In this PPT i gave some common hazards in workplace and consequence of those hazards. Here wee are not discussing about control measures for the hazards.
This document defines workplace hazards and provides information on identifying, assessing, and controlling hazards. It discusses the main categories of hazards as safety, health, and environmental. Hazards can be natural, man-made, technological, structural, behavioral, or specific physical, mechanical, chemical, or biological hazards. The key steps for controlling hazards are identification, assessment and evaluation, implementation of controls, and ongoing monitoring and review. Controls include elimination, substitution, isolation, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. The overall goal is to implement a safety management system to reduce risk and prevent harm from any hazards.
Powerpoint presentation about hazard and risk Helbert Tedoso
This document defines hazards and risks, outlines common workplace hazards like physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic and psychological hazards, and discusses the importance of occupational health and safety. Hazards are things that have the potential to cause harm, while risk is the chance of being harmed. The effects of hazards can include injuries, illnesses, infections and diseases. The goal of occupational health and safety is to provide a safe working environment and protect workers' health.
This document provides guidance on workplace safety for support staff working with disabled employees. It addresses topics like maintaining safe equipment, providing protective gear, handling hazardous materials, preventing risky behaviors, identifying hazards, and emergency response procedures. The overall message is that support staff must ensure the safety of disabled workers by assisting them in following proper safety practices, identifying risks, and responding appropriately to any incidents or injuries. Frequent questions are included to prompt discussion on how these safety issues can be addressed specifically in their workplace.
The document outlines various workplace safety guidelines and procedures. It discusses the importance of working safely, proper personal protective equipment, emergency evacuation plans, safe operation of equipment like forklifts, identifying and avoiding death zones, lockout/tagout procedures, hazard communication, and medical emergencies. Disciplinary action may result from disregarding safety rules.
This document outlines the occupational health and safety induction and procedures for RedPixel Studios. It includes sections on the induction process, current safety procedures, equipment safety checks, safety representatives, existing and potential hazards, controlling risks, hazard reporting, meetings and inspections, emergency procedures, responsibilities, and resources for additional information. The goal is to introduce new employees to workplace safety policies and ensure all staff are aware of hazards and follow proper procedures to minimize risks.
The document discusses various topics related to workplace health and safety. It covers the importance of occupational health and safety (OHS), OHS management programs, sample company OHS policies, responsibilities of supervisors and workers, safety signs and symbols, identifying hazards, personal protective equipment (PPE), types of workplace hazards, hazard prevention and control, risk management processes, mental health awareness, first aid procedures, employers' and employees' rights and duties regarding OHS, and improving OHS in Bangladeshi workplaces. The goal is to promote a safe and healthy working environment for all.
This document discusses employee health and safety in the workplace. It begins by outlining the objectives of the session, which are to discuss the causes of workplace accidents, define occupational health and safety, identify environmental hazards, explain safety management responsibilities, and review important safety laws. It then explores the importance of occupational safety and health in improving productivity and morale. Accidents can be costly due to direct medical costs and lost productivity from injuries. The document also examines common workplace hazards like chemicals, ergonomic issues, and psycho-social stressors that can impact employee well-being. It emphasizes that proper training, safe equipment, and management commitment are needed to reduce accidents and ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
The document discusses hazard identification and control, outlining the importance of identifying hazards through inspections, observations, job hazard analyses, and developing effective control programs. It notes that while workplace deaths have decreased significantly since the early 1900s, more work still needs to be done to identify and control hazards. The purpose of the training is to provide knowledge and skills to identify, analyze, and apply control strategies to eliminate or reduce hazardous conditions and unsafe practices.
This document defines workplace hazards and provides information on identifying, assessing, and controlling hazards. It discusses the main categories of hazards as safety, health, and environmental. Hazards can be natural, man-made, technological, structural, behavioral, or specific physical, mechanical, chemical, or biological hazards. The key steps for controlling hazards are identification, assessment and evaluation, implementation of controls, and ongoing monitoring and review. Controls include elimination, substitution, isolation, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. The overall goal is to implement a safety management system to reduce risk and prevent harm from any hazards.
Powerpoint presentation about hazard and risk Helbert Tedoso
This document defines hazards and risks, outlines common workplace hazards like physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic and psychological hazards, and discusses the importance of occupational health and safety. Hazards are things that have the potential to cause harm, while risk is the chance of being harmed. The effects of hazards can include injuries, illnesses, infections and diseases. The goal of occupational health and safety is to provide a safe working environment and protect workers' health.
