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- Hazard and Risk - General - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and . . .
For example, one dictionary defines hazard as "a danger or risk" which helps explain why many people use the terms interchangeably There are many definitions for hazard but the most common definition when talking about workplace health and safety is: A hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or
- Hazard and Risk - Hazard Identification - Canadian Centre for . . .
Analyze and evaluate the risk associated with that hazard (risk analysis, and risk evaluation) Determine appropriate ways to eliminate the hazard or control the risk when the hazard cannot be eliminated (risk control) Overall, the goal of hazard identification is to find and record possible hazards that may be present in your workplace
- Hazard and Risk - Risk Assessment - Canadian Centre for Occupational . . .
Hazard control - control measure(s) and action(s) taken to reduce the risk of a hazard based on the risk assessment Hazard control should also include monitoring, re-evaluation, and compliance with decisions (the term “ controls” or “control measures ” are also used and have the same meaning) Recommending or determining hazard
- CCOHS: WHMIS - Labels
Each hazard class and category has an assigned "hazard statement" Hazard statements are brief, standardized sentences that tell you more about the exact hazard of the product The statements are short, but they describe the most significant hazards of the product Examples of hazard statements are: Extremely flammable gas
- WHMIS - Hazard Classes and Categories - Canadian Centre for . . .
class, the hazard categories are "Compressed gas", "Liquefied gas", "Refrigerated liquefied gas" and "Dissolved gas" These classes relate to the physical state of the gas when packaged and do not describe the degree of hazard In addition, the Reproductive Toxicity hazard class has a separate category called "Effects on or via lactation"
- Hazard and Risk - Hazard Identification - Canadian Centre for . . .
Hazard – a potential source of harm to a worker Basically, a hazard is the potential for harm or an adverse effect (for example, to people as health effects, to organizations as property or equipment losses, or to the environment) Please see the OSH Answers fact sheet on Hazard and Risk for more information What is hazard identification?
- CCOHS: Hazards - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Chemicals Access chemical information with substance Find resources on chemical hazards, product safety, WHMIS, (M)SDSs, transport of hazardous materials, toxicity, and safe work practices
- Hazard and Risk - Sample Risk Assessment Form - Canadian Centre for . . .
Assess the risk of each hazard and rank hazards by priority (consider the probability of harm and severity of harm) A ranked list of hazards This list will be useful in planning further action 3: Determine hazard control measures 1 A record of hazard control measures at various locations 2 Evaluation of the adequacy of hazard control
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