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    This document defines and differentiates the terms hazard and risk. It states that a hazard is a potential source of harm, while risk is the possibility of harm occurring from a hazard. It then provides examples of hazards and risks from both home and workplace scenarios. For home, it lists knife and wet floor as hazards, and playing with a knife or walking on a wet floor as risks. For workplaces, it identifies electricity and gasoline as hazards, and using electricity carelessly or lighting a match near gasoline as risks.

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    OHS Assignment 1

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    This document defines and differentiates the terms hazard and risk. It states that a hazard is a potential source of harm, while risk is the possibility of harm occurring from a hazard. It then provides examples of hazards and risks from both home and workplace scenarios. For home, it lists knife and wet floor as hazards, and playing with a knife or walking on a wet floor as risks. For workplaces, it identifies electricity and gasoline as hazards, and using electricity carelessly or lighting a match near gasoline as risks.

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    Department of Computer Engineering

    BAHRIA UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

    Assignment No.1
    Occupational Health
    and Safety

    Name: Hassan Ali Shahbaz

    En: 01-132202-012

    Submitted to: Maria Akhtar Abbasi


    TASK
    In simpler words, define & differentiate the terms hazard & risk.
    Enlist the example of Risks and Hazards from daily life scenarios. (2 from home
    & 2 for workplaces)

    Solution:
    HAZARD:
    A hazard is a potential source of harm. Substances or circumstances can become
    hazards when their nature would allow them and they can cause damage to
    health, life or property.
    RISK:
    A possibility of harm or damage against which something is insured. In simple
    terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty
    about the effects of an activity.
    Hazard Risk
    A hazard is anything that could cause Risk is a combination of two things –
    harm. the chance that the hazard will cause
    harm and how serious that harm could
    be.
    Electricity is Hazard at workplace Using Electricity carelessly is a risk
    Gasoline is Hazard at workplace Lightning a match near it is a risk
    Knife is Hazard at home Playing with it or using it carelessly is a
    risk
    Wet Floor is a Hazard at home Walking or running on wet floor is a risk

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