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Q3.LESSON 10. Hazard Its Impact Identification and Risk Assessment

This document discusses hazards and their impacts. It defines a hazard as a potential source of harm and categorizes hazards as health hazards that can cause illness or safety hazards that can cause physical injury. It then describes the different types of impacts hazards can have, including physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic, environmental, and biological impacts. The document also discusses hazard identification, risk assessment, and steps to minimize risk through hazard removal or engineering controls.

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Q3.LESSON 10. Hazard Its Impact Identification and Risk Assessment

This document discusses hazards and their impacts. It defines a hazard as a potential source of harm and categorizes hazards as health hazards that can cause illness or safety hazards that can cause physical injury. It then describes the different types of impacts hazards can have, including physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic, environmental, and biological impacts. The document also discusses hazard identification, risk assessment, and steps to minimize risk through hazard removal or engineering controls.

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MELCS:

Explain the impact of various hazards on people and the


environment

OBJECTIVES:
• explain the impacts of various hazards on different exposed
elements;
• classify hazard impacts;
• perform hazard identification and risk assessment; and
• recognize the value of being disaster-resilient.
It is defined as a condition or a set of circumstances that
present a potential for harm.

TWO BROAD CATEGORIES:


• HEALTH HAZARD (CAN CAUSE OCCUPATIONAL
ILLNESSES) AND
• SAFETY HAZARD (CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM
OR INJURIES).
What are the
Different Impacts of
Hazards?
One way to classify hazard impacts is by
means of general impact themes namely:

• Danger to life which includes physical and


psychological harm and diseases
• Denial of access like energy, water,
communication and transport access
• Damage to the physical environment like
buildings and land
PHYSICAL IMPACT
• Physical injuries (bone fracture, wounds, bruises)
• Destruction and loss of vital infrastructure like transportation system, roads, bridges, power
lines and communication lines.
• Wide spread destruction of housing and buildings
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
• Grief and psychological illness
• Marital conflict
• Depression due to loss of loved ones and properties
• Chronic anxiety
SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT
• Displacement of population
• Loss of cultural identity
• Forced of adoption of new sets of culture
• Ethnic conflicts
ECONOMIC IMPACT
• Loss of job due to displacement
• Loss of harvest and livestock
• Loss of farms, fish cages and other source of food
• Loss of money and other valuables
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
• Loss of forest due to forest fires
• Loss of fresh water due to salination
• Disturbance of biodiversity
• Loss of natural rivers
BIOLOGICAL IMPACT
• Epidemic to people, flora and fauna
• Chronic and permanent illness caused by biological agents
• Proliferation of different viral diseases
is the process of determining all
physical and nonphysical agents in
the workplace or specific
environment.
is a way to determine which hazards
and risks should be prioritized by
taking into consideration the
probability and severity of impact.
Use the following methods:
• Observation - use your senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch -
combined with knowledge and experience.
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) - obtain them from
manufacturers and suppliers. It gives information on possible harm
from hazardous substances and precautions that need to be taken.
• Hazard and risk surveys - interview other people about their safety
concerns as far as the workplace is concerned. Utmost consideration
should be given to children or visitors who could be at risk.
• Discussion groups - are useful for identifying hazards and
recommending solutions.
• Safety audits – a committee must be assigned to periodically check
safety in the area.
Once a hazard has been identified, the
likelihood and possible severity of injury or
harm will need to be assessed before
determining the best way to minimize the
risk. High-risk hazards need to be
addressed more urgently than low- risk
ones.
Once risks are assessed, the next step is to
make decision for some necessary changes.
These changes include removing the
hazard and replacing it with something less
hazardous, engineering modifications like
installation of exhausts, safety barriers and
safety exits, modification of procedures, etc.
To make sure risk has been minimized, and a further
hazard has not been created, the new safety measures
may need to be carefully tested before work begins
again. It is essential that these changes made are
monitored and checked. It must be monitored if the
changes done are being followed consistently and if
these changes contribute to the improvement of
safety management in the workplace.

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