Section 5 Guide to categorising hazards – (Use this table to help with identifying controls). Hazard properties Likely harm (consequences) Hazard category Mechanical Entanglement Amputation Moving parts Friction or abrasion Laceration Rotating Cutting Puncture wound Hot or cold surface Shearing Eye injury Pressurised Stabbing or puncturing Bruising Crushing Drawing in Fluid injection Ejection Transport Impact Fractured bones Moving vehicle Crushing Internal injury Slips, trips and falls Fall from same level Fatality (fall from higher level) Access and egress Fall from higher level Fractured bones Surface conditions Bruising Vertical conditions, change in Sprain/strain level Electricity Contact with live supply Electrocution tools Fire Burns Machine tools Shock (resulting in secondary injury) Chemicals Toxic Burns Lab work Irritant Inhalation/lung damage Sensitising Skin irritation Corrosive Eye injury Carcinogen Loss of consciousness (resulting in Mutagen secondary injury) Teratogen Poisoning Fire Explosion Pollution Gasses Flammable Fire, burns Lab work Irritation Manual handling of cylinders BBQs Oxidising Engineering work Oxygen enriched atmosphere (flash ignition) Oxygen depletion Explosion Fire or explosion Chemicals Fatality Storage and use of substances Gasses Burn Liquids Smoke inhalation Vapours Blunt injury trauma Solid fuel Flame Hazard properties Likely harm (consequences) Hazard category
Section 5 – Guide to categorising hazards (Use this table to help with identifying controls). Hazard category Hazard properties Likely harm (consequences) Mechanical Moving parts Rotating Hot or cold surface Pressurised Entanglement Friction or abrasion Cutting Shearing Stabbing or puncturing Crushing Drawing in Fluid injection Ejection Amputation Laceration Puncture wound Eye injury Bruising Transport Moving vehicle Impact Crushing Fractured bones Internal injury Slips, trips and falls Access and egress Surface conditions Vertical conditions, change in level Fall from same level Fall from higher level Fatality (fall from higher level) Fractured bones Bruising Sprain/strain Electricity tools Machine tools Contact with live supply Fire Electrocution Burns Shock (resulting in secondary injury) Chemicals Lab work Toxic Irritant Sensitising Corrosive Carcinogen Mutagen Teratogen Fire Explosion Pollution Burns Inhalation/lung damage Skin irritation Eye injury Loss of consciousness (resulting in secondary injury) Poisoning Gasses Lab work BBQs Engineering work Flammable Irritation Oxidising Oxygen enriched atmosphere (flash ignition) Oxygen depletion Explosion Fire, burns Manual handling of cylinders Fire or explosion Storage and use of substances Chemicals Gasses Liquids Vapours Solid fuel Flame Fatality Burn Smoke inhalation Blunt injury trauma Hazard category Hazard properties Likely harm (consequences)