This course is based on the publication, A Guide to the Big Four Safety Hazards in Industry. Students will be introduced to the proper approach to assessing the workplace environment for hazards and their remedies. The purpose of this course is to understand the four main hazards that may appear in the workplace and how to better prepare to identify and correct those hazards.

There are four main hazards associated with industrial work: fall, electrical, struck-by, and caught-in. These hazards are known to cause injuries and fatalities in the workplace. It is important to train managers and employees on how to identify, avoid, and remedy these risks in the workplace. When employees are trained for these hazards, the potential for injuries, fatalities, and employer liability are all decreased.

Through the completion of this course, an employer or manager can determine what actions are necessary to reduce the risk of employee exposure to these hazards. This course provides the most important recommendations and how to apply them to the situation at hand. With the proper application of these procedures, as well as consistent enforcement practices, employees will likely know what to do to avoid falling, electrical, struck-by, and caught-in hazards. This guide is intended to be consistent with all existing OSHA standards. Therefore, if an area of this course is considered by the reader to be inconsistent with OSHA, then the OSHA standard should be followed.

Topics:

• Understand the sources of work-related hazards
• Know how to identify and avoid hazards
• Be better prepared in the implementation of a safe and successful work environment

Intended Audience: This course is intended for all engineers whose job description requires a basic knowledge of standards on industrial safety.

Publication Source: NC Department of Labor