Health, Wellness, and Safe Workplaces Module 2 - Hazard Recognition and Control

Question 1

What are causes of hazards?

Answer 1

Human Factors
Environmental Factors
Situation Factors

Question 2

What are human factors?

Answer 2

Human error, laziness, carelessness, things that shouldn’t happen and can be fixed.

Question 3

What are environmental factors?

Answer 3

The condition of the work environment like loud noises or cold temperatures; and conditions that are integral to the job and can’t be fixed or changed.

Question 4

What are situational factors?

Answer 4

Include operations, equipment, or materials that contribute to accident situations.

Question 5

What are some methods for identifying hazards?

Answer 5

Walk-through surveys
Safety sampling
Task and job inventories
Historical safety records
Incident investigations
Safety Audits
Employee complaints

Question 6

What does risk assessment consider?

Answer 6

Frequency
Severity
Probability

Question 7

What are methods of controlling hazards?

Answer 7

Elimination
Engineering Controls - use of metal guards, barriers, etc.
Administrative Controls - ensuring proper processes, instruction, etc.
Personal Protective Equipment - wearing masks, gloves, etc.