Identifying and Controlling Hazards
Course 101
Safety Certified Supervisor Series

MODULE TWO: HAZARD CATEGORIES

Four Cause Categories (MEEE)

1. Safety Management System (SMS)
2. Employee Performance
3. Equipment

4. Environment

This category includes both the physical and psychosocial workplace environment. To be most productive, employees need to be able to focus on the work they are doing.

To be safe, employees should not be distracted by conditions in the physical environment, nor be concerned about situations that produce an unhealthful psychological or social climate.

Let's take a look at these ideas a little more closely:

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