Identifying and Controlling Hazards
Course 101
Safety Certified Supervisor Series

MODULE TWO: HAZARD CATEGORIES

Fourteen Hazard Categories

Hazard categories include.

  1. Acceleration.
  2. Biologicals.
  3. Chemical reactions.
  4. Electrical hazards.
  5. Ergonomics.
  6. Explosives and explosions.
  7. Flammability and fires.
  8. Heat and temperature.
  9. Mechanical hazards.
  10. Pressure.
  11. Radiation.
  12. Toxics.
  13. Vibration/Noise.
  14. Workplace Violence.

Categories 1-13 Adapted from Willie Hammer, Product Safety Management and Engineering, ASSE Pub.

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