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,