This document provides guidance on workplace safety for support staff working with disabled employees. It addresses topics like maintaining safe equipment, providing protective gear, handling hazardous materials, preventing risky behaviors, identifying hazards, and emergency response procedures. The overall message is that support staff must ensure the safety of disabled workers by assisting them in following proper safety practices, identifying risks, and responding appropriately to any incidents or injuries. Frequent questions are included to prompt discussion on how these safety issues can be addressed specifically in their workplace.
The document outlines various workplace safety guidelines and procedures. It discusses the importance of working safely, proper personal protective equipment, emergency evacuation plans, safe operation of equipment like forklifts, identifying and avoiding death zones, lockout/tagout procedures, hazard communication, and medical emergencies. Disciplinary action may result from disregarding safety rules.
This document outlines the occupational health and safety induction and procedures for RedPixel Studios. It includes sections on the induction process, current safety procedures, equipment safety checks, safety representatives, existing and potential hazards, controlling risks, hazard reporting, meetings and inspections, emergency procedures, responsibilities, and resources for additional information. The goal is to introduce new employees to workplace safety policies and ensure all staff are aware of hazards and follow proper procedures to minimize risks.
The document discusses various topics related to workplace health and safety. It covers the importance of occupational health and safety (OHS), OHS management programs, sample company OHS policies, responsibilities of supervisors and workers, safety signs and symbols, identifying hazards, personal protective equipment (PPE), types of workplace hazards, hazard prevention and control, risk management processes, mental health awareness, first aid procedures, employers' and employees' rights and duties regarding OHS, and improving OHS in Bangladeshi workplaces. The goal is to promote a safe and healthy working environment for all.
This document discusses employee health and safety in the workplace. It begins by outlining the objectives of the session, which are to discuss the causes of workplace accidents, define occupational health and safety, identify environmental hazards, explain safety management responsibilities, and review important safety laws. It then explores the importance of occupational safety and health in improving productivity and morale. Accidents can be costly due to direct medical costs and lost productivity from injuries. The document also examines common workplace hazards like chemicals, ergonomic issues, and psycho-social stressors that can impact employee well-being. It emphasizes that proper training, safe equipment, and management commitment are needed to reduce accidents and ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
The document discusses hazard identification and control, outlining the importance of identifying hazards through inspections, observations, job hazard analyses, and developing effective control programs. It notes that while workplace deaths have decreased significantly since the early 1900s, more work still needs to be done to identify and control hazards. The purpose of the training is to provide knowledge and skills to identify, analyze, and apply control strategies to eliminate or reduce hazardous conditions and unsafe practices.
Occupational Health and Safety Powerpoint PresentationJoLowe72
This is a Powerpoint Presentation I have been asked to prepare as part of my assessment for the Certificate 3 in Multimedia at Tastafe, Alanvale, Launceston.
The document discusses the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and its standards. It provides details on:
- OSHA establishing health and safety standards for workplaces and authorizing inspections.
- OSHA enforcing standards based on priorities like imminent danger, serious accidents, complaints, targeted industries, and random inspections.
- Employers' responsibilities to analyze worksites for hazards, prevent and control them, provide training to employees, and maintain safety records.
- Common violations include issues like scaffolding, fall protection, hazard communication, and machine guarding.
Occupational health and safety (Hazard and Risk assessment )Kara M
Bernardino Ramazzini is considered the father of occupational health and safety. In 1700, he published the first book connecting workplace hazards to disease. Occupational health and safety aims to prevent worker harm by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing controls like eliminating hazards, substituting less risky materials, using engineering controls, changing work practices, and using personal protective equipment as a last resort. A risk assessment involves identifying hazards, evaluating risks, deciding if existing controls are adequate, and implementing a risk control hierarchy. Personal protective equipment includes items that protect the head, hands, and feet from various workplace hazards.
Chemical Hazards Training PresentationAhmed Moftah
This document provides an overview of chemical hazards and safety training. It defines chemical hazards as any chemicals that can cause illness, injury or emergencies. It describes the different types of chemical hazards including health hazards from toxic chemicals and physical hazards from flammable or reactive chemicals. The document outlines how chemicals can enter the body and effective controls to prevent exposure. It also discusses hazard classifications, labels and tags, personal protective equipment, and responsibilities for safely handling chemicals.
Occupational health and safety- basic concepts Stefan Kovacs
The document provides an overview of occupational health and safety concepts. It discusses hazards, risks, incidents, accidents, and the importance of safety training. It emphasizes that training is crucial to avoid risks and protect workers, and that good training requires engaging content that is understandable, likable, and retainable. Training should cover general safety rules as well as specific rules for particular jobs.
