Accidental

Hazards
Risk for pointed/sharp objects
 Accidental Hazards

Accident Hazard is a source of danger that has the

potential to cause a major incident, whether that
involves multiple fatalities and/or significant
damage to an INDIVIDUAL.
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 IDENTIFY

Sharp or pointed objects can be hazardous and often cause

painful injures. Injuries include cuts, punctures, nicks, and
gashes that can lead to serious infections or diseases.

Inspect the around the house for broken glasses/ bottles, and
plates/bowls, knives, scissors, and pins.
Sharp/pointed objects can cause:
Injuries include cuts, punctures,
nicks, and gashes that can lead to
serious infections or diseases.
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 How Can We Prevent this?

Walk through your home and in the yard, identify

the hazards that can cause harm/danger to the well-
being of the family. Insert picture
How Can We Prevent this:

1. Clean up broken glasses/bottles

-Use gloves when cleaning up the shards.

 How Can We Prevent this:
2. Make bins for sharp/pointed objects only.

This would make it easier for the family to separate these dangerous objects away.
 How Can We Prevent this?

Light it right.

Inadequate lighting is another major hazard. To

create a home that’s more suitable for the family,
install brighter light bulbs where needed, Insert picture
particularly in kitchen and the yard. Adding night-
lights for better guidance at night.
Thank you for listening