Hazards and Risks Definition

Hazard Is

• – Anything that may cause harm (e.g. chemicals, electricity, working at height, etc)
• – A hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse effects.
• – Hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat of life, health, property or environment.

Risk Is

• – The chance (high or low) that someone are injured by the hazard.
• – Risk is someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard.
• – Risk is a possibility of danger or harm.

Hazard = any source of potential adverse health effect, harm or damage.

Risk = the likelihood that a person exposed to a hazard will be harmed.

Exposure = the extent to which someone is subjected to a hazard.

 

HAZARD + EXPOSURE = RISK

 

 

Qualitative risk analysis  ● Simpler ● Are often used once no precise info concerning possibilities of risk is on the market

 

 

Quantitative risk analysis  ●More Systematic ● Suitable for mathematical analysis ● Provide figures on the (economic) impact of risks

Element of Risk

1. People
2. Property
3. Environment
4. Mission (business continuity, information)

 

In this Short YouTube video you will learn the differences between how we define hazards and risks in a Health and Safety context.

 

What Is The Basic Concept Of Safety?

Safety: The state of being safe, exempt on from hurt or injury, freedom from danger in safety.

We can call it,

Safety = Awareness + Preparation

 

 

Area of Safety in the Workplace, School and Home

 

Building and Structural Safety – Safety in general including installation as per existing building code and expert engineer.

 

Environment Safety – Issues of environment safety (direct or indirect impact of the school, home and industry).

 

Material or Equipment Safety – Safety of the materials used in the production or others.

 

Workplace Safety – Safety issues directly associated with the workplace.

 

Fire Safety – Fire safety, specifically, the risks associated with the school, home, and industry.

 

Electrical Safety – generally and above all, arising from the instrumentality used.

 

 

Safety Control Measures

Safety control Measures is a very important matter. Its implementation should be done using the following hierarchy order

1. Prevention Measures
2. Protection Measures
3. Mitigation Measures

A prevention measure is to reduce the likelihood of accidents or occupational disease occurrence.

 

By engineering or technical measures..

• Remove it
• Reduce levels of hazardous materials
• Replace it

 

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