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    This document discusses various types of hazards that can exist in workplaces and the importance of identifying and managing them. It defines a hazard as something with the potential to cause harm and outlines safety, biological, chemical, ergonomic, physical, and psychological hazards. The document also discusses risk as the chance of harm from exposure to a hazard, as well as adverse health effects. It stresses that the best way for employers to protect employees is to identify hazards, assess risks, and take steps to eliminate or reduce risks through ongoing workplace assessments and reviews.

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    HAZARD AT WORKPLACE

    Introduction
    • Every workplace has hazards. As an employer,
    you have a legal responsibility to look after your
    employees’ safety and protect them against
    health and safety hazards at work.
    • In order to manage workplace health and safety
    and help prevent accidents and sickness
    absence, it’s important to identify, monitor and
    reduce the risk associated with workplace
    hazards.
    Hazard
    • Hazard is a term used to describe something
    that has the potential to cause harm or adverse
    effects to individuals, organizations property or
    equipment.
    Safety Hazards
    • Inadequate and insufficient machine guards
    • unsafe workplace conditions
    • unsafe work practices.
    Biological Hazards
    • Caused by organisms such as
    • Viruses
    • bacteria
    • fungi
    • parasites.
    Chemical Hazards
    • Solid
    • liquid
    • vapor or gaseous substances
    • dust
    • fume or mist
    Ergonomic Hazards
    • Anatomical, physiological, and psychological
    demands on the worker, such as repetitive and
    forceful movements, vibration, extreme
    temperatures, and awkward postures arising
    from improper work methods and improperly
    designed workstations, tools, and equipment.
    Physical Hazards
    • Noise
    • vibration
    • energy
    • weather
    • electricity
    • radiation and pressure.
    Phychological Hazards
    • Those that are basically causing stress to a
    worker. This kind of hazard troubles an
    individual very much to an extent that his
    general wellbeing is affected.
    Risk
    • is the chance or probability that a person will be
    harmed or experience an adverse health effect
    caused by a hazard
    Factors that influence the degree of
    risk include:
    • • how much a person is exposed to a hazardous
    thing or condition; and how the person is
    exposed (e.g., breathing in a vapor, skin contact)
    • how severe are the effects under the conditions
    of exposure.
    Adverse health effect
    • any change in body function or the structures of
    cells that can lead to disease or health problems.
    Adverse health effects
    • Bodily injury
    • Disease
    • Change in the way the body functions, grows, or
    develops
    • Effects on a developing fetus
    • Effects on children, grandchildren, etc.
    • Decrease in life span solvents
    • Effects on the ability to accommodate additional
    stress
    Conclusion
    The best way to protect yourself and your employees
    from workplace hazards is to identify and manage
    them and take reasonable steps to prevent their
    potential to harm.
    -In order to control workplace hazards and eliminate
    or reduce the risk, you should take the following steps:
    • identify the hazard by carrying out a workplace risk
    assessment;
    • determine how employees might be at risk;
    • evaluate the risks;
    • record and review hazards at least annually, or
    earlier if something changes.

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