Training on Hazard Identification

Supervisors and workers must be trained to both identify hazards in order to prevent accidents, and to identify existing and potential hazards that may prevail in the workplace. When looking at specific jobs, identify the hazards by breaking down the 

Is there a danger of striking against, being struck by, or otherwise making injurious contact with an object (Example Can tools or materials be dropped from overhead, striking workers below ) 

Can the anployee be caught in, on, or between objects (Example an unguarded V-belt, gears, or reciprocating machinery.) 

Can the employee slip, trip, or fall on the same level, or to another level (Example slipping in an oil-changing area of a garage, tripping on material left on stairways, or falling from a scaffold.) 

Can the employee strain him- or herself by pushing, pulling, or lifting (Example pushing a load into place or pulling a load on a hand truck.) 

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