Environmental Hazard and Risk

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

Chemical Physical

Biological Psychological
 Types of Hazards
Chemical Hazard

Chemical hazards are

substances that can cause
harm or damage to humans,
animals, or the environment.
They can be in the form of
solids, liquids, gases, mists,
dusts, fumes, and vapors.
 Types of Hazards
Physical Hazard

Physical hazards are factors within the

environment that can harm the body
without necessarily touching it. They
include a wide range of environmental
factors such as noise, vibration, extreme
temperatures, radiation, and ergonomic
hazards.
Types of Hazards
Biological Hazard

Biological hazards, also known as

biohazards, are organic substances that
pose a threat to the health of living
organisms, primarily humans. This can
include medical waste, samples of a
microorganism, virus, or toxin (from a
biological source) that can impact
human health.
Types of Hazards
Psychological Hazard

Psychological hazards
are aspects of work and
work environments that
can cause psychological
harm or mental ill-health.
 Types of Hazards
Human-made Hazard

Human-made hazards while not

immediately health-threatening may
turn out detrimental to a human's well-
being eventually, because deterioration
in the environment can produce
secondary, unwanted negative effects
on the human ecosphere.
Risk assessment
Environmental risk assessment is
a systematic approach for
identification, evaluation,
mitigation and control of hazards
that could occur as a result of
failures in process, procedures,
or equipment.