Prioritised action
Direct time and budget toward risks with the greatest potential consequence and likelihood.
Safety Zest · EHS Consulting
HIRA and Risk Assessment Services in India
Turn day-to-day activities into a clear, prioritised risk-control plan your teams can understand and act on.
Site-specific scopePractical deliverablesPan-India support
Service overview
What is HIRA and Risk Assessment?
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) is a structured examination of tasks, equipment, materials, people and work environments. It identifies what can cause harm, considers who may be exposed, reviews existing controls and evaluates the remaining risk. The result is an actionable risk register—not a generic checklist.
Business and safety value
How does this service benefit your organisation?
Clear ownership
Assign each additional control to an owner with a target date and traceable status.
Better work planning
Use the findings to strengthen SOPs, permits, training, inspections and emergency arrangements.
Shared risk language
Give operations, maintenance and leadership one consistent method for discussing risk.
Our approach
How Safety Zest delivers the service
Safety Zest begins by agreeing the scope, locations, activities and risk matrix with the client. Our team reviews available procedures and incident information, walks the work areas with operational personnel, breaks work into meaningful steps and records credible hazards. Existing controls are tested against actual practice. Additional controls are then prioritised using the hierarchy of controls and reviewed with responsible client representatives before the register is finalised.
Before work starts, the proposal identifies the locations, interfaces, inputs, deliverables and exclusions. This keeps expectations clear and helps the client arrange access to the right people and records.
Included activities
Typical scope of work
| Workstream | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Inputs | Process descriptions, activity lists, SOPs, layouts, incident trends and legal/client requirements. |
| Field assessment | Task observation, workforce consultation, hazard identification and control verification. |
| Risk evaluation | Agreed consequence and likelihood criteria, initial risk and residual risk after controls. |
| Action planning | Engineering, administrative, competency and PPE actions with priority, owner and due date. |
| Close-out support | Management review, clarifications and an optional follow-up of high-priority actions. |
Delivery method
A clear five-step process
- 1Scope
Define the scope and agree the risk-rating method.
- 2Review
Review documents, incident history and operating conditions.
- 3Assess
Observe tasks and consult people who perform or supervise the work.
- 4Develop
Evaluate existing controls and record additional controls in priority order.
- 5Deliver
Validate the register with the client and issue the final report and action tracker.
Outputs
What you receive
- Activity-wise HIRA worksheet or consolidated risk register
- Risk matrix and documented rating criteria
- Photographic observations where appropriate and permitted
- Prioritised recommendations aligned with the hierarchy of controls
- Action tracker with responsibility and target-date fields
- Management summary highlighting critical and high risks
Connected support
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about hira and risk assessment
Is HIRA the same as a safety audit?
No. A safety audit tests conditions and systems against defined criteria. HIRA focuses on identifying hazards within activities and evaluating the risk associated with them. The two services often complement each other.
Who should participate in the assessment?
The strongest assessments include people who perform the task, their supervisors, maintenance or engineering representatives and the client’s EHS team. Their operational knowledge helps validate credible hazards and controls.
Which risk matrix will be used?
We can use the client’s approved matrix or agree a suitable matrix before the assessment. The scoring method, assumptions and acceptance criteria are documented so results can be interpreted consistently.
How often should a HIRA be reviewed?
Review is appropriate after significant process, equipment, material or layout changes; following a relevant incident; when controls prove ineffective; and at the periodic interval defined by the organisation.
Does Safety Zest implement every recommended control?
The client retains responsibility for approving and implementing controls. Safety Zest can support action planning, procedure development, training and follow-up verification under an agreed scope.
Plan the right scope
Talk to Safety Zest about your site
Share your facility type, location, timeline and immediate concern. We will help define a focused scope and the information needed for a useful proposal.
