HIRARC
Definition
HIRARC is Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control, a structured process for finding workplace hazards, rating their risk and choosing controls to reduce it.
Short course with a Certifyd certificate of completion. Not a DOSH or NIOSH competency certification.
What are the steps in HIRARC?
- Break the work into activities.
- Identify the hazards in each activity.
- Rate the risk by likelihood and severity.
- Choose controls, starting with removing the hazard before relying on protective equipment.
- Record the assessment and review it when work changes.
Guidance is published by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health. More detail is in what is HIRARC.
Where can you learn HIRARC?
The Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC) short course gives a Certifyd certificate of completion. It does not award any statutory competency. HIRARC results are often reviewed by the safety and health committee.
Where can you go next?
Courses, checks and reading on the same work.- CourseHazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Risk Control (HIRARC)
- CourseWorkplace Safety Inspection & Compliance Reporting
- CourseWorkplace Safety & Quality Monitoring for Supervisors
- GuideWhat is HIRARC and how do you do it?
- GuideWhat are employer duties under OSHA 1994?
- Glossary termSafety and health committee
- Glossary termISO 45001
- Glossary termRoot cause analysis (RCA)
Which sources does this page use?
Updated 20 October 2026. General information from the Certifyd team, not legal, tax or safety advice for your workplace.