Program Documentation

CSA standards dictate that employers must create documentation recording each task and its associated hazards; this documentation must be kept and made available to all employees. The objective of this standard is to encourage employers to create a documentation tool that is useful to both managers and workers.

Where applicable, the documentation should include risk assessments for each task. These assessments must include the following information:

• The machine, equipment, or process for which the assessment was made and any relevant assumptions made
• The hazards identified as follows:
  • Hazardous situations identified
  • Hazardous events considered
• The information on which the assessment was based as follows:
  • The data used and the sources
  • Any uncertainty associated with the data and its impact on the risk assessment
• The objectives behind any and all protective measures
• The protective measures taken to eliminate identified hazards or reduce risk
• The residual risk associated with the machines, equipment, or processes
• The result of the final risk evaluation and any relevant forms completed throughout the assessment

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