Training Room 1

Safety Principles and Practices

Recall from HCS3000: Workplace Safety Systems, that the purpose of a health and safety management system is to identify, assess, and control workplace hazards. To be effective, the following components are essential:

• analysis of health and safety hazards at the work site
• control measures to eliminate or reduce risks from hazards
• clearly stated company policy and management commitment
• worker competency and training
• an inspection program
• emergency response planning
• incident investigation
• program administration

This training room will focus specifically on the first two points: hazard assessment and control measures used on the job site.

Types of Hazards

There are five major categories of hazards. You learned about these in HCS3000.You will need to know what these hazards are in order to complete the rest of the training room and the Training Room 1 Project. To review these five hazard categories, watch “Identifying Hazards.”