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What Is Hazard Identification?
Hazard Identification is a method used to determine attainable things where people may be exposed to injury, sickness or disease. Moreover,
- It is a part of risk assessment;
- Once the hazards are identified, proper measures must have to be taken to eliminate them.
The Best 6 Methods of Hazard Identification
- Formal Safety Audits
- Workplace Inspections Observation
- Incident Investigations
- Historical Safety Records
- Safety Committee Recommendations
- Employee Complaints Suggestions
Core Concept of Hazard
A hazard could be a state of affairs that poses tier of the threat to life, health, property or environment.
Hazard = Possibility (P) + No Consequence (C) or, Possibility x No Consequence.
Most hazards are inactive or potential; it is only a theoretical risk of harm. But, once a hazard becomes “active”, it will produce an associate degree emergency.
Hazard and possibilities interact together to create risk.
6 Common Types of Hazard Must You Need To Know
- Chemical and dust hazards: cleaning products, pesticides, asbestos etc.
- Biological hazards: mold, insects/pests, communicable diseases etc.
- Work organization hazards: things that cause STRESS!
- Ergonomic hazards: repetition, lifting, awkward postures etc.
- Physical hazards: noise, temperature extremes, radiation etc.
- Safety hazards: slips, trips and falls, faulty equipment etc.
Health Hazards
Major Types
- Corrosives – cause tissue injury and burns on contact with skin or eyes
- Primary Irritants – cause intense redness/swelling of skin or eyes on contact. No permanent tissue injury
- Sensitizers – cause allergic skin or lung reaction
- Acutely Toxic Materials – cause an adverse impact even at low doses
- Carcinogens – might cause cancer
- Teratogens – might cause birth defects
- Organ-Specific Hazards – injury to specific organ systems like the liver or lungs.
| Red | Flammability |
| Blue | Health |
| Yellow | Reactivity |
| White | Special |
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What the number show 0 = Will not burn 1 = Ignites above 200 degrees F 2 = Ignites below 200 degrees F 3 = Ignites below 100 degrees F 4 = Ignites below 73 degrees F |
What the number show 0 = No hazard 1 = Slight hazard 2 = Dangerous 3 = Extreme danger 4 = Deadly |
| Labels – Reactivity | Labels – Special Hazard |
| ▪ The flammability of liquids defined by its flash-point
-the lowest temperature at which a fule-air mixture present above the surface of a liquid will ignite if an ignition soure is introduced. ▪ 21-55 Flammable ▪ Highly flammable ▪ Extremely flammable |
What the letters show
▪ OX = Oxidizer ▪ ACID = Acid ▪ ALK = Alkali ▪ COR = Corrosive ▪ W = Use No Water |
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