Conducting a hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA) created by the Health and Safety Executive, is one of the most important steps for a company. It helps to identify risks to workers and other people who are exposed to your business. This in turn can help protect employees from unsafe work practices, health hazards or work related accidents. For most organisations, these are mandatory recommendations with the aim of improving health and safety at work. What is hazard identification and risk assessment? The purpose of such process is to identify critical issues prior to going into the workplace. In a workplace, accidents and injuries can be costly for the company, not to mention the worker who is injured. It is also very important that workers are not injured during their work hours. Every company should have some form of risk identification and Process Hazards Analysis process. A hazard is any circumstance or condition that has the potential to cause harm. The primary pur