Safety Tip

Hazard Recognition

The 3 opportunities to recognize hazards are:

• Before being exposed to the hazard which is the best time to identify a hazard.
• During exposure to a potential hazard.
• After exposure to the hazard (which could be either “Wow! I’m glad I didn’t get hurt” or “I just got hurt”).

The main goal is to find and control hazards prior to any accident or injury.

• What am I about to do?
• What tools do I need to do this job?
• How will I do the job?
• How could I get hurt?
• What am I going to do to prevent myself or others from getting hurt?

Additional ways to Identify Hazards on the Job:

• Work Permitting
• Safety Professionals
• Walk Through Audits
• Safety Systems Review
• Employee Suggestions
• Incident Analysis –

Think about how someone could be injured and how it could be prevented!