risk assessment and risk control while conducting experiment in
laboratory. Then, the laboratory manual with title of determination of reaction rate is
given to identify the risk assessment and risk control based on its procedure conducting
the experiment.

Based on the result obtained from the HIRARC form, it shows eight work activities
that contained risk assessment in this experiment. First activity is handle five 250 ml
beakers and label each of the beakers accordingly. The hazard that can be defined from
the activity is a physical hazard which is sharp object if the beaker is broken. This will
cause anyone in the vicinity is likely to be hurt or cut. The existing risk control is wear
glove but it is not enough to prevent the hazard from happen. In addition, the safe work
practices to handle job carefully. The risk for this activity is identified as low because it
only has 4 rating of risk assessment (Health, 2008).

Next activity is handling chemical. There few types of chemical that need to handle
in this experiments which are Hydrogen Chloride solution (HCL), oxalic acid solution
(H2C2O4), Sulphuric acid solution (H2SO4), manganese (II) sulphate (KMnO4) and
potassium permanganate solution (MnSO4). The risk assessment rating for HCL, H2C2O4
and H2SO4 is 12 which mean it requires a planned approach to controlling the hazard and
applies temporary measure if required (Health, 2008). Moreover, to handle this risk by
provide the face shield, full suit and vapor respirator. Those types of equipment are
important to minimize the risk.
 On the other hand, the chemical manganese (II) sulphate (KMnO4) and potassium
permanganate solution (MnSO4) has lowest rating risk assessment which is 4. This two
chemical has low rating risk assessment due to the lower chemical reaction compare to
HCL, H2C2O4 and H2SO4. For this two chemical are identified as low it considered as
acceptable but for the safety purpose the safe work practice handle object carefully need
to be follow so that can minimize the risk.

The last activity is heat the test tube in the water bath at temperature 30°C, 40°C,
50°C, 60°C and 70°C. The hazard that can be defined in this activity is physical hazard
which is hot surface during the heating process. Plus, this hazard will cause the burning
skin and also injured if have a skin contact with the hot surface. The existing risk control
for this activity is glove but it is not an efficient way to minimize the risk. On top of that,
recommended risk control such as wear a heat shield glove while conducting the
experiment is a good way to lower the probability of risk.

The conclusion that can make from this experiment is that the highest rating of risk
assessment for this experiment is the handling chemical HCL, H2C2O4 and H2SO4.
Although the rating is the highest but it is at the medium risk but improvement need to be
done so that the probability of the risk to happen will be decrease. On the other hand, the
lowest risk assessment in this experiment are handle five 250 ml beakers, handle
chemical manganese (II) sulphate (KMnO4) and potassium permanganate solution
(MnSO4) and heat the test tube in the water bath at temperature 30°C, 40°C, 50°C, 60°C
and 70°C. Although those activities have lowest rating of risk assessment, the precaution
steps need to be taken to prevent the accident from happen.
4.1 CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION

The objective of conducting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
(HIRARC) is to identify risk assessment and risk control while conducting experiment in
laboratory. Based on the experiment determination of reaction rate, there are eight work
activities that contained risk assessment in this experiment. The conclusion that can make
from this experiment is that the highest rating of risk assessment for this experiment is
the handling chemical HCL, H2C2O4 and H2SO4. While the lowest risk assessment in this
experiment which are handle five 250 ml beakers, handle chemical manganese (II)
sulphate (KMnO4) and potassium permanganate solution (MnSO4) and heat the test tube
in the water bath at temperature 30°C, 40°C, 50°C, 60°C and 70°C. According to the
result that been obtained it can stated that the objective of HIRARC is achieved.

The recommendation for this experiments which are briefing about the safe work
practice before conducting experiment and provide the face shield, full suit and vapor
respirator. Those recommendation need to minimize the risk and the probability accident
occurs during the experiment.
5.1 REFERENCE
TURNITIN REPORT
PEER EVALUATION FORM
PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT RUBRIC