Hazard

Recognition and
Identificati
Safety on
Meeting

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 Hazard
• A hazard is any source of
potential damage, harm or
adverse effects on something
or someone under certain
conditions.

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 Hazard
• Examples of hazards include
– Tools
– Equipment
– Machinery
– Materials
– Environment
– People/actions
– System flaws

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 Hazard
• A hazard only describes the
initial conditions for accidents
in the jobsite
• It takes hazards and exposure
before an accident can occur

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 Exposure
• Exposure is when you are at
risk from a hazard.
• Three forms of exposure
– Physical exposure
– Environmental exposure
– Potential exposure
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 Exposure
• Physical exposure
– Your proximity to a danger zone
• Environmental exposure
– Regardless of distance from the source
• Potential exposure
– The possibility that you could be
exposed

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 Sources of hazard
• Gravity
• Motion
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Biological
• Pressure
• Temperatur
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• Chemical
• Radiation
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 Gr avi t y
• Gravity is the force of
attraction by which
universal bodies fall
toward the center of the
earth.
– Throwing a ball up in the air
– Jumping rope
– Tripping or falling

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 Motion
• Motion is the action or
process of moving or
changing place or position;
movement.
– Car moving on a road
– Flowing water
– Lifting or bending

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 Mechanical
• Mechanical energy is the
energy of an object due
to its motion or position.
– Conveyer belt
– Grinder
– Ferris wheel
– Drill
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 Electrical
• Electrical energy is the
presence and flow of an
electric charge.
– Transformers
– Static electricity
– Wiring
– Lightning
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 Biol ogical
• Biological energy is the
energy transactions in
living organisms.
– Bacteria
– Viruses
– Animals
– Contamination
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 Pressure
• Pressure is the continuous
physical force exerted on or
against an object by
something in contact with it.
– Compressed cylinders
– Hoses
– Hydraulic equipment

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 Temperature
• Temperature is the degree
of heat or cold of a body,
substance or medium.
– Fire
– Nitrogen
– Steam
– Sun
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 Chemical
• Chemical energy is when a
substance undergoes a
change through a chemical
reaction.
– Burning coal
– Car running off gas
– Natural gas as heat source
– Corrosives
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 Radiation
• Radiation is the particles or
electromagnetic waves
(energy) emitted by the atoms
of radioactive sources and
naturally occurring radioactive
materials (NORM).
– Welding arcs
– Microwaves
– X-rays
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 Sound
• Sound is physical waves
travelling through a medium
(air or water) that cause a
vibration to impact your
eardrum.
– High pressure release
– Jack hammer
– Whisper
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 Risk
• A risk is the chance or probability
that you will be harmed or
injured if exposed to a hazard.
• Factors that influence the degree
of risk
– How much a worker is exposed to a
hazardous condition
– How the worker is exposed
– How severe are the effects under the
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 Risk
• Involved in all work related
operations
• Requires decisions that include
risk assessment and
management
• Identify risk through
knowledge, experience, and
job requirements
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 Risk Management
• Risk management is a proactive
means to eliminate or lessen the
threat of hazards.
• You manage risk whenever you
modify the way you do
something to minimize your
chances of injury or loss as small
as possible.

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 Risk Management
• Reduce or eliminate hazards anytime
there are changes to work activities
• Applies to routine changes, such as
scheduled maintenance and planned
modifications, and non-routine
changes
• The purpose of specialized
procedures is to comply with
regulations, communicate work
activities, and aid the prevention of
accidents and releases
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 Identifying Hazard
• Hazard identification is the
systematic observation
of unsafe conditions,
negative behaviors and
weaknesses within the
management structure
that could lead to injuries
and illnesses in the jobsite.

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 Analyzing Hazard
• Determine the nature of the
hazard
• Processes may include
– Safety inspections and
audits
– Observations
– Pre-job reviews
– Incident and accident
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 Safety Inspections and Audits
• Examines conditions in the workplace
• Identifies hazards
• Evaluates the quality of program design and
performance
• Ensures continuous improvement in
– Training
– Resources
– Enforcement
– Supervision
– Leadership

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 Observations
• Informal
– Spot unsafe or inappropriate
behaviors and hazardous
conditions while conducting daily
tasks
• Formal
– Policies, procedures and events
used as tools for gathering and
analyzing data to improve overall
safety
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 Pre-job Review
• Examines hazards associated with a
specific job
• Separate the job into basic steps
• Analyze each step to identify potential
and actual hazards
• Develop safe job procedures
• Known as
– Job safety analysis (JSA)
– Job hazard analysis (JHA)
– Job safety environmental analysis (JSEA)
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 Job safety Assessment
• A process of systematically identifying
hazards by breaking down a particular job
into a series of relatively simple steps.
• To eliminate hazards and risks before
accidents occur

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 Job safety Assessment
• Analyze job specific hazards
• Prevent workplace injuries and illnesses
• Improve job planning
• Establish proper procedures
• Recognize potential hazards
• Assure good communication
• Commit to safety and health

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