Hazardsandrisks 161118031400

Objectives
• Identify the types of workplacehazards

• Describe hazard and risk
• Enumerate the ways of controlling hazards in the
workplace
• Appreciate the importance of knowledgeabout
hazards and risks
Essential Questions
• What is hazard? risk?
• What are the types of workplacehazards?
• How to keep kitchen safe?
• How to control hazards and risks in the workplace?
• What are the common hazards in the kitchen?
A B
What is the difference
between a 'hazard' and a
'risk'?
• A hazard is something that can cause harm, e.g.
electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise, a
keyboard, a bully at work, stress,etc.
• A risk is the chance, high or low, that anyhazard
will actually cause somebody harm
Types of
Workplace
Hazards
1. Safety Hazards
oSafety Hazards are unsafe working conditions that
that can cause injury, illness and death. Safety
hazards are the most common workplace hazards.
1. Safety Hazards
oThey include:
• Anything that can cause spills or tripping suchas cords
running across the floor or ice
• Unguarded machinery and moving machinery parts

that a worker can accidentally touch
• Electrical hazards like frayed cords, missing ground

pins, improper wiring
• Confined spaces
Electrical
Hazards
Wrong Right
Slips and
falls
Fire
2. Biological Hazards
oAlso known as biohazards, refer to biological
substances that pose a threat tothe health of living
organisms, primarily that of humans such as
viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.
3. Chemical hazards
oAre present when a worker is exposed to any
chemical preparation in the workplace in anyform
(solid, liquid or gas). Some are safer than others,
but to some workers who are more sensitive to
chemicals, even common solutions can cause
illness, skin irritation, or breathing problems.
oBeware of:
• Liquids like cleaning products, paints, acids andsolvents
– especially if chemicals are in an unlabeledcontainer!
• Gases like acetylene, propane, carbon monoxide and

helium
• Flammable materials like gasoline, solvents, and

explosive chemicals
• Pesticides
4. Physical hazards
oPhysical hazards can be any factors within the
environment that can harm the body without
necessarily touching it.
oThey include:
• Radiation: including ionizing, non-ionizing (EMF’s,
microwaves, radiowaves, etc.)
• High exposure to sunlight / ultraviolet rays
• Temperature extremes – hot and cold
• Constant loud noise

5. Ergonomic hazards
oOccur when the type of work, body positions and
working conditions put a strain on your body. They
are the hardest to spot since you don’t always
immediately notice the strain on your body or the
harm that these hazardspose.
oErgonomic Hazards include:
• Improperly adjusted workstations andchairs
• Frequent lifting
• Poor posture
• Awkward movements, especially if they arerepetitive
• Having to use too much force, especially if you have to

do it frequently
Proper lifting
6. Psychological and Work
organization Hazards
oThose that are basically causing stress to aworker.

This kind of hazard troubles an individual very
much to an extent that his general well-being is
affected
oExamples include:
• Workload demands
• Workplace violence
• Personal problems
• Respect (or lack thereof)
• Flexibility
• Control or say about things
• Social support or relations
• Illness
Assessment 1
What are the hazards and risks in the
photo?
Types of Hazards
• Safety hazards – ex. Electrical hazards, wet floor,
fire
• Biohazards- virus, bacteria, fungi, parasites
• Chemical Hazards- cleaning agents, insecticides,
preservatives, etc
• Physical Hazards- high temperature, vibration,
radiation
• Ergonomic hazards- wrong posture and
movements while working
• Psychological Hazards- anything that can cause
stress. Ex. Workloads, fears or phobia, etc.
References
• Photos: google.com
• https://worksmart.org.uk/health-advice/health-
and-safety/hazards-and-risks/what-difference-
between-hazard-and-risk
• http://safetylineloneworker.com/wp-
content/cache/page_enhanced/www.safetylinelon
eworker.com/blog/workplace-
hazards/_index.html_gzip

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Objectives

• Identify the types of workplacehazards

• Unguarded machinery and moving machinery parts

• Electrical hazards like frayed cords, missing ground

• Gases like acetylene, propane, carbon monoxide and

• Flammable materials like gasoline, solvents, and

• High exposure to sunlight / ultraviolet rays

• Temperature extremes – hot and cold

• Constant loud noise

• Awkward movements, especially if they arerepetitive

• Having to use too much force, especially if you have to

oThose that are basically causing stress to aworker.

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