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There are several types of safety hazards. A safety hazard is any situation that has the potential to cause bodily harm to employees. Injuries are caused by simple daily safety hazards. The types of hazards you face will differ based on the type of work and the work environment. For example, if you work in a restaurant, you will have different work hazards than someone that works in an office. Both employees will encounter safety hazards, but they will differ.
There are two ways that safety hazards can be classified. An unsafe condition is one type of safety hazard. Unsafe conditions are those physical or environmental hazards which can be found in the workplace. The other classification of safety hazard is unsafe acts. Unsafe acts are the employee's behavior or actions that may risk safety in the workplace.
Some types of unsafe conditions include:
- Poor housekeeping hazards
- Unsafe equipment
- Unsafe work area
- Electrical hazards
- Fire hazards
Some types of unsafe acts include:
- Using tools improperly
- Lacking knowledge
- Lifting improperly
- Wearing inappropriate attire
- Driving carelessly
- Poor personal habits
At your workplace, you will be instructed on the proper attire for the work environment. Employees should follow guidelines to avoid any further injuries. Some environments required workers to wear a hard hat and proper steel-toed shoes to avoid heavy loads injuring workers, and other environments asked workers to wear rubber soles to avoid slipping on wet floors, etc.
