The most common workplace hazards

Blood and other bodily fluids, harmful plants, sewage, dust and vermin.

These hazards can result in both health and physical impacts

Physical hazards are environmental factors that can harm an employee without necessarily touching them.

These are hazards that create unsafe working conditions.

Ergonomic hazards are a result of physical factors that can result in musculoskeletal injuries.

Psychosocial hazards include those that can have an adverse effect on an employee’s mental health or wellbeing.