89. RACE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH WORKPLACE
HAZARDS
? RACE stands for Recognize, Assess, Control, and Evaluate.
? It is a common process adopted by an organization to deal with workplace
hazards.
? RACE process helps largely in maintaining workplace health and safety.
? The Joint Health and Safety Committee or the Health and Safety
Representatives perform the RACE process for an organization.
? Supervisors also participate in the RACE process.
? An organization should first recognize the hazard.
? It should assess the potential exposure of the workers to the hazard.
? At this stage, the organization will be in a good position to control the hazard.
? After implementing the control processes, the organization should evaluate its
efficiency in terms of hazard control or elimination.
90. ? RECOGNIZING A HAZARD
? ASSESSING THE HAZARD
? CONTROLLING THE HAZARD
? EVALUATING THE HAZARD CONTROLS
RACE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH
WORKPLACE HAZARDS