7. Mistakes to avoid

7.1 Failure to integrate existing safety barriers into the risk analysis from the outset

Checking the level of risk present in your facilities "as is", according to the products, processes and equipment as well as the configuration of the workplaces, and then subsequently integrating the safety barriers, makes it possible to :

• a better understanding of the intrinsic risks of its site;

• facilitate the choice of priorities for action on the changes to be made to reduce these risks;

• justify and verify the effectiveness and usefulness of existing or future safety barriers;

• be in a position to choose the most appropriate actions for your...