Hazard and Risk

What is hazard?

• The possibility that harm may occur.

• Something that has the potential to cause harm.

• Something that can make you fall over.

What is risk?

• The chance that you will hurt yourself.

• Something that has the potential to cause harm.

• The possibility that harm may occur after being exposed to a hazard.

Safety could be best defined as :-

• Avoiding an accident.

• Wearing all PPE in the workshop.

• The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk or injury.

• Not likely to be harmed or lost.

Covid-19 is what type of hazard?

• Physical

• Ergonomic

• Biological

• Chemical

When drilling wood, what is the HAZARD?

• Chemical burn of the eye.

• Puncture wound.

• Eye scratch.

• Small pieces of wood becoming airborne and entering the eye.

It is a type of hazard/accident in cooking ranges without fitted thermostats or emergency cutoff valves to turn off.

• Protecting your property from fire.

• Protecting your property from crime.

• Legislation that may affect your business.

• Protecting your property from natural hazards.

• Protecting your staff and visitors from accidents.

Non-visual inspections of all portable electrical items and electrical wiring.

• Protecting your property from fire.

• Protecting your property from crime.

• Legislation that may affect your business.

• Protecting your property from natural hazards.

• Protecting your staff and visitors from accidents.

Prepare a flood plan for your business.

• Protecting your property from fire.

• Protecting your property from crime.

• Legislation that may affect your business.

• Protecting your property from natural hazards.

• Protecting your staff and visitors from accidents.

Which of these are risks?

• Tripping

• Diseases

• Bitten/Scratched

• All of these

You spilled the liquid, what should you do?

• Cover it up.

• Wait for the cleaner.

• Clean it up immediately.

• Ignore it and move on.