Health and safety powerpoint complete (1)brownjamesa
This presentation provides an overview of environmental health and safety topics for employees. It begins by explaining the importance of safety training and responsibilities of both employers and employees. It then covers a range of safety issues including vehicle safety, driving hazards, office ergonomics, fire safety, hazardous materials, and more. The document emphasizes that safety is a shared responsibility and provides contact information for the environmental health and safety committee.
Visitors SHE Induction Presentation 2016Chris Morris
The document provides an induction for a construction site. It summarizes the following key points in 3 sentences:
The document outlines the legal health and safety requirements for the construction site, including providing training and ensuring workers use proper protective equipment. It also details various hazards on site like working at heights, electricity, and chemicals. The induction covers emergency procedures, incident reporting, and use of personal protective equipment like hard hats and safety shoes.
Three key points from the document:
1. Safety is important to prevent accidents in the workplace caused by negligence, poor training, unsafe equipment or behaviors. Most accidents follow a pattern of lack of management controls, unsafe acts or conditions, and result in losses.
2. Employers and employees have legal duties under health and safety laws to protect workers and others from risks. This includes conducting risk assessments, implementing controls, providing training, and following safe systems of work.
3. Ignoring safety risks and procedures is against the law and can lead to prosecution, fines, injuries or even death for those involved and affected. All workers are responsible for keeping themselves and others safe by raising concerns and following safety rules.
This document provides an overview of health and safety in the workplace. It discusses why health and safety is important, highlighting hazards, costs of failures, and underlying principles. It outlines key aspects of managing health and safety such as having a system in place, identifying hazards, assessing risks, implementing control measures, and working together with employees. The document concludes with a case study about how Nestle reduced workplace accidents through early risk assessments in equipment and process design.
This document outlines requirements and safety procedures for working at heights. It discusses proper fall protection equipment like harnesses and lifelines, as well as safety protocols like hazard identification checklists and permits. Temporary anchor points must be approved and capable of withstanding significant loads. Proper PPE like hard hats is required, and workers must be trained before working alone or using fall arrest vs. restraint systems.
This document discusses hazard identification and risk assessment in the workplace. It defines a hazard as anything that could cause harm and explains that hazard identification involves determining if exposure to a stressor can increase health issues. It provides examples of workplace hazards like frayed wires, unstable stacks of boxes, and loud machinery. The document also defines risk assessment as examining work activities for potential harm and outlines steps employers should take to control risks, primarily trying to eliminate hazards, then substitute or isolate them, and using personal protective equipment as a last resort. Workers are advised to report any unfixed hazards that could cause serious harm.
The document discusses identifying hazards and risks in the workplace. It provides requirements for surveying the workplace to identify hazards in writing and determine if personal protective equipment is needed. Hazards should be reassessed whenever new equipment is installed. The document defines hazards, risks, and exposure and provides examples of different types of hazards like physical, mechanical, chemical, and biological hazards. It lists some working conditions that can produce hazards like falling objects, sharp objects, toxic chemicals, heat, and radiation. The last sections provide guidance on maintaining tools, hand tools, power tools, and other equipment.
Occupational Health & Safety PresentationMark Zeeman
Presentation to (New & Old) employees on OH & S issues. An informed package to refresh & introduce others to issues involved within the workplace. It is focused on everyday issues occuring in work. Provides an awareness of rights & responsibilities of employees & employers. It is expected that any issues unresolved will be voiced objectively as possible. The overall intent is to provide a campaign on issues in both safety and health.
Safety at the workplace requires awareness of both unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. Common safety issues include slips, trips, and falls which can be prevented through proper lifting techniques and clear walkways. It is important to notify supervisors of any potential hazards, follow safety procedures, and report any issues or accidents. Basic safety signs use distinctive shapes, colors and symbols to clearly communicate important safety information.
This document provides an overview of emergency preparedness, workplace safety, accident investigation and analysis, and HACCP concepts. It discusses the importance of emergency planning, proactive safety programs, investigating the root causes of accidents rather than blame, and identifying risk factors. Accident investigation involves reporting, first aid, investigating causes, corrective actions, and evaluation. Causation models examine factors like tasks, materials, environment, personnel and management. Risk is measured by incident rates and severity. Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) is a systematic approach to food safety that focuses on preventing hazards.
The document discusses job safety analysis (JSA) training. It defines JSA as a method to break jobs into steps and identify hazards and controls. It explains that JSA identifies unsafe practices, decreases injuries, increases quality and productivity. The training objectives are to explain the need for JSA, benefits, how to complete them, and provide the necessary tools. The document also provides examples of completing a JSA and emphasizes employee involvement.
