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Hazards index

Hazards are anything that can cause harm and every place of work has them. Understanding the hazards at your work can help you manage risks and keep workers safe and healthy.

This information will help you identify the hazards at your work and the steps you can take to reduce or remove risks for yourself and your workers.

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  • Electricity; environment; plant, equipment and vehicle

    Excavations

    An excavation means a trench, tunnel or shaft, but does not include a mine, water bore, or a trench for use as a place of interment. There are specific requirements for managing the risk associated with excavation work.

  • Plant, equipment and vehicle

    Nail guns

    Like all power tools, nail guns can be dangerous. The power generated by a nail gun can drive a nail through human bone.

  • Electricity; environment; plant, equipment and vehicle

    Installation of solar panels

    The installation, testing, or maintenance of solar panels.

  • Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle

    Tractors

    Tractors are powerful machinery used to make common tasks easier and faster to complete. They are safe when operated properly but can be dangerous if used incorrectly.

  • Electricity

    Voltmeter measurements for foil insulation

    Find out more about testing foil insulation for possible touch voltages.

  • Hazardous chemicals

    Hazardous chemicals in pipelines

    Because of the potential dangers posed by pipelines, various aspects of pipeline activity are regulated. Find out more about your responsibilities.

  • Plant, equipment and vehicle

    Roll-over protection for rural mobile plant

    Rollover protective structures (ROPS) are life-saving devices that can prevent operators from being crushed when mobile plant rolls over.

  • Electricity; environment; plant, equipment and vehicle

    Work at heights

    There’s a risk of falling when working at a height—near an opening, an edge or on a slippery, sloping or unstable surface. You can also fall at ground level into holes like openings, trenches or service pits. Find out what steps you can take to stay safe working from heights.

  • Environment; material; plant, equipment and vehicle

    Demolition

    Demolition work includes any work to demolish, deconstruct or dismantle a structure, or part of a structure that is load-bearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the structure.

  • Hazardous chemicals; environment; material

    Abrasive blasting

    Abrasive blasting is used in a wide range of industries for many different purposes including the removal of rust, scale, paint, graffiti, mildew, and various forms of surface preparation.

  • Hazardous chemicals

    Phosphine gas

    Phosphine is used to kill insects, mice, and rats in grain and seed storage, and it occurs as a by-product of some industrial manufacturing processes for chemicals, semi-conductors, welding, and metal alloys. It is dangerous to breathe in phosphine gas and you can become ill or die depending on the amount. Find out more about your legal obligations to manage phosphine gas exposure and how to keep workers safe.

  • Plant, equipment and vehicle

    Mobile plant

    The operation of powered mobile plant at construction workplaces exposes workers to a range of risks to health and safety.