Safety Checklist Program for Schools

October 2003

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2004-101

Hazard Index

The Hazard Index is listed in alphabetical order according to specific types of hazards. To view the Index, either scroll down through the list or click on the appropriate letter to locate a specific type of hazard.

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Abrasive Wheel Equipment/Grinders (stationary and portable)
Access To Employee Exposure and Medical Record
Air Compressor Tanks
Air Receivers for Compressed Gas
Air Permits
Air Substance Emissions to the Outside Environment
Appliance Refrigerants
Art Hazards^a

Asbestos:
AHERA^b
Brake and Clutch Work Only
Automotive Air Bag Repair Hazards^a
Automotive Refrigerants

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Battery Charging

Bakery Equipment:
Bakery Equipment--General
Bakery Flour-Handling Equipment and Ovens

Blood (Handling and Disposal):
Bloodborne Pathogens
Regulated Medical Waste

Bloodborne Pathogen Standard:
Bloodborne Pathogens

Brazing, Welding, Cutting:
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing--General Requirements
Welding and Cutting with Oxygen-Fuel Gas
Welding with Arc Welding Equipment
Welding with Resistance Welding Equipment

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Child Care Standards for Safety and Sanitation^b

Chemical Hygiene Plan^b

Chemical Spills, Emergency Proceedures

Chemical Waste Disposal

Chlorofluorocarbons:
Servicing Appliances Which Contain Refrigerant
Service and Repair of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (MVACs)
Classrooms
Classrooms, General Room Air
Color Safety Code for Marking Physical Hazards
Combustible Liquids
Compressed Gases
Compressed Gas, Air Receivers

Construction Safety and Health:
Electrical Work Practices for Construction
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
Fire Protection and Prevention for Construction
General Safety and Health Provisions for Construction
Noise, Radiation, and Other Exposures for Construction
Portable Ladders for Construction
Scaffolding--Part 1
Scaffolding--Part 2

Cutting, Welding, Brazing:
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing--General Requirements
Welding and Cutting with Oxygen-Fuel Gas
Welding with Arc Welding Equipment
Welding with Resistance Welding Equipment

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Diesel and Gasoline Fueling^b

Dip Tanks

Disposal:
Hazardous Waste
Infectious Waste

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Egress, Means of

Electrical:
Construction

General Industry:
Electrical Components and Equipment for General Use
Electrical--General Requirements
Electrical Safety Work Practices
Electrical--Temporary Wiring
Electrical--Wiring Design and Protection
Personnel Protection for Electrical Work
Use of Electrical Equipment

Elevated Surfaces:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Industry
Emission of Chemical Substances

Emergency Procedures In the Event of:
A Chemical Spill Release
A Fire (Construction)
A Fire (General Industry)
An Injury (Construction)
An Injury (General Industry)
Entering Confined Spaces^b
Employee Alarm Systems for Fire Protection
Employee Exposure and Medical Records

Ergonomics:
Lifting^a
Repetitive Motion^a
Exit Doors and Exiting (Egress)
Exits
Explosive Actuated Fastening Tools^b
Exposure Records, Access

Eye Safety:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing--General Requirements

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Fall Protection:
Construction:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Fire Detection Systems

Fire Protection:
Construction

General Industry:
Alarm Systems and Evacuation Plans
Fire Protection for Cooking Areas
General Fire Requirements
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Standpipe and Hose Fire Protection Systems
Fire Extinguishers, Portable

First Aid:
Construction
General Industry
Fixed Extinguishing Systems for Cooking Areas
Fixed Ladders
Fixed Industrial Stairs

Fixed Wood Cutting Machines:
Machines--General Requirements
Woodworking Machinery--General Requirements
Woodworking Machinery--Saws
Woodworking Machinery--Other Than Saws

Flammable and Combustible Materials:
Construction
General Industry
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Flammable Liquids

Floor Openings, Guarding:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Industry

Floor Holes, Guarding:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Industry

