Hazard Recognition and Communication

Hazard recognition is a core competency upon which all other safety processes are built. Without strong hazard recognition skills, even safety planning activities that are potentially highly effective (e.g., job hazard analyses and site audits) will not achieve their objectives.

This one-hour online course describes the research team's use of a mnemonic technique for learning the energy sources (e.g., gravity, electricity, and chemicals) of jobsite hazards to develop three hazard recognition strategies.