Phase 2 – Identify Targets and Harm

After using the RPM Tool to cultural and safety measure best practices and areas of improvement in Phase 1 the organization will have a general understanding of some key strengths and areas of improvement which can be considered as risks are assessed, added to the improvements register, and/or considered during the development of the safety program.

In phase 2 the RPM Tool assists the organization in identifying what sources of energy and harm exist within the organization, and what targets may be impacted.  The intent will be to later apply measures to segregate targets from sources of energy or harm.

The intent of phase two is to consider what sources of energy or harm exist within the organization and make a detailed list of the sources of harm or energy that may affect health, or cause damage. This list of targets and sources of harm will be used as drop down list items in Phase 3 when assessing risk.

In addition to identifying sources of energy or harm, the organization must also identify who or what may be exposed to the source of energy or harm.  This may include people, property, or equipment as well as reputation and the environment.  The organization may wish to focus on people initially and consider the different stakeholders at risk of exposure to the various hazards with sources of energy and harm. As a list of potential targets is created it will also be used as a dropdown list to identify hazards and targets in Phase 3.

Inputs and Outputs

Inputs: Discussion and review of identified hazards using hazard assessments, risk assessments or registers, FLHA’s, near miss reports, or other data to determine what sources of harm exist, and who may be at risk.

Outputs: The client should have developed a reasonably detailed list of sources of harm, and those who may be impacted (example below) which can be used to develop and assess hazards and risks later in the process.

The Carbon Safety Model aims to have the client to develop a section of their safety program that defines, and catalogues the organizations definitions, expectations and requirements related to the identification and management of targets, energy, and harm within the organization.