Management Of Physical Hazard

Physical health hazards are hazards due to a physical agent (energy), such as noise and vibration, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, extreme temperatures and pressures.

An examples of physical Health hazards:

• Noise from compressors, pumps and air fans
• Hand-arm vibration from powered tools
• Whole-body vibration while operating moving machinery
• Ionizing radiation (α, β, γ, X-ray, η) from radiation sources (level gauges; non-destructive testing) and Non-Ionizing Radiation (UV, VL, IR, RF, EMF)
• Heat stress or cold stress from working in extreme climates
• Hyperbaric or hypobaric pressure​