This presentation is for Week 8 Cookery 7/8. This is about Determining the Hazards and Risks in the Workplace.

1. DETERMINE
HAZARDS AND RISKS
IN THE WORKPLACE
MARISSA C. COLLADO
Subject Teacher

2. WET FLOOR
CROWDED WORKSPACE
BLOCKED WALKWAY
UNGUARDED FLAME
OVEN DOOR OPEN
BROKEN GLASS ON THE
FLOOR
KNIFE ON FLOOR
SMOKING WHILE COOKING
OVERLOAD CIRCUITS
HOT OBJECT ON THE FLOOR
IMPROPER WASTE DISPOSAL
 IMPROPER USE OF GLOVES

3. DEFINITION OF TERMS:
• Hazard - anything which may cause injury or ill health to anyone
• Risk -hazard that will cause harm
• Health - overall condition of our body
• Safety - freedom from danger, risk or injury
• Contaminate - infect by contact
• Bacteria - simple, one-celled organisms that may or may not be
harmful.
• Virus - organism that depends on a host cell for development or
reproduction.
• Fungi - may be small or large parasitic organisms growing in a living
or dead plant or animal matter.

4. TYPES OF HAZARD/RISK
IN THE WORKPLACE
1.Physical Hazards
2.Chemical Hazards
3.Biological Hazards
4.Ergonomics Hazards

5. PHYSICAL HAZARDS
1. Poor Lighting
2. Poor Ventilation
3. Insufficient Facilities
4. Inefficient or faulty equipment
or machine
5. Improper work practice such
as wrong use of knives
6. Ignorance or carelessness of
the worker

6. CHEMICAL HAZARDS
1. Acids
2. Cleaning products such as toilet
cleaners, disinfectants and chlorine
bleach
3. Heavy metals, including mercury,
lead, cadmium, and aluminum
4. Paint
5. Pesticides
6. Solvents

7. BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
defects in sanitation and
housekeeping procedures such as
a. provision of potable water,
b. removal of industrial waste
c. food handling
d. personal cleanliness

8. ERGONOMIC HAZARDS
1. Improper lifting or reaching
2. Poor visual conditions
3. Repeated motions in an
awkward position that may be
responsible for fatigue, stress and
strain and may lead to accidents
in the occupational environment.

9. CATEGORIZED THE TYPE OF HAZARD/RISK IN THE WORKPLACE
DESCRIBED BY THE SITUATION GIVEN BELOW. IDENTIFY ACCORDING
TO THE TYPES OF HAZARD. (PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL,
ERGONOMIC) WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR TLE NOTEBOOK.
Types of Hazard
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
Situation
• 1. Improper lifting or
reaching
• 2. Damaged equipment
• 3. Bacterial contamination
from defects in sanitation
• 4. Poor lighting and
ventilation
• 5. Slippery floor from split
water