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• HAZARD
“ is the situation or condition that could hurt us”

RISK
“likelihood that the hazard can cause injury”

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 PHYSICAL ORGANIZATIONAL BIOLOGICAL

CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PSYCHOSOCIAL

ERGONOMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

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• A physical hazard is an agent, factor or
circumstance that can cause harm with contact.
They can be classified as type of occupational
hazard or environmental hazard. Physical
hazards include ergonomic hazards, radiation,
heat and cold stress, vibration hazards, and
noise hazards.

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• organizational hazards are sources of harm to
an organization's ability to achieve overall
mission success. These are areas of uncertainty
that if not addressed create the possibility for
"institutional" or "operational" risk..

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• A biological hazard, or biohazard, is a
biological substance that poses a threat to the
health of living organisms, primarily humans.
This could include a sample of a microorganism,
virus or toxin that can adversely affect human
health. A biohazard could also be a substance
harmful to other animals

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• A chemical hazard is a type of
occupational hazard caused by exposure
to chemicals in the workplace. Exposure to
chemicals in the workplace can cause
acute or long-term detrimental health
effects.

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• Mechanical hazards are created as a
result of either powered or manual
(human) use of tools, equipment or
machinery and plant

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• A psychosocial hazard or work stressor is any
occupational hazard related to the way work is
designed, organized and managed, as well as
the economic and social contexts of work. They
do not arise from a physical substance or
object.

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• Ergonomic hazards are physical conditions that
may pose risk of injury to the musculoskeletal
system, such as the muscles or ligaments of the
lower back, tendons or nerves of the
hands/wrists, or bones surrounding the knees,
resulting in a musculoskeletal disorder.

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• An environmental hazard is a substance, state
or event which has the potential to threaten the
surrounding natural environment or adversely
affect people's health, including pollution and
natural disasters such as storms and
earthquakes.

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 Psychosocial Hazard

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