How Much Have You Learned? Self-Check 1.1 IDENTIFICATION
1._____________is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee's health. Anything which may cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace is a hazard.
2._____________is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace. The level of risk increases with the severity of the hazard and the duration and frequency of exposure.
3.______________ occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
4.______________ hazards include floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects, slippery surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting, ventilation, air quality
5._____________hazards include electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous goods, fork lifts, cranes, hoists
6._____________hazards include chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those that could lead to fire or explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts and fumes from various processes such as welding
7._____________hazards include bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals
8._____________hazards include workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources,
9._______________the physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with the prescribed Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the workers to perform his or her job without or within acceptable exposure to hazards.
10._____________the practices related to production and work process
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Answer:
1. A hazard
2. risk
3. exposure
4. physical
5mechanical
6chemical
7biological
8safety
9safety
10 occupational safety