This document outlines the major categories of job hazards and risks that can occur in a workplace. It identifies equipment hazards, building hazards, material hazards and risks, external environmental hazards and risks, processing hazards and risks, storage and warehousing hazards and risks, packaging risks, transportation and delivery hazards and risks, regulatory compliance and discipline risk, hazard and risk incidents, risks from contractors, and risks from suppliers and service providers. The framework is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of potential workplace hazards and risks.

1. Job Hazards and Risk Reduction
Conceptual Framework

2. TOTAL WORKPLACE HAZARDS AND RISKS
EQUIPMENT
HAZARDS
BUILDING
HAZARDS
MATERIAL
HAZARDS &
RISKS
EXTERNAL &
ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDS & RISKS
PROCESSING HAZARDS & RISKS
STORAGE &
WAREHOUSING
HAZARDS &
RISKS
PACKAGING
RISKS
TRANSPORTATION & DELIVERY
HAZARDS & RISKS
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
AND DISCIPLINE RISK
HAZARD & RISK INCIDENTS
(AND EVEN NEAR INCIDENTS)
RISK FROM
CONTRACTORS
RISK FROM
SUPPLIERS
&
SERVICE
PROVIDERS