What is a hazard?

1. What is a hazard?

A hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone under certain conditions at work.

2. Concept to identify a hazard: 1. Chemical

Presence of stored energy 2. Mechanical

3. Thermal

4. Radioactive

5. Electrical

3. Methods to classify a hazard are: 1. likelihood

2. seriousness

4. Causes of hazard: 1. Natural hazard example: flooding, avalanches

2. Man-made hazard example: such as global warming

3. Deadly force or retribution example:

5. What is a risk? (and example)

Risk is the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard. It may also apply to situations with property or equipment loss.

6. Types of hazard: 1. Biological example: blood, orine

2. Chemical example: industrial poisons

3. Ergonomic example: prolonged typing

4. Physical example: prolonged sun exposure, permanent noise

5. Psychosocial example: stress, long working hours 6. Safety example: working at heghts

7. What is a risk assessment?

It´s a process to: 1. Identify hazards

2. Analyze or evaluate the risk associated with that hazard

3. Determine appropriate ways to eliminate or control the hazard

8. What is a hazard control program?

A control program consists of all steps necessary to protect workers from exposure to a substance or system, and the procedures required to monitor worker exposure and their health to hazards such as chemicals, materials or substance, or other types such as noise and vibration. A written workplace hazard control program should outline which methods are being used to control the exposure and how these controls will be monitored for effectiveness.

9. Ways to control a hazard:

1. Elimination (including substitution example:

2. Engineering Controls example:

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