Reporting incidents, including near For example, equipment and misses, is just as important as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) reporting injuries. will wear out over time. Workers may not return equipment to its proper The next time, the same hazard that place. So, checking for hazards must once caused a near miss could result be ongoing. in an injury or fatality if it goes unreported. Identifying and Monitoring Hazards New hazards can appear at any A workplace safety program hazards have been must include time… even after identified, assessed, and controlled. regular checks for workplace hazards. Vibration Shaking movements – from equipment, such as jack hammers, can lead to many kinds of injuries. Pressure Changes in air – pressure, such as working with power tools, or working as a Types of Hazards diver, or mountain climbers can result in injury. Some examples for each of the five types of hazards include: Mechanical Any type of – equipment, machine or tool can Physical Hazards be a mechanical hazard. Workers can be caught in, Most injuries are the result of pinned between, or run over. physical hazards, such as: Electrical Any type of – Noise Noisy equipment or a electrical equipment can – noisy workplace can lead to become a hazard and cause hearing loss. injury or death. Temperature extremes Gravitation Objects or people – – Working in cold or hot conditions falling and being pulled to the can lead to freezing/ loss of heat ground by gravity (the earth’s or burning/too much heat. pull). Radiation The rays from the Biological Hazards – sun or other radioactive materials can cause cancer and Biological hazards include: other illnesses.
Reporting incidents, including near misses, is just as important as reporting injuries. The next time, the same hazard that once caused a near miss could result in an injury or fatality if it goes unreported. Identifying and Monitoring Hazards New hazards can appear at any time… even after hazards have been identified, assessed, and controlled. For example, equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will wear out over time. Workers may not return equipment to its proper place. So, checking for hazards must be ongoing. A workplace safety program must include regular checks for workplace hazards. Types of Hazards Some examples for each of the five types of hazards include: Physical Hazards Most injuries are the result of physical hazards, such as: Noise – Noisy equipment or a noisy workplace can lead to hearing loss. Temperature extremes – Working in cold or hot conditions can lead to freezing/ loss of heat or burning/too much heat. Radiation – The rays from the sun or other radioactive materials can cause cancer and other illnesses. Vibration – Shaking movements from equipment, such as jack hammers, can lead to many kinds of injuries. Pressure – Changes in air pressure, such as working with power tools, or working as a diver, or mountain climbers can result in injury. Mechanical – Any type of equipment, machine or tool can be a mechanical hazard. Workers can be caught in, pinned between, or run over. Electrical – Any type of electrical equipment can become a hazard and cause injury or death. Gravitation – Objects or people falling and being pulled to the ground by gravity (the earth’s pull). Biological Hazards Biological hazards include:
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