It should be borne in mind that all types of homes contain inherent hazards such as stairs and electrical equipment. 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.
What is a Category 1 and 2 hazard?
Hazards are divided into two categories. Those which score high on the scale (and therefore the greatest risk) are called Category 1 hazards. Those that fall lower down the scale and pose a lesser risk are called Category 2 hazards.
What is a common hazard?
Some of the most common hazards at home include fire, poisoning and allergies. There may also be risks posed by your home’s contents, such as falls, choking, cuts and burns.
What is a Level 1 hazard?
Risk level 1: Materials only slightly hazardous to health. It may be desirable to wear self-contained breathing apparatus. Risk level 0: Materials which on exposure under fire conditions would offer no hazard beyond that of ordinary combustible materials.
Is Category 1 the most hazardous?
Category 1 is always the greatest level of hazard within its class. – If Category 1 is further divided, Category 1A within the same hazard class is a greater hazard than category 1B. Category 2 within the same hazard class is more hazardous than Category 3, and so on. There are a few exceptions to this rule.
What are some examples of hazard Class 1?
Hazard Class 1 has six divisions as follows: Division 1.1 consists of explosives that have a mass explosion hazard. Examples are black powder, nitroglycerine (desensitized), dynamite, most types of torpedoes, and mercury fulminate.
What are the 5 hazards categories?
The aim of this guide is to help you understand the different categories of hazards, so you can confidently identify them in your workplace.
- Biological Hazards.
- Chemical Hazards.
- Physical Hazards.
- Safety Hazards.
- Ergonomic Hazards.
- Psychosocial Hazards.
What are the 4 main categories of hazards?
There are four types of hazards that you need to consider:
- Microbiological hazards. Microbiological hazards include bacteria, yeasts, moulds and viruses.
- Chemical hazards.
- Physical hazards.
- Allergens.
What is a Category 1 Exposure?
Category I: Jobs requiring tasks that involve exposure to human blood, body fluids, or tissues. All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with human blood, body fluids, or tissues, OR a potential for spills or splashes of them are Category I tasks.
What hazards are present in a Class 1 area?
Hazardous Location Types
Class I Locations A “Class I Location” is created by the presence of flammable gases or vapors in the air in sufficient quantities to be explosive or ignitable.
What are the 3 levels of hazards?
Defined levels of hazard (1 through 4), based on a risk assessment conducted by a qualified individual:
- CSL Level 1: Minimal health or physical hazard from chemicals.
- CSL Level 2: Low health or physical hazard from chemicals.
- CSL Level 3: Moderate chemical or physical hazard.
What are the 3 classes of hazardous locations?
The National Electric Code classifies hazardous locations in three ways: TYPE, CONDITION, and NATURE. There are three types of hazardous conditions: Class I – gas and vapor, Class II dust, and Class III – fibers and flyings.
What does hazard class 2 indicate?
Hazard Class 2 – Gases
Flammable gases (2.1) burn readily in air and are in a gaseous state at 68°F (e.g., propane and spray paints). Non-flammable gases (2.2) may include liquified gases or cryogenic liquids (e.g., helium and asthma inhalers).
What is hazard give one 1 example and why is it considered as hazard?
A hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone. 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).
What signal word would be used for a Class 1 hazard?
Danger
Signal word: There are two signal words: Danger and Warning. These words communicate the level of hazard on both the label and the SDS. For example: A category 1 substance would depict the word Danger on the label and SDS.
What are the 7 hazard categories?
The 7 common workplace hazards are:
- Safety hazards.
- Biological hazards.
- Physical hazards.
- Ergonomic hazards.
- Chemical hazards.
- Work organization hazards.
- Environmental hazards.
What are the 6 hazard categories?
Workplace hazards fall into six core types – safety, biological, physical, ergonomic, chemical and workload.
- 1) Safety hazards.
- 2) Biological hazards.
- 3) Physical hazards.
- 4) Ergonomic hazards.
- 5) Chemical hazards.
- 6) Workload hazards.
What are the 10 hazard categories?
10 health and safety hazards on the job site
- Heights.
- Slip-and-falls.
- Electrical hazards.
- Improperly built structures.
- Lack of effective protective gear.
- Improper use of tools.
- Repetitive motion injuries.
- Collisions.
What is hazard category?
Workplace hazards fall into six core types – safety, biological, physical, ergonomic, chemical and workload.
How do you categorize a hazard?
A common way to classify hazards is by category:
- biological – bacteria, viruses, insects, plants, birds, animals, and humans, etc.,
- chemical – depends on the physical, chemical and toxic properties of the chemical,
- ergonomic – repetitive movements, improper set up of workstation, etc.,
What are the 3 classifications of hazards Please give example of each classification?
GHS uses three hazard classes: Health Hazards, Physical Hazards and Environmental Hazards. These aren’t required by OSHA. Health hazards present dangers to human health (i.e. breathing or vision) while physical hazards cause damage to the body (like skin corrosion).