Environmental hazards to health

Question 1

What do we mean by ‘environment’?

Answer 1

“The environment is everything that isn’t me”

Albert Einstein

The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

The air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live.

Question 2

Natural environment vs built environment

Answer 2

The ‘built environment’ refers to areas that have been fundamentally transformed and influenced by human activity, such as cities, towns, infrastructure…

Question 3

The socio-ecological model

Answer 3

General socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions

Living and working conditions

Social and community networks

Individual lifestyle factors

Age, sex, and constitutional factors

Question 4

Occupational hazards

Answer 4

10 of the most common workplace hazards
1. Slips, trips and falls
2. Electrical
3. Fire
4. Confined spaces
5. Physical hazards
6. Ergonomic hazards
7. Chemical hazards
8. Biological hazards
9. Asbestos
10. Noise

Question 5

Transport hazards

Answer 5

Crashes
Emissions
Speeding

Question 6

Addressing transport hazards

Answer 6

Speed limits
Airbags
Zebra crossing
No drink driving seatbelts

Question 7

Climate change

Answer 7

‘Climate’ is the average weather in a place over many years.
‘Climate change’ is a shift in those conditions.

Addressing climate change
Saving energy
Renewable energy