Hazards and risks Flashcards
1
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Anything that causes injury, illness, property damage, loss of material.
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Hazard
2
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The chance that someone or something will be hurt by that hazard
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Risk
3
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An agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm with contact.
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Physical hazard
4
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Come from working with people and infectious materials and the most common a caregiver may be exposed to
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Biological
5
Q
when the caregivers nature of work, body position and working condition set pressure on their bodies
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Ergonomic Hazard
6
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comes from the word chemical and exposure to chemicals that can affect our body through inhalation
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Chemical hazard
7
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This type of hazard that causes stress to a worker; stressful environment/workplace
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Psychological Hazard
