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    Hazards refer to potential sources of harm in the workplace. Risk is the likelihood of injury from a hazard. Exposure occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard. The document identifies several classes of hazards on farms, including physical hazards from equipment and surfaces, mechanical and electrical hazards from machinery, chemical hazards from substances, biological hazards from organisms, and psychosocial hazards from workplace stressors. Understanding hazards and risk is important for farm safety.

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    Hazards refer to potential sources of harm in the workplace. Risk is the likelihood of injury from a hazard. Exposure occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard. The document identifies several classes of hazards on farms, including physical hazards from equipment and surfaces, mechanical and electrical hazards from machinery, chemical hazards from substances, biological hazards from organisms, and psychosocial hazards from workplace stressors. Understanding hazards and risk is important for farm safety.

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    Hazards, Risk

    and Exposure
    in the Farm
    Hazards
    - is the potential for harm,
    or adverse effect on an
    employee‘s
    health.
    Risk
    - is the likelihood that a
    hazard will cause injury or ill
    health to anyone at or near a
    workplace.
    Exposure
    - occurs when a person comes
    into contact with a hazard.
    Classes of Hazard
    Physical
    Mechanical/Electrical
    Chemical
    Biological
    Psychosocial Environment
    Physical Hazard
    - includes floors, stairs, work
    platforms, falling objects,
    slippery surfaces, manual
    handling (lifting, pushing,
    pulling).
    Physical Hazard
    Mechanical/Electrical
    Hazard

    - includes electricity,
    machinery, equipment,
    pressure vessels, dangerous
    goods, fork lifts, cranes.
    Mechanical/Electrical
    Hazard
    Chemical Hazard

    - includes chemical
    substances such as acids or
    poisons and those that could
    lead to fire or explosion.
    Chemical Hazard
    Biological Hazard

    - includes bacteria, viruses,


    mold, mildew, insects, vermin,
    animals
    Biological Hazard
    Psychosocial Environment
    Hazard

    - includes workplace stressors


    arising from a variety of
    sources.
    Psychosocial Environment
    Hazard
    Why do we need to be
    familiar with the
    Hazards and Risk
    in the Farm?

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