Hazards index
Hazards are anything that can cause harm and every place of work has them. Understanding the hazards at your work can help you manage risks and keep workers safe and healthy.
This information will help you identify the hazards at your work and the steps you can take to reduce or remove risks for yourself and your workers.
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Mental health
Violence and aggression
Learn about your responsibilities and how to reduce work-related violence hazards.
24 October 2022 -
Health and wellbeing
Supporting an ageing workforce
Creating a healthy and safe place of work will support the health, safety and wellbeing of workers of all ages.
23 December 2019 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Traumatic events
Workers may be exposed to this hazard at work through investigating, witnessing, or being directly exposed to traumatic events or situations. This may include reading, hearing or seeing accounts of traumatic events. A person is more likely to experience an event as traumatic when it is unexpected, is perceived as uncontrollable, where there is a threat to life or safety or where it is the result of intentional cruelty.
24 October 2022 -
Environment
Noise
Hazardous noise can destroy the ability to hear clearly. It can also put workers at risk by affecting concentration or making it hard to hear the sounds necessary for working safely, such as instructions or warning signals.
7 January 2022 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Airborne contaminants
Workplace air can be contaminated by a range of airborne contaminants that are hazardous when breathed in.
27 April 2020 -
Environment; health and wellbeing
Skin infections at work
Skin infections are caused by germs, including some types of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Skin infections can affect anyone, but some types of work have an increased risk.
17 March 2020 -
Mental health
Fatigue
Fatigue is more than feeling tired and drowsy. At work, fatigue is a state of mental and/or physical exhaustion that reduces your ability to work safely and effectively.
14 September 2020 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Low reward and recognition
Low reward and recognition refers to work where there is an imbalance between workers’ efforts and recognition or rewards they receive in return – both formal and informal.
24 October 2022 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Poor environmental conditions
Poor environmental conditions are those where workers are exposed to unpleasant, poor quality, or hazardous physical environments or conditions that create a stress response.
24 October 2022 -
Electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
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Health and wellbeing; mental health
Poor organisational justice
Poor organisational justice refers to work where there is a lack of procedural fairness (fair processes to reach decisions), informational fairness (keeping relevant people informed), or interpersonal fairness (treating people with dignity and respect).
24 October 2022 -
Health and wellbeing; mental health
Bullying
Work-related bullying in your place of work can affect your workers’ psychological and physical health and must be managed.
14 September 2020