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Principles of Accident Potential Recognition.

PB83102244

Publication Date	1975
Page Count	134
Abstract	A study guide for accident potential recognition is reviewed. Topic areas include site and structures, operating machinery and equipment, materials, and energy. The recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards are stressed. Goals for the recognition of accident potential are listed. Weather, lighting, environmental and site characteristics, deterioration and deformation, and poor housekeeping are considered as factors for potential hazards. Quizzes and discussion questions are also presented. The authors note that this guide is designed to provide education and training for new persons in the safety field, in order to improve their capability in recognizing accident potential in a wide range of topic areas and a broad scope of operational activities.
Keywords	Industrial accidents Accident prevention Hazards Control Recognition Safety Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	American Society of Safety Engineers, Park Ridge, IL.; Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198301
Contract Number	PHS-CDC-99-74-66

Principles of Accident Potential Recognition.

Principles of Accident Potential Recognition.
PB83102244

Publication Date	1975
Page Count	134
Abstract	A study guide for accident potential recognition is reviewed. Topic areas include site and structures, operating machinery and equipment, materials, and energy. The recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards are stressed. Goals for the recognition of accident potential are listed. Weather, lighting, environmental and site characteristics, deterioration and deformation, and poor housekeeping are considered as factors for potential hazards. Quizzes and discussion questions are also presented. The authors note that this guide is designed to provide education and training for new persons in the safety field, in order to improve their capability in recognizing accident potential in a wide range of topic areas and a broad scope of operational activities.
Keywords	Industrial accidents Accident prevention Hazards Control Recognition Safety Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	American Society of Safety Engineers, Park Ridge, IL.; Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198301
Contract Number	PHS-CDC-99-74-66