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Site Specific Health, Safety and Environmental Plan 20 • Management is responsible and accountable for the safety of employees, contractors, and the general public. • Employees and contractors are responsible and accountable for their actions. • Employees and contractors have an obligation, without fear of reprisal, to notify management of apparent hazards, and they have the right to receive timely and adequate responses. 7.0 Project Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment 7.1 Conducting a Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment A formal written hazard identification and risk assessment process must be conducted for all field work before the work commences. Use the published SLR Project HIRAC Form to conduct and document the HIRAC process in accordance with SLR HSE Manual, Section 09: Hazard Identification Risk Assessment and Control (HIRAC). Templates for conducting this activity are provided on the Connect HSE page. Development of the project HIRAC form will be led by the SLR Project Manager (PM) or their designee, in consultation with the rest of the field team members, including subcontractors, as applicable, to adequately address the hazards involved. Office HSE Coordinators, and/or the HSE Manager should be consulted as needed to address any unusual identified hazards. Each identified risk/hazard on the HIRAC form shall be ranked as to their anticipated level of risk from high to low (Red, Yellow, or Green) based on the potential Consequences and Probability of an undesirable event/outcome taking place (i.e., fall from a height, cut by a tool, struck by an object, etc.). This risk ranking process can be somewhat subjective, however personnel conducting this process need to be consistent when making risk ranking determinations so that the focus remains on addressing those hazards that pose the highest risk. Selected hazard control measures on the HIRAC form shall be based on the hazard control hierarchy with personal protective equipment (PPE) used only as a last resort. It may be necessary to use a combination of engineering, administrative and PPE controls to achieve the necessary level of worker safety. NOTE: See SLR HSE Manual, Section 13: Personal Protective Equipment for additional guidance concerning proper selection and use of PPE. Exposure to high (“R”) rated hazard must have the approval of the PM. PMs must consult with the HSE Manager prior to approving any work that is still deemed high risk after applying work practice controls.