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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Noise
Hazardous noise can destroy the ability to hear clearly. It can also put workers at risk by affecting concentration or making it hard to hear the sounds necessary for working safely, such as instructions or warning signals.
7 January 2022 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Handheld power saws for cutting fibre-cement board with a blade diameter of 200mm or less
Fibre-cement board is a composite material made from cement, sand and cellulose fibres. Using a handheld power saw to cut fibre-cement board can generate respirable crystalline silica dust. When inhaled over time, the small particles of silica dust can irreversibly damage the lungs.
28 April 2023 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Traumatic events
Workers may be exposed to this hazard at work through investigating, witnessing, or being directly exposed to traumatic events or situations. This may include reading, hearing or seeing accounts of traumatic events. A person is more likely to experience an event as traumatic when it is unexpected, is perceived as uncontrollable, where there is a threat to life or safety or where it is the result of intentional cruelty.
24 October 2022 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Bullying
Work-related bullying in your place of work can affect your workers’ psychological and physical health and must be managed.
14 September 2020 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Low reward and recognition
Low reward and recognition refers to work where there is an imbalance between workers’ efforts and recognition or rewards they receive in return – both formal and informal.
24 October 2022 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Poor environmental conditions
Poor environmental conditions are those where workers are exposed to unpleasant, poor quality, or hazardous physical environments or conditions that create a stress response.
24 October 2022 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Poor organisational justice
Poor organisational justice refers to work where there is a lack of procedural fairness (fair processes to reach decisions), informational fairness (keeping relevant people informed), or interpersonal fairness (treating people with dignity and respect).
24 October 2022 -
Hazardous chemicals; material; environment
Skin disorders and exposures
There are many ways that skin can be exposed to substances at work can harm the skin and cause disease. Some chemicals that come into contact with the skin can be absorbed and cause disease in other areas of the body. Find out more about how to stay safe.
11 June 2020 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Remote or isolated work
Remote work refers to work that is isolated from the assistance of other people because of location, time, or the nature of the work. It can involve working in locations where there is difficulty in immediate rescue or attendance of emergency services (where required).
24 October 2022 -
Environment; health and wellbeing
Sun safety and skin cancer
Workers who are exposed to the sun are at risk of being overexposed to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) – especially in Queensland. Cumulative exposure to UVR can cause sunburn in the short term and can lead to skin cancer and eye damage in the long term.
9 February 2021 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
High and/or low job demands
A job can involve a combination of high and/or low physical, mental and emotional demands, which can create risks to the health and safety of workers.
24 October 2022 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Poor organisational change management
Poor organisational change management refers to organisational change management that is poorly planned, communicated, supported or managed.
24 October 2022