Sustainability, Vol. 15, Pages 2121: Considerations Regarding the Application of the Occupational Injury and Illness Risk Assessment Method at Workplaces/Workstations, in Relation to the ISO 45001 Standard

Sustainability, Vol. 15, Pages 2121: Considerations Regarding the Application of the Occupational Injury and Illness Risk Assessment Method at Workplaces/Workstations, in Relation to the ISO 45001 Standard

Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su15032121

Authors: Costica Bejinariu Doru-Costin Darabont Diana-Petronela Burduhos-Nergis Alin-Marian Cazac Cristiana Chiriac-Moruzzi

European legislation stipulates the obligation to carry out a risk assessment for each job, as well as the application of measures to prevent these occupational risks. Therefore, taking into account the importance of risk determination at the workplace for the prevention of work accidents and occupational diseases, this paper proposes the digitization of a risk assessment method. The application of the occupational injury and illness risk assessment method begins with a document that contains a description of the company (name, location, domain of activity, organization chart, etc.), a description of the work system detailing its components and a brief description of the assessment method. Next follows a Microsoft Excel document that performs the actual application of the method. Finally, another document presents the list of measures that lead to the implementation of the prevention and protection plan. This paper presents the code design of the Microsoft Excel document, an essential part in the application of the method of assessing the risks of occupational injury and illness. The document is structured on a variable number of worksheets, which present the different types of occupational injury and illness based on risks on the components of a work system. The digitalization of the risk assessment method reduces the time allocated to the evaluation without affecting its quality.