Shop Hazards
Shop Hazards
If you work in a fabrication shop, woodworking shop or general manufacturing area there are many workplace hazards. Being aware of these hazards and taking steps to minimize your exposure is critical to your safety.
Top 17 Workshop Hazards
- Unguarded equipment
- Damaged guards
- Heat related illness
- No safety signs or outdated safety signs
- Machinery left unattended while in use
- Blocked fire exits
- Cluttered workstations
- Slip, Trip and Fall hazards
- Unlabeled chemical containers
- Tools being used incorrectly
- Damaged or misused ladders
- Wet or slippery floors
- Strains
- Grinders
- Eye injuries
- Forklifts
- Lacerations