John Issiah M.

Manuel

BSTM

Give atleast 10 examples of physical, chemical, and biological hazard.

What is the importance of risk management in hospitality industry. (2 paragraphs)

Physical Hazard

1. Temperature
2. Indoor Air Quality
3. Noise
4. Radiation
5. Compressed Gas
6. Vibration
7. Electricity
8. Fire
9. Flammable liquids
10. Confined spaces

Chemical Hazard

1. Acids
2. Caustic substances
3. Cleaning products such as toilet cleaners, disinfectants, mildew remover and chlorine
bleach.
4. Glues
5. Heavy metals, including mercury, lead, cadmium, and aluminum
6. Paint
7. Pesticides
8. Petroleum products
 9. Solvents
10. Photocopier toner, etc.

Biological Hazard

1. Blood and bodily fluids

2. Sewage
3. Airborne pathogens (influenza, common cold, hantavirus)
4. Stinging insects
5. Molds
6. Poisonous plants
7. Bird and animal droppings
8. Contaminated needles and other sharps
9. Bacteria
10. Parasites

What is the importance of risk management in hospitality industry.

- Hospitality industry is known focuses more on social activities that is why risk
management is very important. Understanding this is essential for implementation of
safety codes in hazardous areas to avoid risk of injury. Businesses in the same
industry also faces a large level of incident/accident risk and to reduce this, there are
some risk management standards that need to meet under different government
offices.
- Having an effective risk management also prevents the industry from potential losses,
and provides safe environment for customers/tourist and employees. It also helps
identifies and assess threats to the organization’s capital and earnings which make it
controllable and less risky.