Safety in the laboratory requires a full team effort to be successful. When everyone in the laboratory understands how to identify hazards, assess risk, and select the appropriate control measures to eliminate a hazard or minimize risk, accidents, injuries and near misses can be reduced.
Hazard Assessment
The following information will:
- Familiarize you with the fundamentals of hazard assessment;
- Guide you through preparation practices such as scoping and assembling your team;
- Offer a number of ways to conduct hazard assessments;
- Provide tools (e.g., templates, examples, etc.) that can be shared with your team and used immediately.
Fundamentals of Hazard Assessment
Concepts | Scope | Assembling a Team
Identify | Evaluate | Control
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