Question

1. List down the 5 different hazards found at home, school and outside.
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2. Classify the types of Hazards present on the given
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3. Can the effects of hazards be avoided? How?.​

Answer 1

Hazards

Explanation:

1) The 5 different hazards found reception, school and out of doors.

Physical – manual handling, slips, trips and falls etc.

Chemical – acids, corrosive agents and harmful substances.

Environmental – weather, noise, heat etc.

Biological – Weil's disease , Leptospirosis, Legionella etc.

Safety - Slipping/tripping hazards, inappropriate machine guarding, equipment malfunctions or breakdowns.

2) The six main categories of hazards are:

Biological

Chemical

Physical

Safety

Ergonomic

Psychosocial

3) The adverse impacts of hazards, especially natural hazards, often can't be prevented fully, but their scale or severity are often substantially lessened by various strategies and actions.

Fortunately, there are only a couple of things to recollect to stop most of the issues and avoid potential hazards.

Turn the facility off

Inform others

Lockout/tagout

Stay away from wires

Maintain equipment

Wear personal protective equipment

Avoid arc flash areas