Floor and Wall Openings:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Industry

Food Sanitation:
Food Preparation and Service--Part 1
Food Preparation and Service--Part 2
Food Preparation and Service--Part 3
Food Preparation and Service--Part 4
Food Preparation and Service--Part 5
Fueling, Diesel and Gasoline

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Gases, Compressed

General Indoor Air Quality

General Work Environment/Housekeeping:
Construction
General Industry

General Requirements for Walking and Working Surfaces:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Safety and Health Provisions for Construction

General Industry:
General Classroom Conditions
Grinders
Guarding Floors, Stairs, and Other Openings
Grinders

Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Industry

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Hand Tools and Equipment (non-powered):
Abrasive Wheel Machinery and Tools
Machines--General Requirements
Portable Hand and Power Tools
Woodworking Machinery--General Requirements
Woodworking Machnery--Saws
Hazard Communication
Hazard, Color Markings

Hazardous Materials:
Acetylene:
Compressed Gas
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing--General Requirments
Welding and Cutting with Oxygen-Fuel Gas
Anhydrous Ammonia^b
Explosives and Blasting Agents^b
Hydrogen^b
Liquified Petroleum Gases^b
Nitrous Oxide^b

Oxygen:
Compressed Gas
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing--General Requirments
Welding and Cutting with Oxygen-Fuel Gas
Pesticides/Fertilizers
Printed Circuit Board Etching Solutions^a
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Heat Stress/Exhaustion^a

Hoists:
Overhead and Auxiliary Equipment
Portable and Auxiliary Equipment

Housekeeping:
Construction
General Industry

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Indoor Air Quality

Industrial Trucks--Forklifts^b

Infection Control^a

Infectious Waste Disposal

Injury and Illness Prevention Program:
Construction
General Industry
Insulation Protection (Rubber Pads)^a
Ionizing Radiation (X-Ray Machines, Radioactive Sources) (Construction)

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Laboratory Safety Standard^a

Ladders:
Fixed and Portable:
Fixed Ladders
Portable Ladders

Portable Wooden:
Construction
General Industry

Portable Metal:
Construction
General Industry
Ladder Stands, Manually Propelled Mobile
Lead
Liquids, Combustable
Lighting
Lockout/Tagout/Blockout Procedures

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Machine Guarding:
Abrasive Wheel Machinery and Tools
Bakery Equipment--General
Bakery-Flour Handling Equipment and Ovens
Guarding of Farm Equipment
Machines--General Requirements
Mechanical Power--Transmission Apparatus
Portable Hand and Power Tools
Woodworking Machinery--General Requirements
Woodworking Machinery--Saws
Woodworking Machinery--Other Than Saws

Material Handling and Storage:
Construction
General Industry
Means of Egress
Medical Records, Access

Medical Services and First Aid:
Construction
General Industry
Medical Waste
Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rims, Servicing

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Noise-Occupational, Hearing Loss:
Construction
General Industry

Noise-Environmental Impact on Community^b

Non-Ionizing Radiation:
Visible Light
Ultraviolet Light^a
Lasers

Microwave:
Construction
General Industry
Magnetic Fields^a

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Overcrowded Classrooms

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Painting Operations:
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Spray Finishing

Personal Protective Equipment:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Personnel Protection for Electrical Work
Respiratory Protection
Noise, Radiation, and Other Exposures for Construction

Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing:
Arm Protection
Body Protection
Eye Protection
Face Protection
Feet Protection
Hand Protection
Head Protection

Respiratory Protection:
Construction
General Industry
Pesticides

Portable:
Fire Extinguishers for Fire Protection

Power Operated Tools and Equipment:
Machines--General Requirements
Woodworking Machinery--General Requirements
Woodworking Machinery--Saws
Woodworking Machinery--Other Than Saws
Abrasive Wheel Machinery and Tools
Portable Hand and Power Tools
Metal Ladders
Wooden Ladders

