Hazard Identification Table

Register of Activities - Hazard Identification Table

Physical Hazards Confined spaces Remote location Fall hazards (e.g., ladders, elevated platforms, towers) Oxygen deficient atmosphere Noise >85 dBA Extreme temperatures Manual handling Material handling equipment (e.g., forklifts, trolleys) Mechanical power transmission equipment (e.g., gears, rollers) Powered equipment (e.g., saws, punchers, presses, wood-working or metalworking machinery) Electrical (large batteries, exposed conductors, etc) Potential energy hazards Sharp objects Other Pressure or Vacuum Compressed gases (cylinders, gas lines etc) Boilers Environmental Hazards Vibration Noise Water pollution Temperature Dust Slipping Tripping Gas Vapour Other Chemical Hazards Asbestos Explosives Herbicides PCBs Poisons Carcinogens Flammable liquids Pesticides Peroxides formers Toxics Corrosives Flammable solids Oils Pyrophorics Reproductive toxins Toxic metals (arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, lead, selenium, silver) Other Radiation Hazards Ionizing radiation Non-fissionable radioactive materials Fissionable radio nucleotides Ionizing radiationgenerating devices (X-ray sources, accelerators, or sealed radioactive sources) Non-ionizing radiation Lasers of any kind Static magnetic fields > 1G at 60Hz Dynamic electric fields >1kV/m at 60Hz Radio frequency (RF) or Microwave sources exceeding 10mW radiated output Infrared sources >10W UV sources >1W Extremely low frequency (ELF) radio sources Biological Hazards Pathogens Viral and Rickettsial Bacterial Fungal Parasitic Recombinant DNA Genetically modified microorganisms Human or animal blood Human or animal blood components Products made from human or animal blood Human or animal tissue Body fluids Cell lines Environmentally-sensitive microbes Proteins Other

Hazard Identification Table

Autoclaves Pressurised vessels or systems Vacuum chambers or systems with >1000 J stored energy Other Fire Open flames Welding Spark producing activity Flammable/combustible liquids Flammable gases Explosive materials Strong oxidizers Pyrophorics Flammable solids Highly reactive materials, such as organic peroxides Other