Types of Hazards

Question 1

what is a Hazard?

Answer 1

Is something that could potentially harm someone or could cause an adverse effect on health.

Question 2

what are the types of Hazards?

Answer 2

Environmental 
biological 
chemical
psychological 
physical 
musculoskeletal
working conditions 
working practices 
lack of security systems

Question 3

environmental

Answer 3

worn or damaged equipement, furniture and flooring can cause slip and trip hazard resulting in sprains, bruing or fractures, or in being knocked unconscious

Question 4

biological

Answer 4

medical orother waste products not disposed of following correct procedured and poor levels of hygiene can result in the spread of infection and disease.

Question 5

chemical

Answer 5

medicines - incorrect dose administered, wrong medication, unauthorised access to medication can have serious health consequences.
cleaning materials - incorrect stores or used can cause serious physical harm

Question 6

psychological

Answer 6

stress and fatigue - due to long working hours, copying with challenging behaviour, violence, abuse from service users; bullying in the workplace.

Question 7

physical

Answer 7

Excessive loud noise at work e.g. continuous use of loud vacuum cleaner can cause ringing in the ea

Question 8

musculoskeletal

Answer 8

manual handling of equipment, patient and residents can cause back or muscle injuries if not carried

Question 9

Working Conditions

Answer 9

temperature - neither too hot or cold because it can cause dehydration and exacerbate conditions such as asthma.
noise levels too high can have long term effects on hearing.
travel - long distnce, traffic being away from home often causes stress tiredness.

Question 10

working practices

Answer 10

Excessive working hours result in tiredeness or lack of concentration, leading to mistakes and accidents.
lack of supervision for new staff or those taking on new tasks - training and supervision for new staff or those taking on new tasks - training and supervision are needed to avoid accidents and injuries e.g. hoist incorrectly could cause serious physical injury for a patient ad the staff.

Question 11

Lack of Security Systems

Answer 11

Door looks, alarm systems and monitoring of visitors all prevent unauthorised access by strangers ho may pose a threat of harm for individuals in care environments; security may not be in place or may due to the poor maintenance.