PESO: Hazard Identification
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PESO: Easy-To-Use Training in English and Spanish
PESO: Easy-To-Use Training in English and Spanish PESO is an easy-to-use, bilingual toolkit created by the Oregon OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Program to help employers deliver job safety training and reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. The complete toolkit contains tookbox talks, handouts,training modules and overheads to use for presentations. The complete toolkits are posted on the OR-OSHA website at www.orosha.org. The following are links to the PESO toolbox talks in this collection:
Documents
- PESO: Accident Investigation
- PESO: Biological Hazards
- PESO: Excavations
- PESO: Hazard Communication
- PESO: Hazardous Energy Control
- PESO: Hazard Identification
- PESO: Industrial Vehicles
- PESO: Machine Guards
- PESO: Manual Material Handling
- PESO: Health in Construction
- PESO: Portable Ladders
- PESO: Scaffolds
- PESO: Slide Guards
- PESO: Safety Committee
Summary Statement
Brief description of how to identify a potential hazard before an accident happens. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collection' button to access the other items.
If we are going to prevent accidents, we have to identify hazards and then control or eliminate them!
What is a hazard?
Any condition or action that has the capability of producing injuries and illnesses.
What is exposure?
The proximity of the worker to the hazard.
 Acceleration |
 Heat / Cold |
 Biological |
 Mechanical |
 Chemical |
 Pressure |
 Electrical |
 Radiation |
 Ergonomics |
 Explosives |
 Vibration and Noise |
 Flammability and Fire |
 Violence |
When you find a hazard:
Report it!
Report it!
Report it!
