industrial hazard

Factory safety threat

An industrial hazard is a danger arising from manufacturing, construction, or other industrial processes.

These include chemical exposures, machinery accidents, fires, explosions, and repetitive strain injuries.

The term appears in workplace safety regulations and insurance contexts: The factory was cited for multiple industrial hazards.

Workers in heavy industry face greater industrial hazards than office employees.

Related

spill · explosion · machinery · danger zone · accident · warning · smoke · fumes · exposure · contamination · leak · safety · plant · heavy machinery · protective · safety gear · hard hat · goggles

Opposites
cause/origin

industrial hazardnatural disaster

Catastrophic environmental event

act of God · force of nature · environmental disaster · earthquake · hurricane

safety spectrum

industrial hazardworkplace safety

Harm prevention at jobs

industrial safety · occupational safety · safety measure · safety protocol · worker protection

Family

industrial, hazard, industry, industries, industrialize, industrialized, industrialization, industrialist, industrialists

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