CONTENTS:
I. What is a Hot Work ?
II. Training
III. PPE`s
IV. Hot Work Permit
V. Electric Welding
VI. Fire Prevention
VII. Fire Watch
VIII. Generator Sets
IX. Welding Equipment Checks
X. Oxy Cutting Equipment
XI. Fire Safety Precautions
XII. Compressed Gas Cylinders
XIII. Safe Practices
XIV. Heat Stress
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed to ensure safe working conditions for all American workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed to administer the Act and enforce safety and health standards. OSHA conducts workplace inspections, issues citations for violations, and can impose penalties on employers. The document outlines OSHA's priorities for inspections, an employer's responsibilities to provide a safe workplace, and factors that can contribute to workplace accidents and stress.
This document discusses different types of workplace hazards including safety hazards, biological hazards, chemical hazards, ergonomic hazards, physical hazards, and psychological hazards. It defines hazard as something with potential to cause harm, and risk as the chance of being harmed by exposure to a hazard. Key factors that influence risk are the level and duration of exposure, and how severe the potential health effects are. The document also covers risk assessment, adverse health effects, and examples of workplace hazards.
The webinar covers:
• Ways to Identify Hazard
• Risk Assessment
• Hierarchy of Control
Presenter:
This webinar was presented by Mr. David Mutuna, PECB Trainer, who is also the Founder SHEQ and Food Safety Management Systems.
Link of the recorded session published on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9twKT0wc1xc
Occupational Health and Safety Powerpoint PresentationJoLowe72
This is a Powerpoint Presentation I have been asked to prepare as part of my assessment for the Certificate 3 in Multimedia at Tastafe, Alanvale, Launceston.
The document discusses the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and its standards. It provides details on:
- OSHA establishing health and safety standards for workplaces and authorizing inspections.
- OSHA enforcing standards based on priorities like imminent danger, serious accidents, complaints, targeted industries, and random inspections.
- Employers' responsibilities to analyze worksites for hazards, prevent and control them, provide training to employees, and maintain safety records.
- Common violations include issues like scaffolding, fall protection, hazard communication, and machine guarding.
Occupational health and safety (Hazard and Risk assessment )Kara M
Bernardino Ramazzini is considered the father of occupational health and safety. In 1700, he published the first book connecting workplace hazards to disease. Occupational health and safety aims to prevent worker harm by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing controls like eliminating hazards, substituting less risky materials, using engineering controls, changing work practices, and using personal protective equipment as a last resort. A risk assessment involves identifying hazards, evaluating risks, deciding if existing controls are adequate, and implementing a risk control hierarchy. Personal protective equipment includes items that protect the head, hands, and feet from various workplace hazards.
Chemical Hazards Training PresentationAhmed Moftah
This document provides an overview of chemical hazards and safety training. It defines chemical hazards as any chemicals that can cause illness, injury or emergencies. It describes the different types of chemical hazards including health hazards from toxic chemicals and physical hazards from flammable or reactive chemicals. The document outlines how chemicals can enter the body and effective controls to prevent exposure. It also discusses hazard classifications, labels and tags, personal protective equipment, and responsibilities for safely handling chemicals.
Occupational health and safety- basic concepts Stefan Kovacs
The document provides an overview of occupational health and safety concepts. It discusses hazards, risks, incidents, accidents, and the importance of safety training. It emphasizes that training is crucial to avoid risks and protect workers, and that good training requires engaging content that is understandable, likable, and retainable. Training should cover general safety rules as well as specific rules for particular jobs.
Health and safety powerpoint complete (1)brownjamesa
This presentation provides an overview of environmental health and safety topics for employees. It begins by explaining the importance of safety training and responsibilities of both employers and employees. It then covers a range of safety issues including vehicle safety, driving hazards, office ergonomics, fire safety, hazardous materials, and more. The document emphasizes that safety is a shared responsibility and provides contact information for the environmental health and safety committee.
Visitors SHE Induction Presentation 2016Chris Morris
The document provides an induction for a construction site. It summarizes the following key points in 3 sentences:
The document outlines the legal health and safety requirements for the construction site, including providing training and ensuring workers use proper protective equipment. It also details various hazards on site like working at heights, electricity, and chemicals. The induction covers emergency procedures, incident reporting, and use of personal protective equipment like hard hats and safety shoes.
Three key points from the document:
1. Safety is important to prevent accidents in the workplace caused by negligence, poor training, unsafe equipment or behaviors. Most accidents follow a pattern of lack of management controls, unsafe acts or conditions, and result in losses.
