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L10 Hazard Its Impact Identification and Risk Assessment

This document discusses hazard identification and risk assessment from Santa Rosa Science and Technology High School. It defines hazard impacts such as physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic, environmental, and biological. It also outlines the process of hazard identification and risk assessment, including identifying hazards, assessing risks using a scoring matrix, implementing control measures, and checking changes. The overall purpose is to classify hazard impacts and perform identification and risk assessment.

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L10 Hazard Its Impact Identification and Risk Assessment

This document discusses hazard identification and risk assessment from Santa Rosa Science and Technology High School. It defines hazard impacts such as physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic, environmental, and biological. It also outlines the process of hazard identification and risk assessment, including identifying hazards, assessing risks using a scoring matrix, implementing control measures, and checking changes. The overall purpose is to classify hazard impacts and perform identification and risk assessment.

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Santa Rosa Science and Technology High School

Hazard: Its
Impact,
Minerals
Identification and
Risk Assessment
Santa Rosa Science and Technology High School

Lesson 10
Hazard: Its Impact, 1. Classify hazard impacts
Identification and
Risk Assessment
2. Perform hazard identification
and risk assessment

3. Recognize the value of being


disaster-resilient
What are the Different Impacts
of Hazards?
1. 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
What are the Different Impacts
of Hazards?
2. Psychological impact

- Grief and psychological illness


- Marital conflict
- Depression due to loss of loved ones and
properties
- Chronic anxiety
What are the Different Impacts
of Hazards?
3. Socio- cultural impact

- Displacement of population
- Loss of cultural identity
- Forced of adoption of new sets of culture
- Ethnic conflicts
What are the Different Impacts
of Hazards?
4. 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
What are the Different Impacts
of Hazards?
5. Environmental impact

- Loss of forest due to forest fires


- Loss of fresh water due to salination
- Disturbance of biodiversity
- Loss of natural rivers
What are the Different Impacts
of Hazards?
6. Biological impact

- Epidemic to people, flora and fauna


- Chronic and permanent illness caused by
biological agents
- Proliferation of different viral diseases
Identification of Hazards and Risk Assessment

Hazard identification
- is the process of
determining all physical
and nonphysical
agents in the workplace
or specific environment.
Identification of Hazards and Risk Assessment

Risk assessment
- is a way to determine
which hazards and risks
should be prioritized by
taking into consideration
the probability and severity
of impact.
Identification of Hazards and Risk Assessment

Risk assessment steps:

1. Identify the hazards


2. Assess the Risk
3. Make the changes
4. Checking the changes
made.
Risk Assessment

1. Identify the hazards

a. Observation
b. Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDSs)
c. Hazard and risk surveys
d. Discussion groups
e. Safety audits
Risk Assessment
2. Assess Risk
Risk Assessment Scoring Matrix

5 10 15 20 25
4 8 12 16 20
3 6 9 12 15
2 4 6 8 10
1 2 3 4 5
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment and control measures to
3. Make the changes counter risks

25
20
15
10
5
Risk Assessment
4. Checking the changes made

- To make sure risk has been


minimized, and a further hazard has 25
not been created, the new safety 20
measures may need to be carefully 15
tested before work begins again. 10
5

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