What are the 2 types of chemical hazards?
In the workplace there are two types of chemical hazards: health hazards and physicochemical hazards.
What are examples of chemical hazards?
Some commonly used workplace chemical hazards include:
- Acids.
- Caustic substances.
- Cleaning products such as toilet cleaners, disinfectants, mildew remover and chlorine bleach.
- Glues.
- Heavy metals, including mercury, lead, cadmium, and aluminum.
- Paint.
- Pesticides.
- Petroleum products.
How many hazard classes for physical hazards are there?
16 physical hazards
What are the most common types of physical hazards?
Physical Hazards This is the most common type of workplace hazards. Examples of physical hazards include slips, trips, falls, exposure to loud noises, working from heights, vibrations, and unguarded machinery.
What is the best way to fix a hazard?
The best way to fix a hazard is to get rid of it altogether….3. Make the changes
- Elimination – Sometimes hazards – equipment, substances or work practices – can be avoided entirely.
- Substitution – Sometimes a less hazardous thing, substance or work practice can be used.
What is a Category 1 hazard?
Category 1 hazards are those where the most serious harm outcome is identified, for example, death, permanent paralysis, permanent loss of consciousness, loss of a limb or serious fractures.
Which hazard class is most dangerous?
The category tells you about how hazardous the product is (that is, the severity of hazard).
- Category 1 is always the greatest level of hazard (that is, it is the most hazardous within that class).
- Category 2 within the same hazard class is more hazardous than category 3, and so on.
How many types of hazards are there?
Types of Hazard
| Hazard | Example |
|---|---|
| Psychological hazards | Heights Loud sounds Tunnels Bright lights |
| Environmental hazards | Room temperature Ventilation Contaminated air Photocopiers Some office plants Acids |
| Hazardous substances | Alkalis Solvents |
| Biological hazards | Hepatitis B New strain influenza |