Powered:
Platforms, Manlifts, Vehicle Mounted Work Platforms^b
Walk Behind Equipment (e.g., lawn mowers)

Prevention Programs, Injury and Illness:
Construction
General Industry

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Radon^b

Radiation, Ionizing (X-Ray Machines, Radioactive Sources) (Construction)

Radiation, Non-Ionizing:
Visible Light
Ultraviolet Light^a
Lasers

Microwave:
Construction
General Industry
Magnetic Fields^a
Record Keeping
Recycling^b

Refrigerants:
Servicing Appliances Which Contain Refrigerant
Service and Repair of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (MVACs)
Regulated Medical Waste

Required Postings:
Accident Prevention Signs and Tags
General Classroom Conditions
Hazard Communication

Respiratory Protection:
Construction
General Industry

Right to Know

Roll-Over Protection^b

Ropes

Ropes, Metal

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Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards

Safety--Home (especially children)^b

Sanitation, food:
Food Preparation and Service--Part 1
Food Preparation and Service--Part 2
Food Preparation and Service--Part 3
Food Preparation and Service--Part 4
Food Preparation and Service--Part 5

Sanitizing Equipment and Clothing:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respiratory Protection

Scaffolding:
Scaffolding--Part 1
Scaffolding--Part 2

Scaffolds, Manually Propelled Mobile (Towers)

Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rims

Sewing Machines

Sharps (Contaminated with Blood):
Bloodborne Pathogens
Regulated Medical Waste

Signs and Tags, Specification for Accident Prevention

Slings:
Slings--General Requirements
Sling--Steel Chain, Metal Rope, and Wire Mesh
Natural Rope, Synthetic Rope, and Synthetic Web

Smoking:
Dip Tanks Containing Flammable or Combustible Liquids
Flammable and Coumbustible Liquids
General Fire Requirements
Indoor Air Quality
Spray Finishing

Specification for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags

Spill Response

Spray painting Operations

Stairs and Stairways

Stairs, Fixed Industrial

Standpipe and Hose Systems for Fire Protection

Storage:
General Classroom Conditions
General Fire Requirements
Guarding Floors, Stairs, and Other Openings

Students with AIDS Virus^b

Sunburn^a

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Tanks, Underground Storage

Tire Inflation/Split-rim Safety

Toy Safety^a

Tools and Equipment (non-powered):
Abrasive Wheel Machinery and Tools
Machines--General Requirements
Portable Hand and Power Tools
Woodworking Machinery--General Requirements
Woodworking Machnery--Saws

Truck Rims, Servicing

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Underground Storage Tanks

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Ventilation, for General Room Air

Video Display Terminals (VDT)^a

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Walking Surfaces, General Requirements:
Construction
General Classroom Conditions

Walkways (floors, platform surfaces, anti-skid, ice):
General Classroom Conditions
General Safety and Health Provisions for Construction

Wall Holes, Guarding:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Industry

Wall Openings, Guarding:
Construction:
Fall Protection--Part 1
Fall Protection--Part 2
Fall Protection--Part 3
General Industry

Waste, Chemical

Waste, Medical

Water Quality^b

Welding, Cutting and Brazing:
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing--General Requirements
Welding and Cutting with Oxygen-Fuel Gas
Welding with Arc Welding Equipment
Welding with Resistance Welding Equipment

Woodworking Machinery:
Machines--General Requirements
Woodworking Machinery--General Requirements
Woodworking Machinery--Saws
Woodworking Machinery--Other Than Saws

Working Surfaces, General Requirements:
Construction
General Industry

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^a There are no regulations specific to this hazard; therefore, no checklist was written. However, Appendix A: Resource Agencies and Organizations may have sources of information about this hazard.

^b Regulations covering this hazard were beyond the scope of this manual and therefore, were not included. See the specific regulations for additional information. To find out how to obtain copies of regulations, see Appendix A: Resource Agencies and Organizations

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Page last reviewed: June 6, 2014
Page last updated: June 6, 2014
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