Enum: HazardAgentTypeEnum
The classical occupational-hygiene classification of workplace hazards by the nature of the agent. This is the organising scheme used throughout occupational health practice and teaching, and it is the axis the ILO list uses for its section 1 (chemical / physical / biological agents), extended with the two categories that scheme historically omitted — ergonomic and psychosocial — both of which the ILO list now recognises as causes in section 2 (musculoskeletal disorders; mental and behavioural disorders).
Assign the agent's nature, not its effect: noise-induced hearing loss is a PHYSICAL hazard, not a physiological one.
URI: dismech:enum/HazardAgentTypeEnum
Permissible Values
| Value | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CHEMICAL | None | A chemical agent — dusts, fumes, gases, vapours, mists, solvents, metals, pes... |
| PHYSICAL | None | A physical energy or condition — noise, vibration, ionizing and optical radia... |
| BIOLOGICAL | None | A living agent or its product — bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, endotoxi... |
| ERGONOMIC | None | A biomechanical exposure — repetitive movement, forceful exertion, sustained ... |
| PSYCHOSOCIAL | None | A work-organisation or psychosocial exposure — traumatic incident, violence, ... |
| SAFETY | None | A mechanical or safety hazard producing acute injury rather than disease — ma... |
| OTHER | None | An agent that does not fall into any of the above classes |
Slots
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| classification_value |
See Also
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
LinkML Source
name: HazardAgentTypeEnum
description: 'The classical occupational-hygiene classification of workplace hazards
by the *nature of the agent*. This is the organising scheme used throughout occupational
health practice and teaching, and it is the axis the ILO list uses for its section
1 (chemical / physical / biological agents), extended with the two categories that
scheme historically omitted — ergonomic and psychosocial — both of which the ILO
list now recognises as causes in section 2 (musculoskeletal disorders; mental and
behavioural disorders).
Assign the agent''s nature, not its effect: noise-induced hearing loss is a PHYSICAL
hazard, not a physiological one.'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
see_also:
- https://www.ilo.org/publications/ilo-list-occupational-diseases-revised-2010
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
CHEMICAL:
text: CHEMICAL
description: A chemical agent — dusts, fumes, gases, vapours, mists, solvents,
metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals. The ILO list's section 1.1 and the European
schedule's chapter 1.
PHYSICAL:
text: PHYSICAL
description: A physical energy or condition — noise, vibration, ionizing and optical
radiation, extreme temperature, compressed or decompressed air. ILO section
1.2, European schedule chapter 5.
BIOLOGICAL:
text: BIOLOGICAL
description: A living agent or its product — bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites,
endotoxin, allergenic proteins such as latex. ILO section 1.3, European schedule
chapter 4.
ERGONOMIC:
text: ERGONOMIC
description: A biomechanical exposure — repetitive movement, forceful exertion,
sustained or extreme posture, prolonged pressure, manual handling, whole-body
vibration. The exposure class behind ILO section 2.3.
PSYCHOSOCIAL:
text: PSYCHOSOCIAL
description: A work-organisation or psychosocial exposure — traumatic incident,
violence, harassment, excessive demand, low control, shift work, effort-reward
imbalance. The exposure class behind ILO section 2.4.
SAFETY:
text: SAFETY
description: A mechanical or safety hazard producing acute injury rather than
disease — machinery, falls, electricity, fire, confined spaces. Present for
completeness of the hazard taxonomy; dismech entries are diseases, so this value
is rarely the right one.
OTHER:
text: OTHER
description: An agent that does not fall into any of the above classes.