Adverse impact on people, including fatality, physical or psychological injury, or short or long term damage to health.

An item, event, activity, or situation with the potential to cause:
• injury, ill-health, or death;
• damage to or loss of equipment or property; or
• damage to the environment -
(An intermediate state where potential for harm exists)

The continually updated record of the hazards, accident sequences and accidents associated with a system. It includes information documenting risk management for each hazard and accident.

Any substance or preparation which is very toxic, toxic, harmful, corrosive or irritant or has a Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) or any other substance that creates a risk to health because of its properties and the way it is used or is present in the workplace.