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This section looks at some of the more common workplace hazards, and how to eliminate or control them.</p> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panels-flexible-row panels-flexible-row-landingpages-2 clearfix"> <div class="inside panels-flexible-row-inside panels-flexible-row-landingpages-2-inside clearfix"> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-landingpages-midtopcontent panels-flexible-region-first panels-flexible-region-last"> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-landingpages-midtopcontent-inside panels-flexible-region-inside-first panels-flexible-region-inside-last"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-hazardsviews"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-hazardsviews view-id-hazardsviews view-display-id-block_9 view-dom-id-9a5ae199e922897f588507424b994e07"> <div class="view-header"> <div class="row"></div> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Confined Spaces</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>All hazards found in a regular workspace such as air quality, chemical exposures, and fires, can also be found in...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/confinedspaces">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Indoor Air Quality</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Common causes of indoor air problems include inadequate temperature, lack of humidity or lighting; exposure to...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/iaq">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Lasers</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>There are two types of laser hazards: the laser beam hazards and the non-beam hazards. Laser beam hazards include...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/lasers">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Scents</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>When we talk about scents, we usually mean the smells or odours from cosmetics or from other products such as air...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/scents">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Temperature</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Both very cold and very hot temperatures can be dangerous to your health. In a very hot environment, the most...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/temperature">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Ventilation</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Ventilation is the mechanical system in a building that brings in fresh outdoor air and removes the contaminated...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/ventilation">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Violence</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Most people think of violence as a physical assault. However, workplace violence is a much broader problem. It is...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/violence">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Weather</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>You can't control the weather but you can be prepared for it, from cold to hot temperatures, to lightning storms,...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/weather">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Working Alone</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p> The main focus is integrating health and safety in home-based office work through telework agreements and the...</div> <div class="text-right mrgn-bttm-0 fontSize90"> <a href="/topics/hazards/workplace/alone">More about</a> > </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 subtopic"> <div class="headercolor"></div> <h3>Travel Health and Safety</h3> <div class="views-field views-field-field-bean-wetkit-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Some organizations require individuals to travel abroad for work. 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