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Hazard and Risk

Here are the matches between Column A and Column B: 1. BIOLOGICAL HAZARD - It comes from working with infectious materials 2. HAZARD - It is anything that may cause harm to an individual 3. RISK - The indication of how serious the harm can be. 4. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - The promotion and maintenance of the well-being of workers. 5. PHYSICAL HAZARD - The type of hazard that is usually the easiest to spot.

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Hazard and Risk

Here are the matches between Column A and Column B: 1. BIOLOGICAL HAZARD - It comes from working with infectious materials 2. HAZARD - It is anything that may cause harm to an individual 3. RISK - The indication of how serious the harm can be. 4. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - The promotion and maintenance of the well-being of workers. 5. PHYSICAL HAZARD - The type of hazard that is usually the easiest to spot.

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WHAT IS HAZARD?

HAZARD IS ANYTHING THAT


MAY CAUSE HARM TO AN
INDIVIDUAL.
WHAT IS RISK?
RISK IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT
SOMEBODY COULD BE HARMED BY
THESE AND OTHER HAZARDS AND THE
INDICATION OF HOW SERIOUS THE
HARM CAN BE.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IS THE
CAMPAIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WELL-BEING
OF WORKERS IN EVERY OCCUPATION. IT TALKS
ABOUT PROVIDING A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
TO ACHIEVE AN INJURY-FREE WORKPLACE AND A
HEALTHY ATMOSPHERE THAT PROTECTS EVERY
WORKER AGAINST ILLNESS.
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
• IT IS AN AGENT, FACTOR OR CIRCUMSTANCE THAT CAN CAUSE
HARM WITH OR WITHOUT CONTACT.
• THEY ARE USUALLY EASY TO DETECT, HOWEVER, VERY OFTEN
ARE NEGLECTED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TOO ACCUSTOMED TO
THEM.
• ANOTHER REASON MAY BE DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR
PEOPLE DO NOT SEE SITUATIONS AS HAZARDS.
EXAMPLES
•ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
•ENDLESS LOUD NOISE
•SPILLS ON FLOORS OR TRIPPING
HAZARDS
EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL HAZARD

•FIRE
•DECREASED EFFICIENCY
•ANNOYANCE
•FALLS
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
• COME FROM WORKING WITH ANIMALS, PEOPLE OR INFECTIOUS
MATERIALS.
• ONE OF THE MOST COMMON HAZARDS THAT A CAREGIVER
FACES.
• IF ONE IS WORKING IN A DAY CARE, HOSPITAL, HOTEL LAUNDRY,
NURSING HOME, LABORATORIES, HE/SHE MAY BE EXPOSED TO
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS.
EXAMPLES
•BLOOD OR OTHER BODY FLUIDS
•FUNGI
•BACTERIA AND VIRUSES
•CONTAMINATED WASTES
EFFECTS OF BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
• INFECTIONS
• SKIN IRRITATIONS
• ALLERGY
• TUBERCULOSIS
• AIDS
ERGONOMIC HAZARD
• OCCUR WHEN A CAREGIVER’S NATURE OF WORK, BODY
POSITION AND WORKING CONDITIONS PUT PRESSURE ON
HIS/HER BODY.
• IT IS DIFFICULT TO SPOT THIS TYPE OF HAZARD, BECAUSE
CAREGIVERS DO NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICE THE EFFECT TO
THEIR BODIES.
• AT FIRST, SORE MUSCLES MAY BE EXPERIENCED. BUT LONG TERM
EXPOSURE TO THIS TYPE OF HAZARD CAN CAUSE
MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS.
EXAMPLES
• PERFORMING TASKS THAT REQUIRE LIFTING HEAVY LOADS
• TOO MUCH BENDING AND REACHING
• STANDING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
• HOLDING BODY PARTS FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME
• AWKWARD MOVEMENTS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE REPETITIVE
• REPEATING THE SAME MOVEMENTS OVER AND OVER
EFFECTS OF ERGONOMIC HAZARD
•PAIN IN THE SHOULDERS
•BACK INJURY
•TOO MUCH IMPACT ON WRIST AND HANDS
•NUMBNESS IN SOME PARTS OF THE BODY
CHEMICAL HAZARD
• ARE PRESENT WHEN A WORKER IS EXPOSED TO ANY CHEMICAL
PREPARATION IN THE WORKPLACE IN ANY FORM (SOLID, LIQUID
OR GAS).
• THERE MAY BE CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SAFE, BUT SOME
CAREGIVERS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO SOLUTIONS MAY CAUSE
SKIN IRRITATION, ILLNESS OR BREATHING PROBLEMS.
EXAMPLES
•LIQUIDS LIKE CLEANING
PRODUCTS
•DISINFECTING SOLUTIONS
EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL HAZARD
•LUNG DISEASES
•DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
•ALLERGY
PSYCHOLOGICAL HAZARD
IT TAKES PLACE WHEN A
CAREGIVER’S WORK ENVIRONMENT
BECOMES STRESSFUL OR
DEMANDING.
EXAMPLES
• BURN OUT, FATIGUE AND ON CALL DUTY
• UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS FROM PATIENTS OR
CLIENTS
• VERBAL ABUSE FORM DISSATISFIED CLIENTS
• UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS FROM SUPERVISORS
AND MANAGEMENT.
EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
HAZARD
• DEPRESSION
• ANXIETY
• LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
• LOSS OF CONCENTRATION AT WORK
• DETERIORATION OF PERFORMANCE AT WORK
RECOGNIZING HAZARDS AND RISKS
IN THE WORKPLACE
1. A CAREGIVER SHOULD OBSERVE THE WORKPLACE.
2. A CAREGIVER MAY EXAMINE COMPLAINTS FROM HIS/HER CO-WORKERS.
3. A CAREGIVER SHOULD CHECK ACCIDENT RECORDS.
4. A CAREGIVER SHOULD EXAMINE CHART ON RESULTS OF INSPECTIONS DONE BY THE
EMPLOYERS OR
PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
5. A CAREGIVER MAY USE CHECKLISTS AND INSPECT THE WORKPLACE.
6. A CAREGIVER MAY STUDY REPORTS OR ANY OTHER VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
NURSING HOME.
MATCH COLUMN A IN COLUMN B.
1. BIOLOGICAL HAZARD It is anything that may cause harm to an
individual
2. HAZARD The type of hazard that is usually the easiest to
spot.
3. RISK It comes from working with infectious materials

4. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND The indication of how serious the harm can be.
SAFETY

5. PHYSICAL HAZARD The promotion and maintenance of the well-


being of
workers.

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