Some examples of industrial hazards:
- Health hazards
- Chemical
- (See Table 3.2 on page 41 of your textbook, for many examples)
- Biological
- Medical waste, hepatitis, AIDS
- Physical (safety) hazards
- Fire and explosion
- (See Table 3.3 on page 42, for examples)
- Radiation
- Atomic, microwave
- (Radiation is a physical agent, but its effects might be termed health
or safety hazards, depending on if the exposure was high and sudden
or lower and long term. We'll try not to split hairs on this kind of
thing.)