Safety Terminology

1. - The chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard.
4. - A release of a liquid pollutant to land or water.
5. - A systematic evaluation of workplace safety programs, policies, and procedures.
6. - Any work that produces enough energy to be a potential source of ignition.
8. - Provided to employees to help them understand and follow safety policies, procedures, and practices.
12. – Contacting a chemical, by inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion.
13. - A process that prohibits the operation of equipment and the switch or controls which activate the equipment.
14. – A space not designed for continuous occupancy, has limited or restricted means of entry or exit, and may contain hazards.
15. - An unplanned, unexpected event which has the potential to lead to an accident.
16. - Visual aids that communicates important safety warnings.
17. - Statements which provide the minimum requirements of our activities and business.

2. - The process of analyzing a workplace incident to determine the root causes and identify corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
3. - Any source of potential damage, harm, or adverse health effect on a person.
7. - A multidisciplinary activity dealing with the interactions between people and their total working environment.
9. - Safety features on machinery designed to protect workers from the machine's moving parts.
10. - A formal written authority to operate a planned procedure, which is designed to protect personnel, working in hazardous areas or activities.
11. - A group of workers and management who meet regularly to discuss safety issues, and policies.