1.2: Potential Impact Of Hazards for Service Users, Employees & Employers

Question 1

Name the 4 impacts for hazards

Answer 1

Injury or harm
Illness
Poor standards of care
Financial loss

Question 2

Why might injury or harm be an impact?

Answer 2

Service users, employees or employers may be harmed if biological and chemical hazards have not been identified

Question 3

Why might illness be an impact for hazards?

Answer 3

Biological hazards if not identified and managed can cause life-threatening and long-term illnesses

Question 4

Define what illness could be caused if biological hazards are not managed?

Answer 4

Clostridium difficil: a type of bacteria that can cause infections in the digestive system like diarrhoea

Question 5

How can illnesses be prevented from biological hazards?

Answer 5

• used dressings to be safely disposed of
• dirty laundry needs to be cleaned quickly using the correct PPE

Question 6

How can psychological hazards impact employers?

Answer 6

They have to leave their job due to stress and fatigue, causing employers having to recruit and train additional staff in result

Question 7

Define MRSA

Answer 7

A bacterial infection ‘superbug’ common in people with open wounds and weakened immune systems

Question 8

Define legionella bacteria

Answer 8

A type of bacteria causing disease such as legionnaire’s disease, which affects the lungs

Question 9

Why do we identify hazards?

Answer 9

Legal requirement
Protects service users, staff and visitors
Reduces the risk of injury or harm