Know Your Enemies - Workplace Hazards

An unnoticed hazard can take your life in an instant, or cause you a lifetime of suffering and disability.

It only makes sense to learn all you can about workplace hazards. Sharing information with your co-workers helps keep all of you safe.

Training and communication are the basis of an injury prevention program in the workplace. Your employer provides you with the information and training you need to identify and avoid hazards. It is important for you to also seek this information on your own, and to be continually alert to new dangers.

Labels are a common source of safety information. On a container of chemicals, the label will tell you the contents, hazards and what to do in case of a spill or exposure.

The Material Safety Data sheet is another method of communicating safety information about chemicals. It contains the same type of information as the label, but in greater detail.

If you know or suspect a workplace hazard, report it.