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Identifying all Hazards
First step in Risk Managament
TBA
First step in Safety Assurance
Biohazards
These cause diseases in humans, regardless of their source. It includes infectious agents and contaminated materials.
Irritants
It cause reversible inflammatory effects at the site of contact.
Corrosives
It causes irreversible or destructive alterations when exposed to living tissue.
Sensitizers
It causes allergic reactions due to frequent exposure.
Carcinogenic
Chloroform, Benzene, Formaldehyde
It causes tumors. State examples.
Toxic
It is capable of causing death by ingestion.
Combustibles
A kind of Physical Hazard that ignites at or above flash point in the presence of an ignition.
100 F (38 C)
The temperature of flashpoint by OSHA.
141 F (60.5 C)
The temperature of flashpoint by DOTr.
Flammables
It ignites below flashpoints. It requires specially designed storage rooms or containers to prevent vapors from building up.
Picric Acid
Silver solutions
Examples of explosives
Oxidizers
Heat, smoke, flame
These are usually harmless but they can initiate combustion. State the term and the components of combustion.