What is the purpose of a pre-task risk assessment for high-risk activities?

• A. To Identify Hazards Before Starting Work And Determine Controls To Minimize Risk.
• B. To Rate Employee Performance.
• C. To Schedule Lunch Breaks.
• D. To Forecast Sales.

Answer: (A)

Identifying hazards before starting and deciding controls to minimize risk is the purpose of a pre-task risk assessment for high-risk activities. By thinking through what could go wrong before work begins, you can put in place measures to reduce or eliminate those hazards—using a hierarchy of controls such as eliminating the hazard, substituting with a safer option, implementing engineering controls, establishing safe procedures, and providing appropriate PPE. This proactive step helps protect workers, improves planning and communication, and reduces the chance of incidents during the task. It’s not about rating performance, scheduling lunch breaks, or forecasting sales, which are unrelated to preparing for safe execution.