2. Employers and employees have legal duties under health and safety laws to protect workers and others from risks. This includes conducting risk assessments, implementing controls, providing training, and following safe systems of work.
3. Ignoring safety risks and procedures is against the law and can lead to prosecution, fines, injuries or even death for those involved and affected. All workers are responsible for keeping themselves and others safe by raising concerns and following safety rules.
This document provides an overview of health and safety in the workplace. It discusses why health and safety is important, highlighting hazards, costs of failures, and underlying principles. It outlines key aspects of managing health and safety such as having a system in place, identifying hazards, assessing risks, implementing control measures, and working together with employees. The document concludes with a case study about how Nestle reduced workplace accidents through early risk assessments in equipment and process design.
This document outlines requirements and safety procedures for working at heights. It discusses proper fall protection equipment like harnesses and lifelines, as well as safety protocols like hazard identification checklists and permits. Temporary anchor points must be approved and capable of withstanding significant loads. Proper PPE like hard hats is required, and workers must be trained before working alone or using fall arrest vs. restraint systems.
This document discusses hazard identification and risk assessment in the workplace. It defines a hazard as anything that could cause harm and explains that hazard identification involves determining if exposure to a stressor can increase health issues. It provides examples of workplace hazards like frayed wires, unstable stacks of boxes, and loud machinery. The document also defines risk assessment as examining work activities for potential harm and outlines steps employers should take to control risks, primarily trying to eliminate hazards, then substitute or isolate them, and using personal protective equipment as a last resort. Workers are advised to report any unfixed hazards that could cause serious harm.
The document discusses identifying hazards and risks in the workplace. It provides requirements for surveying the workplace to identify hazards in writing and determine if personal protective equipment is needed. Hazards should be reassessed whenever new equipment is installed. The document defines hazards, risks, and exposure and provides examples of different types of hazards like physical, mechanical, chemical, and biological hazards. It lists some working conditions that can produce hazards like falling objects, sharp objects, toxic chemicals, heat, and radiation. The last sections provide guidance on maintaining tools, hand tools, power tools, and other equipment.
Occupational Health & Safety PresentationMark Zeeman
Presentation to (New & Old) employees on OH & S issues. An informed package to refresh & introduce others to issues involved within the workplace. It is focused on everyday issues occuring in work. Provides an awareness of rights & responsibilities of employees & employers. It is expected that any issues unresolved will be voiced objectively as possible. The overall intent is to provide a campaign on issues in both safety and health.
Safety at the workplace requires awareness of both unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. Common safety issues include slips, trips, and falls which can be prevented through proper lifting techniques and clear walkways. It is important to notify supervisors of any potential hazards, follow safety procedures, and report any issues or accidents. Basic safety signs use distinctive shapes, colors and symbols to clearly communicate important safety information.
This document provides an overview of emergency preparedness, workplace safety, accident investigation and analysis, and HACCP concepts. It discusses the importance of emergency planning, proactive safety programs, investigating the root causes of accidents rather than blame, and identifying risk factors. Accident investigation involves reporting, first aid, investigating causes, corrective actions, and evaluation. Causation models examine factors like tasks, materials, environment, personnel and management. Risk is measured by incident rates and severity. Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) is a systematic approach to food safety that focuses on preventing hazards.
The document discusses job safety analysis (JSA) training. It defines JSA as a method to break jobs into steps and identify hazards and controls. It explains that JSA identifies unsafe practices, decreases injuries, increases quality and productivity. The training objectives are to explain the need for JSA, benefits, how to complete them, and provide the necessary tools. The document also provides examples of completing a JSA and emphasizes employee involvement.
CONTENTS:
I. What is a Hot Work ?
II. Training
III. PPE`s
IV. Hot Work Permit
V. Electric Welding
VI. Fire Prevention
VII. Fire Watch
VIII. Generator Sets
IX. Welding Equipment Checks
X. Oxy Cutting Equipment
XI. Fire Safety Precautions
XII. Compressed Gas Cylinders
XIII. Safe Practices
XIV. Heat Stress
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed to ensure safe working conditions for all American workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed to administer the Act and enforce safety and health standards. OSHA conducts workplace inspections, issues citations for violations, and can impose penalties on employers. The document outlines OSHA's priorities for inspections, an employer's responsibilities to provide a safe workplace, and factors that can contribute to workplace accidents and stress.
