What is the difference between a physical from chemical hazard? Between chronic and acute hazard?
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Answer:
It is important to distinguish between acute and chronic exposure and toxicity. Acute toxicity results from a single, short exposure. Effects usually appear quickly and are often reversible. Chronic toxicity results from repeated exposure over a long period of time.
Physical and chemical hazards are the result of mistakes caused ny the person at worksit or lapse of time of process.
Explanation:
Physical hazard-Those hazards which are caused by environmental hazards which can cause with or without contact of the source.
Chemical Hazard - It is caused by the exposure to the chemical fro the source.
They may be of two types Chronic hazard and acute hazard.
These types of hazards may cause acute and chronic illness depending on the time and extent of exposure.
It may be slightly affected or severely affected or dangerous.
Chronic hazards may be repeated after some times.
Acute hazards are less predictable.