BASIS FOR

RISK HAZARD
COMPARISON Lets get back to the subject
matter:
Meaning Risk refers to Hazard is Types of hazards
a situation defined as There are different types of
which is something hazards, they include:
exposed to that can
harm, danger cause harm, 1. Physical hazard: A physical
or loss. loss or hazard is an agent, factor or
danger. circumstance that can cause
harm with or without contact.
Examples are: Slippery
What is it? Potential of Potential floors, objects in walkways,
harm source of unsafe or misused
harm machinery, excessive noise,
poor lighting, fire, etc.
2. Chemical hazards: A
Represents Probability Physical
chemical hazard is a type of
object,
occupational hazard caused
situation or
by exposure to chemicals in
setting
the workplace. Exposure to
chemicals in the workplace
can cause acute or chronic
What is an Hazard? detrimental health effects.
An hazard is any thing, situation, Examples include: Gases,
environment or behavior that has dusts, fumes, vapours and
the potential to cause injury, ill liquids.
health, or damage to person(s), 3. Ergonomic
property or the environment. hazards: Ergonomic
Anything can be an hazard hazards are physical
depending on its current state. For conditions that may pose
example, a vehicle at its parking risk of injury to the
state is not an hazard, but when musculoskeletal system,
moving, it constitute an hazard. such as the muscles or
The same can be said about a ligaments of the lower back,
person in his sober state; in a tendons or nerves of the
sober state he is no hazard, but hands/wrists, or bones
when intoxicated with mind surrounding the knees,
altering substances, he will resulting in a
become an hazard to person musculoskeletal disorder.
around him. These include poor design of
 equipment, workstation
design, (postural) or
workflow, manual handling,
repetitive movement, etc.
4. Biological
hazards: Biological hazards
are a biological substances
that pose threat to the health
of living organisms, primarily
humans. They include
pathogenic micro-organisms,
viruses, toxins (from
biological sources), spores,
fungi and bio-active
substances.