Participant In Work Health Safety Flashcards
Hazard
Any source or situation with potential for harm of human injury, illness or damage to property or environment
Risk
A chance/likihood of something happening that will hve a negative effect
Risk factor
Something that increases the chnace of unwanted events
Controls
Meausress that are out in place to decrease to decreqae the likihood of unwanted events
Consequences
The impact of the risk
Physical
Noise
Sharps
Radiation
Biological
Blood
Dust
Mold
Chemical
Medicines and waste
Flammable sprays
Ergonomic
Manuel handling
workstation set up
Psychosocial
Stress
Fatigue
Conduct physical inspection
identify hazards and and record them for corretion action
Consulting Your Workers
Speaking directly to employees and outline the health and safety of work place
Review Records
(Accidents/ near missies)
Looking at recorded hazards and areas o concersn in the workkplace documnetd in a formal document, outines what happened, whom, where and why
Professional consultants/ Specialist
Getting an experienced or expert from external OHS consultants to help with identifying hazards in work place
Online Hazard & Safety Alerts
Online safety alerts helps remain up to date with accidents
