LO1: 1.2 - Potential impacts of hazards

Question 1

What is a health and safety breach?

Answer 1

Something that can disrupt or violate a safety method of a hazard

Question 2

What are the 4 impacts of hazards?

Answer 2

• Injury/harm
• Illness
  -Poor standards of care
• Financial loss

Question 3

What is an example of a hazard that could lead to injury/harm?

Answer 3

Musculoskeletal - Incorrect manual handling such as a nurse not following procedures when moving a patient such a not using a slip sheet, could lead to a back or neck injury due to strain.

Question 4

What is an example of a hazard that could lead to Illness?

Answer 4

Biological - C Diff caused by a doctor not washing their hands after treating a contaminated patient, can lead to cross-contamination and infecting other vulnerable patients.

Question 5

What is an example of a hazard that could lead to poor standards of care?

Answer 5

Working practices - lack of supervision of staff can lead to poor communication with the team and can impact the quality of care, a miscommunication could cause conflict and misunderstandings leading to stress and mistakes when looking after patients, for example, not conducting observations correctly.

Question 6

What is an example of a hazard that could lead to financial loss?

Answer 6

Lack of security systems - No lockers for staff leads to theft of personal belongings, damage of property is expensive for employers/organisations - claims made by staff could lead to a loss of money for the employer