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In occupational hygiene, a physical hazard can be a hazard of one of the following types:
- Cold
- Ergonomics (Musculoskeletal disorders, hand activity level, lifting)
- Heat
- Ionising Radiation (alpha, beta, gamma, bremmstralung, X-ray)
- Noise (including Infrasound, Ultrasound)
- Non-ionising radiation (electric fields, Infrared, Microwave, magnetic fields, Radio Frequency, static electric)
- Ultraviolet, Visible (including lasers at all operating frequencies)
- Vibration (Hand-Arm, Whole-body)
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