Lesson 4: Types of Hazards

Glossary

Each industry has its own hazards; they often use labels to describe different types of hazards.

Although workplace hazards can be of many types, they can generally be grouped into five categories:

Physical, Biological, Chemical, Ergonomic, and Psychological.


You will learn more about these five categories of hazards in the next units. 

For now, let's take a look at some examples of a variety of hazards in different work-site locations (e.g., office, construction, food services, warehousing, manufacturing, etc.). 


Think About It

Find the Hazards

You have learned the importance of identifying different hazards either at school, home or the work-site. You will learn more about these hazards in the following units. 

For this activity, click here to look at some examples of different work-sites; see how many hazards you can find in each scenario.  You don't need to submit your answers.