This document discusses different types of workplace hazards including safety hazards, biological hazards, chemical hazards, ergonomic hazards, physical hazards, and psychological hazards. It defines hazard as something with potential to cause harm, and risk as the chance of being harmed by exposure to a hazard. Key factors that influence risk are the level and duration of exposure, and how severe the potential health effects are. The document also covers risk assessment, adverse health effects, and examples of workplace hazards.
The webinar covers:
• Ways to Identify Hazard
• Risk Assessment
• Hierarchy of Control
Presenter:
This webinar was presented by Mr. David Mutuna, PECB Trainer, who is also the Founder SHEQ and Food Safety Management Systems.
Link of the recorded session published on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9twKT0wc1xc
The document discusses occupational health and safety hazards in the workplace. It identifies several types of hazards: physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial, and ergonomic. It provides examples of hazards for each type. The document also discusses steps to manage hazards through identification, assessment, control, evaluation, and review. International and Indian standards for occupational health and safety management systems are outlined as well. Maintaining a safe work environment can increase productivity by reducing costs from injuries and improving employee retention and morale.
Occupational health and safety (Hazard and Risk assessment )Karwan Khudhir
1) Occupational health and safety aims to prevent worker harm by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing controls in the workplace.
2) Bernardino Ramazzini is considered the father of occupational health for his 1700 work identifying health hazards across 52 occupations.
3) A risk assessment involves identifying hazards, evaluating who may be harmed and how, assessing existing risk controls, and prioritizing risks from high to low according to their likelihood and severity of harm.
Risk of exposure infectious diseases if working in close contact with infected individuals or in areas where infected individuals live or visit. Exposure to chemicals in household cleaning products. Exposure to soiled linen. Working in awkward postures or performing repetitive tasks.
This document discusses various workplace hazards and how to apply safety practices. It identifies 14 types of common workplace hazards: physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, falls, impact, mechanical, noise, toxics, heat/temperature, flammability/fire, explosives, pressure, and electrical contact. It also discusses hazard recognition, the material safety data sheet (MSDS), hazards in welding and how to avoid them, and strategies for controlling hazards through engineering controls and management controls. The goal is to provide information to identify and mitigate workplace safety risks.
BPP Practice Occupational Health and Safety ProceduresDanielle Mendoza
This document provides information on occupational health and safety procedures for bread and pastry production. It defines key terms related to occupational health hazards. It identifies common workplace hazards like electricity, knives, welding, and their associated risks such as cuts, shocks, and metal fume fever. It emphasizes the importance of following proper safety practices and procedures to prevent injuries, including maintaining good personal hygiene and proper handwashing techniques. It also discusses evaluating hazards and risks, controlling hazards and risks through appropriate safety measures, and emergency response drills and training.
Here are 3 situations from the document where I would take steps to reduce or eliminate risks to ensure safety, along with the steps I would take:
1. Performing tasks that require lifting heavy loads
- I would use proper lifting techniques, get assistance from another caregiver when possible, and consider if a lifting device could be used to reduce strain.
2. Exposure to infectious materials like blood or bodily fluids
- I would always wear proper personal protective equipment like gloves, gowns, and ensure any sharps are properly disposed of to prevent accidental needle sticks. I would also practice good hand hygiene.
3. Stress and fatigue from night shifts or being on-call
- I would ensure I take regular breaks,
OH& S at Construction Sites in AustraliaDHA Lahore
This document discusses occupational health and safety (OHS) in Australia. It outlines some key risks of poor OHS such as injuries, accidents, fines and lawsuits. It notes that workplace injuries occur every 2.4 seconds in Australia. The goal of OHS is to foster a safe work environment. The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission leads OHS efforts in Australia and related acts and regulations provide guidance on compliance.
This document provides information about occupational health and safety procedures for commercial cooking. It defines key terms like hazards, risks, personal protective equipment, and adverse health effects. It also identifies common workplace hazards like electricity, knives, welding, and benzene. The document discusses evaluating hazards and risks through identification, analysis, and controlling them. It emphasizes the importance of personal hygiene and proper handwashing procedures when working with food. Videos are also provided about controlling hazards and risks in the workplace.
Workplace hazards can cause harm or adverse health effects and include chemical, electrical, ergonomic, psychological, radiation, and physical dangers. A hazard is a potential source of harm while risk is the probability of harm from exposure to a hazard. Examples of common workplace hazards include knives (cuts), asbestos (mesothelioma), electricity (shock), wet floors (slips), and welding (metal fume fever). Proper safety measures aim to reduce risks from hazards.
