Hazard Flashcards
Hazard is the potential for harm or loss
True
4 contributing factors of hazards
People
Equipment
Materials
Environment
Health hazards lead to illness
True
Hazards that result in an injury
Safety hazard
4 hazard types
Physical
Chemical
Biological
Psychological
Physical hazards
Noise
Working at heights
Repetitive motions
Uneven ground
Vibrations
Extreme temperatures
Chemical hazards
Fumes
Gases
Vapours
Mista
By products from a process
Biological hazard
Viruses
Bacteria
Moulds
Fungi
Bodily fluids
Psychological hazards
Violence
Stress
Shift work
Fatigue
Harassment
Severity X likelihood or probability
Risk
An employer demonstrates due diligence by:
Actions before an incident occurs
Documented hazard assessment must contain
Date prepared or revised
Identified hazards
Controls
Proof of communication to workers
Risk ranking
2 types of hazards
Formal
Site specific
Site specific (ongoing)
Field level - prior to work starting and when conditions change throughout the task
Formal (pre work)
Company scope of work- job/task inventory; pre project
Formal hazard assessment
Generic to work tasks
Reviewed annual
Created by management, supervisor and workers who are familiar with the task
Site specific
Specific to work site
Reviewed often including when Conditions change
Created by supervisors workers visitors contractors and or clients
Formal hazard assessment process
Identify all different roles
Identify all of the tasks
Identify health and safety hazard for each task
Identify level of risk of each hazard
Implement controls
Communicate hazards and controls
Monitor controls
Review and revise as needed
Controls the hazard at the source
Engineering controls
Controls the hazard along the path
Administrative controls
Controls the hazard at the worker
Personal protective equipment
1st choice control
Engineering
Develop safe work procedures
Admin control
Using equipment guards
Engineering control
