Health & Safety Management
HAZARD REGISTER
Department
Location
Faculty / Process Owner
MAJOR EQUIPMENT HELD and DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES PERFORMED
(list all major equipment and significant processes being undertaken)
Room No
Date
Hazards Present

(tick all applicable)
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
Workplace
Work Activities
Powered Equipment
Electrical
Fire
Pressure/Vacuum Vessels
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
Emissions to air
Hazardous Waste
Contamination to drains
CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
Toxic Chemicals
Solvents
Carcinogens
Biological materials
RADIATION HAZARDS
Ionizing Radiation
Non-ionising Radiation
(See Hazard Identification Table)
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Hazard Identification Table.
Physical Hazards
Workplace

Confined spaces - limited access and egress - Fall hazards (e.g., ladders, elevated platforms, towers) - Oxygen deficient atmosphere - Noise >85 dBA
 Extreme temperatures or humidity
Work Activities
 Activities requiring repetitive or heavy Manual handling - Use of Material handling equipment (e.g., cranes, hoists, trolleys) - Mechanical power
transmission equipment (e.g., gears, rollers) – Operation of Powered Equipment (e.g, saws, lathes, wood-working or metal-working machinery) – Use of
pressure or vacuum vessels (> +/- 5psig)
Electrical
 Work on exposed wiring or parts with voltages in excess of 50 volts – Use of stored energy systems (large batteries, capacitors, etc) – Operation of electrical
systems in excess of 50 volts / 25amps. Other
Fire
 Open flames – Spark producing activity – Flammable/combustible liquids – Flammable gases – Explosive materials – Strong oxidizers – Pyrophorics –
Flammable Solids – Highly reactive materials such as organic peroxides
Environmental Hazards
Potential release of contaminated liquids / waste materials to drains – Potential release of hazardous fumes or vapours via fume hoods or extract systems – Production
of hazardous wastes that require special handling or treatment.
Chemical & Biological Hazards
Asbestos – Explosives – PCBs – Hazardous or toxic chemicals - Flammable liquids – Corrosives - Flammable solids – Oils – Toxic metals (arsenic, barium, beryllium,
cadmium, chromium, lead, selenium, silver) – Other Known carcinogens – Biological materials (including plant or animal Pathogens) – Environmentally sensitive
microbes – Other
Radiation Hazards
Radioactive materials - Ionizing radiation-generating devices (X-ray sources, accelerators, or sealed radioactive sources) - Lasers of any kind - Static magnetic fields
> 1G at 60Hz - Dynamic electric fields >1kV/m at 60Hz - Radio frequency (RF) or Microwave sources exceeding 10mW radiated output - Infrared sources >10W - UV
sources >1W - Extremely low frequency (ELF) radio sources
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(See Hazard Scoresheet)
Hazard
Example. Fire
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Source of Hazard
Use of flammable gases/liquids – use of soldering equipment
Risk Evaluation
S
P
R
4
3
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Hazard Score Sheet
Severity (S)
The most likely outcome of an uncontrolled exposure to the identified hazard.
Probability (P)
The likelihood of a person being exposed under normal and emergency circumstances
Risk Category (R)
Severity(S) x Probability (P).
Probability
Severity
People
Assets
Environment
1
2
3
4
5
Reputation
Very Unlikely
Unlikely
Likely
Very Likely
Certainty
5
Catastrophic
Multiple fatalities or
permanent total
disabilities
4
Critical
Single fatality or
permanent disability
Major damage requiring
high cost repairs
Major but temporary
wide ranging impact
National negative
impact
4
8
12
16
20
3
Significant
Major injury or chronic
health effects
Local damage causing
partial restrictions to use
Major but temporary
Localized effect
Significant l long term
negative impact
3
6
9
12
15
2
Marginal
Minor injury or short
term health effects
Minor damage not
affecting use
Minor short term effect
Minor / short term
negative impact
2
4
6
8
10
1
Negligible
Slight injury with no
health effect
Slight cosmetic damage
Slight effect
Slight / no negative
impact
1
2
3
4
5
Risk Category
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Permanent loss or
damage
Massive permanent
effects to global impact
International negative
impact
5
10
15
20
25
1-5
Low
6-9
Medium
10-16
High
17-25
Extreme
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Hazardous Materials Inventory
Substance Name
Example - Sulfuric Acid
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Form
Container Type
Unit size
Potential usage
per month
Hazard Category / Risk Phrases
MSDS
Held
Liquid
Glass
5 ltr
5 ltr
Corrosive - R35
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Bio -Hazardous Materials Inventory
Substance Name
Risk Group
Classification
Form
Container Type
NIH Guidelines for Research involving Recombinant DNA
Molecules 20022
Unit size
Potential usage per month
Risk Group
WHO Laboratory Bio-safety Manual 3rd Edition 2004
Risk Group 1
Agents not associated with disease in healthy adult humans.
(No or low individual and community risk) A microorganism unlikely to cause
human or animal disease.
Risk Group 2
Agents associated with human disease that is rarely serious
and for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are
often available.
(Moderate individual risk; low community risk) A pathogen that can cause
human or animal disease but is unlikely to be a serious hazard to laboratory
workers, the community, livestock or the environment.
Risk Group 3
Agents associated with serious or lethal human disease for
which preventive or therapeutic interventions may be
available (high individual risk but low community risk).
(High individual risk; low community risk) A pathogen that usually causes
serious human or animal disease but does not ordinarily spread from one
infected individual to another.
Risk Group 4
Agents likely to cause serious or lethal human disease for
which preventive or therapeutic interventions are not usually
available (high individual risk and high community risk).
(High individual and community risk)A pathogen that usually causes serious
human or animal disease and can be readily transmitted from one individual to
another, directly or indirectly. Effective treatment and preventive measures are
not usually available.3
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