BREAD AND PASTRY PRODUCTION

1. HAZARD AND RISKS IDENTIFICATION
AND CONTROL

2. There are lots of things that may affect the health
of a person, such as his environment, his lifestyle,
etc. There are many who are not aware that work is
an important determinant of health. It can
influence health in a positive or in a negative way.
Are you comfortable at work? How safe is your
workplace? Do you think that you are giving all you
have for your work but it seems that it never
enough?

3. These are just some of the questions that you
need to ask in order to assess whether your
workplace is healthy or not. A place that is safe,
healthy and work-conducive entails more
productivity. In fact, with a healthy workplace you
will be doing more work with less effort.

4. Hazards and Risks in the Workplace
Hazard is a term used to describe something
that has the potential to cause harm or adverse
effects to individuals, organizations property or
equipment. Workplace hazards can come from a
wide range of sources. General examples
include any substance, material, process,
practice, etc that has the ability to cause harm
or adverse health effect to a person under
certain conditions.

5. Types of workplace hazards include:
1. Safety hazards: Inadequate and insufficient
machine guards, unsafe workplace
conditions, unsafe work practices.

6. 2. Biological hazards: Caused by organisms
such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and
parasites.

7. 3. Chemical hazards: Solid, liquid, vapor or
gaseous substances, dust, fume or mist

8. 4. Ergonomic hazards: Anatomical,
physiological, and psychological demands on
the worker, such as repetitive and forceful
movements, vibration, extreme temperatures,
and awkward postures arising from improper
work methods and improperly designed
workstations, tools, and equipment.

10. 5. Physical hazards: Noise, vibration, energy,
weather, electricity, radiation and pressure.

11. 6. Psychological hazards: Those that are
basically causing stress to a worker. This kind
of hazard troubles an individual very much to
an extent that his general wellbeing is affecte

13. What is risk?
Risk is the chance or probability that a person
will be harmed or experience an adverse health
effect caused by a hazard. It may also apply to
situations with property or equipment loss. For
example: The risk of developing cancer from
smoking cigarettes could be expressed as
"cigarette smokers are more likely to die of lung
cancer than non smokers”.

14. What is an adverse health effect?
A general definition of adverse health effect is
"any change in body function or the structures
of cells that can lead to disease or health
problems".