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#1 Posted : 14 January 2004 20:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robin V Boughton
The following list of hazard statements/words may be of use to all you risk assessors out there. Whilst not exhaustive it covers most hazards to be found in the normal workplace.
Happy Assessing to you ALL

Mechanical

entanglement,
trapping,
friction / abrasion,
cutting,
shearing,
stabbing / puncturing,
impact,
crushing,
drawing in,
fluid injection,
ejection,
compressed air,
hand tools,
pressure/ vacuum systems,
stored energy,

Transport

fork lift trucks,
mobile cranes,
reversing vehicles,
manoeuvring vehicles,
loading and unloading,
pedestrian vehicle interface,

Access

lighting,
scaffolding,
slips trips and fails,
objects falling or moving,
confined space,
obstruction or projection,
contact with hot/cold surface or object,
hot/ cold working environment,
dangerous parts of machinery,
falling from heights,
drowning,
excavation,
housekeeping,


Electricity

work with exposed live conductors,
work adjacent to exposed live conductors,
damage to electrical apparatus,
incorrect installation of equipment,
electric shock,
burns,
ultra violet radiation,
arcing/ overheating,

Substances / Chemicals

asphixiants,
toxic,
irritant,
sensitising,
flammable,
corrosive,
explosive,
carcinogens,
fumes,
inhalation,
particles/ dust,
ingestion,
abrasion of skin or eye,

Handling Lifting

safe storage/ stacking,
manual handling operations,
lifting and carrying,
rigging and slinging,
mechanical aids,

Fire and Explosion

combustible materials,
flammable liquids/gases,
spraying of flammable liquids,
gas cylinders,
hot work,
ignition sources,,


Radiation

ionising radioactive sources,
non-ionising,
radiography,
ultra violet light,
microwaves and radio frequencies,
lasers,

Biological

bacterial,
fungal,
food hygiene,
legionella,
leptospirosis,
animals,

Environments

noise,
vibration,
light,
humidity,
ventilation,
temperature,
climate,
pressure/ vacuum,










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#2 Posted : 16 January 2004 19:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By Kieran Duignan
Robin

This is a good analytical framework.

May I suggest that you consider 'behavioural' categories of sisk in relation to occupational stress?

It subdivides into several categories:
1. cognitive errors (slips, lapses, mistakes)
2. violations of rules,
3. failures in interpersonal communication
4. work overload
5. insufficent personal discretion
6. failures in role design
7. failures in managing foreseeable change at work
8. lack of requisite employee support.

What's your interest in this subject?
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#3 Posted : 19 January 2004 14:35:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robin V Boughton
Kieran
Thanks for the response and a useful addition to the framework elements. My interest in the subject is just that of someone who has to do Risk Assessments in sometimes complex risk environments and I use the framework as an aide memoire to identify hazard topics that may apply and need consideration in identifying the requisite control measures.
Robin
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