Occupational health and safety grade 7.pptxReleneJoySoto
Occupational health and safety refers to procedures that maintain worker well-being in any job. It provides a safe work environment and protects against illness and injury. The document defines several types of workplace hazards including physical, biological, ergonomic, chemical, and psychological hazards. It provides examples of each type of hazard caregivers may face, such as heavy lifting (ergonomic), infectious materials (biological), and verbal abuse (psychological). The document emphasizes the importance of occupational health and safety for protecting workers, ensuring business operation, and boosting employee morale and productivity.
Workplaces contain many potential hazards and risks that can negatively impact employee health and safety. It is important for employers and employees to understand workplace hazards like slips, trips, falls, noise, chemicals, ergonomic issues, and psychosocial risks in order to properly manage them and create a safe work environment. Identifying and mitigating hazards and risks helps ensure employee safety and legal compliance while also improving productivity and efficiency.
This document provides information on health and safety practices in the workshop. It discusses occupational health, safety, common causes of workplace accidents including human factors and environmental factors. It also outlines measures to prevent accidents such as training, supervision, inspections and use of personal protective equipment. First aid procedures are described for common injuries like bleeding, burns, blisters and fractures. Fire safety practices are also summarized including fire classes, extinguishers and the fire triangle.
The meaning of the word hazard can be confusing.
Often dictionaries do not give specific definitions or
combine it with the term "risk". For example, one
dictionary defines hazard as "a danger or risk" which
helps explain why many people use the terms
interchangeably.
There are many definitions for hazard but the most
common definition when talking about workplace
health and safety.
Hazards can be physical, chemical, biological, or psychological. Risk is the likelihood that a hazard will cause harm. Common workplace hazards include physical hazards like falls and noise, chemical hazards like asbestos, lead, acids and flammable liquids, biological hazards like bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites, and psychological hazards like bullying, harassment, stress and violence. Control measures follow a hierarchy including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.
LECTURE FOUR OCCUPATION HEALTH HAZARDS.pptxJoeKabombo
1. The document defines various occupational health hazards including risks, hazards, and defines different occupational classes ranging from professionals to highly hazardous occupations like construction workers.
2. The main occupational health hazards discussed are physical, mechanical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and psychosocial hazards. Specific examples and impacts of each type of hazard are provided.
3. Guidelines for evaluating, monitoring, and controlling certain occupational health hazards like chemicals, biological agents, and ergonomic issues are summarized. Reducing exposure and improving workplace controls, procedures, and personal protective equipment are emphasized.
Its All about the Hazardous goods and it Emergency action when in Hazardous situation. Its introduction only. Want more info please refer the 'Dangerous-Goods-2015' and Wikipedia please.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is India's civil aviation regulatory body. This document outlines requirements and procedures for organizations involved in aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, testing, storage, and training. It discusses approval requirements for these organizations and categories they can seek approval in, such as manufacturer, maintenance, testing, fuel/lubricants, stores/distribution, and training. The document also provides detailed guidelines and safety procedures that must be followed for aircraft fueling operations.
The document discusses the upstream oil sector, which involves searching for and extracting crude oil and natural gas. It describes the process of using 3D seismic investigations to identify oil reserves underground, then drilling oil rigs to access the oil. There are different types of rigs used for onshore versus offshore drilling. The drilling process involves installing casing pipes and other equipment to prepare the well for production.
This document discusses oil transfer pipes. Pipelines are the most economical method for transferring oil compared to other methods like trucks and rail. The key aspects discussed are pipe materials, dimensions, standards, end preparations, sizes, manufacturing methods, and operating conditions pipes may encounter like pressure, temperature, and corrosion. Factors like material, wall thickness, diameter, length, end type, and manufacturing process are considered when specifying pipe requirements. Pipes transfer fluids and are circular, while tubes can have other shapes.
Nuts are threaded fasteners that are used with bolts to fasten multiple parts together. Nuts and bolts work together, with their threaded friction and the stretch and compression of parts, to securely hold items in place. Washers are thin, disk-shaped plates that are often used with nuts and bolts to more widely distribute the load. Common materials used for nuts, bolts, and washers include carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, and nickel alloys.
A gasket fills the space between mating surfaces to prevent leakage when under compression. Gasket material allows for less precise fits between machine parts by filling irregularities. Gaskets are commonly cut from sheet materials and can be non-metallic, semi-metallic, or metallic depending on the application and standards.
Flanges are rings attached to pipe ends to form connections and withstand pressures. Their dimensions are standardized according to pipe size, pressure class, and material. Common materials are carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy steels. Flanges are typically made through forging or rolling processes.
