Summary
In short
- A hazard identification study is an assessment used in KnowSafe that a structured search for hazards across an area, process or new installation. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.2 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
- Run at design stage and on a set review cycle. Carried out by a team drawn from operations, maintenance and safety.
- The template holds 33 fields across 3 sections, with hazards identified repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is risk band per hazard, where high is bad.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: feeds Risk Assessment.
What it is
What it is
What is a hazard identification study?
A hazard identification study is an assessment used in KnowSafe that a structured search for hazards across an area, process or new installation. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.2 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
When is a hazard identification study completed?
A hazard identification study is completed when the task, area or population being assessed is new or has materially changed. Run at design stage and on a set review cycle.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This assessment is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this assessment covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form HAZID-2026-000
- You are running the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: feeds risk assessment
Not for
- Job Safety Analysis, which breaks a job into steps, finds the hazards in each and sets the controls.
- Pre-Task Risk Assessment, which a short check done by the crew right before work starts, covering what has changed today.
- Task Risk Assessment, which a fuller assessment of a task, its hazards and its controls, using the shared risk method.
- Anything outside KnowSafe, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the hazard identification study template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.6.1.2. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the hazard identification study contain?+
There are 3 sections: header, hazards identified, result. Together they hold 33 fields, 24 of which are required.
How often is a hazard identification study raised?+
A new record is raised when the task, area or population being assessed is new or has materially changed. Each one is given an ID in the form HAZID-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the hazard identification study belong to?+
It is part of Critical Control and Fatal Risk. Named fatal risks with owned critical controls and a verification schedule that is actually run.
How is a hazard identification study scored?+
Scoring is risk band per hazard. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the hazard identification study template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the hazard identification study library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowSafe — safety and compliance. Incidents, hazards, permits, inspections and the critical controls behind them.
Meet KnowSafe→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization