If there is a risk of irritation or injury to the face or eyes of a worker from flying objects or particles, splashing liquids, molten metal or ultraviolet, visible or infrared radiation, an employer or contractor shall provide industrial eye or face protectors and require the worker to use them. If there is a risk of injury to the skin of a worker from sparks, molten metal or radiation, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved protective clothing or covers or any other safeguard that provides equivalent protection for the worker.
In every area where workers are required or permitted to work and the noise level may frequently exceed 80 dBA, an employer or contractor shall ensure that:. An employer or contractor shall develop a written fall protection plan if:. An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker who is at risk from vehicular traffic, whether on a public highway or at any other place of employment, is provided with and required to use a high visibility vest, armlets or other high visibility clothing.
An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that a motor vehicle or unit of powered mobile equipment that may be used in such a way that a worker other than the operator may be placed at risk by an unexpected reverse movement is equipped with a suitable warning device that operates automatically when the vehicle or equipment starts to move in reverse.
An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that a crane is equipped with an effective warning device that can be readily activated by the operator and that is adequate to warn workers of the impending movement of the crane. If the dislodgment of a hook could injure a worker, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the hook is secured by a safety latch, mousing, shackle or other effective means, except if:.
An employer, in consultation with the committee, the representative or, if there is no committee or representative, the workers, shall:. If a worker may be required or permitted to work in a confined space, an employer, in consultation with the committee, shall identify:. Before a worker is required or permitted to enter a confined space, an employer shall appoint a competent person:.
If a worker will be required or permitted to enter a hazardous confined space, an employer, in consultation with the committee, shall develop a hazardous confined space entry plan to ensure the health and safety of workers who enter or work in the hazardous confined space. An employer shall, in consultation with the committee, the representative or, if there is no committee or representative, the workers:. If workers are required to handle, use, store, produce or dispose of any chemical substance listed in Table 17 of the Appendix, an employer shall:.
If there may be a risk to the eyes of a worker from corrosive or other harmful substances, an employer or contractor shall provide, at readily accessible locations, approved equipment to flush the eyes of the worker with lukewarm water or another appropriate liquid.
Subject to subsection 2 , an employer shall ensure that a hazardous product is not used, stored or handled in a place of employment unless all the applicable requirements in these regulations with respect to labels, identifiers, safety data sheets and worker education and training are complied with.
An employer shall ensure that workers who are likely to be employed in an asbestos process or are likely to be exposed to asbestos dust are informed of the nature and extent of the risk to their health, including a warning that:.
If a flammable substance is or may be present, an employer or contractor shall ensure that no hot work is performed until:. Information on workplace hazards may already be available to employers and workers, from both internal and external sources.
Collect, organize, and review information with workers to determine what types of hazards may be present and which workers may be exposed or potentially exposed. Information available in the workplace may include:. Hazards can be introduced over time as workstations and processes change, equipment or tools become worn, maintenance is neglected, or housekeeping practices decline. Setting aside time to regularly inspect the workplace for hazards can help identify shortcomings so that they can be addressed before an incident occurs.
Note: Many hazards can be identified using common knowledge and available tools. For example, you can easily identify and correct hazards associated with broken stair rails and frayed electrical cords. Workers can be a very useful internal resource, especially if they are trained in how to identify and assess risks. Identifying workers' exposure to health hazards is typically more complex than identifying physical safety hazards.
For example, gases and vapors may be invisible, often have no odor, and may not have an immediately noticeable harmful health effect. Health hazards include chemical hazards solvents, adhesives, paints, toxic dusts, etc.
Note: Identifying and assessing health hazards may require specialized knowledge. Small businesses can obtain free and confidential occupational safety and health advice services, including help identifying and assessing workplace hazards, through OSHA's On-site Consultation Program.
By thoroughly investigating incidents and reports, you will identify hazards that are likely to cause future harm. The purpose of an investigation must always be to identify the root causes and there is often more than one of the incident or concern, in order to prevent future occurrences. Effective incident investigations do not stop at identifying a single factor that triggered an incident.
They ask the questions "Why? It asks such questions as: "Was the worker provided with appropriate tools and time to do the work? OSHA must be notified within 8 hours of a work-related fatality, and within 24 hours of an amputation, loss of an eye, or inpatient hospitalization.
Emergencies present hazards that need to be recognized and understood. Plans and procedures need to be developed for responding appropriately and safely to hazards associated with foreseeable emergency scenarios and nonroutine situations. Even though this is a very basic requirement of OSHA, few employers actually perform or document these hazard assessment certifications and thus put themselves at risk for significant fines and penalties, not to mention jeopardizing the health and safety of their employees.
Learn more about OSHA compliance requirements here. A JHA identifies all potential hazards present in a particular job task, and then recommends ALL potential controls to reduce or eliminate those hazards behavioral, work environment conditions, engineered controls, PPE, etc. In sum, JHAs identify all potential hazards associated with each job task, and then take all controls into consideration for eliminating or reducing those hazards. A PPE Assessment, on the other hand, is a narrower tool for identifying and controlling hazards.
Just like the JHA, it identifies all potential hazards associated with each job task, but only considers Personal Protective Equipment as a means of controlling those hazards and not engineered, behavioral or other such controls as in the JHA. For more detailed information, please see the Pressurized System Safety Guide.
This approach breaks down tasks into steps or phases where each one is assessed for potential or existing hazards where controls or PPE must be implemented. The advantages of a JHA are that development of instructions for controlling laboratory operations with known hazards makes training of new personnel more consistent and effective, and the steps of a completed JHA readily translate into an experimental procedure.
Click here to download a blank Job Hazard Analysis template. What-if analysis can be used for both simple research applications and more complex processes. It focuses on what can go wrong, then determines the likelihood and consequences of each scenario.
Click here to download an example "What-If" review of a chemical process. If the hazard controls do not reduce the potential risk to personnel health and safety to a tolerable level e. EHS will consult with your departmental leadership, Risk Management and Legal Counsel to determine if the project should proceed.
You should also consult with EHS if the research equipment, processes or projects have the following hazards:. Return to Skip Menu Search. Return to Skip Menu Main Navigation. Return to Skip Menu Main Content. Hazard Assessments. Purpose: Hazards are commonly associated with research activities.
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