Pipe fittings are used to permanently control the direction or pressure of fluid flow in pipes. They are made from materials like carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel using manufacturing methods such as forging, welding, and seamless construction. Common pipe fittings include elbows, reducers, tees, couplings, caps, and nipples which vary the direction or size of fluid flow.
The document discusses the downstream oil sector, which includes refining crude oil and distributing and selling the resulting products. It is divided into three segments: exploration and production (upstream), refining (downstream), and distribution and sales (downstream). The downstream sector refers specifically to refining crude oil into products like gasoline and diesel, and distributing those products through various wholesale and retail channels to consumers.
Valves are components that control fluid flow or direction and are classified as either multi-turn or quarter-turn. Multi-turn valves include gate, globe, fixed cone, needle, and pinch valves which require multiple turns to open or close, while quarter-turn valves such as ball, butterfly, plug, and spherical valves only require a quarter turn to open or close. Common multi-turn valves are gate and globe valves, and common quarter-turn valves are ball and butterfly valves.
Recycling and Disposal on SWM Raymond Einyu pptxRayLetai1
Increasing urbanization, rural–urban migration, rising standards of living, and rapid development associated with population growth have resulted in increased solid waste generation by industrial, domestic and other activities in Nairobi City. It has been noted in other contexts too that increasing population, changing consumption patterns, economic development, changing income, urbanization and industrialization all contribute to the increased generation of waste.
With the increasing urban population in Kenya, which is estimated to be growing at a rate higher than that of the country’s general population, waste generation and management is already a major challenge. The industrialization and urbanization process in the country, dominated by one major city – Nairobi, which has around four times the population of the next largest urban centre (Mombasa) – has witnessed an exponential increase in the generation of solid waste. It is projected that by 2030, about 50 per cent of the Kenyan population will be urban.
Aim:
A healthy, safe, secure and sustainable solid waste management system fit for a world – class city.
Improve and protect the public health of Nairobi residents and visitors.
Ecological health, diversity and productivity and maximize resource recovery through the participatory approach.
Goals:
Build awareness and capacity for source separation as essential components of sustainable waste management.
Build new environmentally sound infrastructure and systems for safe disposal of residual waste and replacing current dumpsites which should be commissioned.
Current solid waste management situation:
The status.
Solid waste generation rate is at 2240 tones / day
collection efficiently is at about 50%.
Actors i.e. city authorities, CBO’s , private firms and self-disposal
Current SWM Situation in Nairobi City:
Solid waste generation – collection – dumping
Good Practices:
• Separation – recycling – marketing.
• Open dumpsite dandora dump site through public education on source separation of waste, of which the situation can be reversed.
• Nairobi is one of the C40 cities in this respect , various actors in the solid waste management space have adopted a variety of technologies to reduce short lived climate pollutants including source separation , recycling , marketing of the recycled products.
• Through the network, it should expect to benefit from expertise of the different actors in the network in terms of applicable technologies and practices in reducing the short-lived climate pollutants.
Good practices:
Despite the dismal collection of solid waste in Nairobi city, there are practices and activities of informal actors (CBOs, CBO-SACCOs and yard shop operators) and other formal industrial actors on solid waste collection, recycling and waste reduction.
Practices and activities of these actor groups are viewed as innovations with the potential to change the way solid waste is handled.
CHALLENGES:
• Resource Allocation.
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Microbial characterisation and identification, and potability of River Kuywa ...Open Access Research Paper
Water contamination is one of the major causes of water borne diseases worldwide. In Kenya, approximately 43% of people lack access to potable water due to human contamination. River Kuywa water is currently experiencing contamination due to human activities. Its water is widely used for domestic, agricultural, industrial and recreational purposes. This study aimed at characterizing bacteria and fungi in river Kuywa water. Water samples were randomly collected from four sites of the river: site A (Matisi), site B (Ngwelo), site C (Nzoia water pump) and site D (Chalicha), during the dry season (January-March 2018) and wet season (April-July 2018) and were transported to Maseno University Microbiology and plant pathology laboratory for analysis. The characterization and identification of bacteria and fungi were carried out using standard microbiological techniques. Nine bacterial genera and three fungi were identified from Kuywa river water. Clostridium spp., Staphylococcus spp., Enterobacter spp., Streptococcus spp., E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp. and Salmonella spp. Fungi were Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus flavus complex and Penicillium species. Wet season recorded highest bacterial and fungal counts (6.61-7.66 and 3.83-6.75cfu/ml) respectively. The results indicated that the river Kuywa water is polluted and therefore unsafe for human consumption before treatment. It is therefore recommended that the communities to ensure that they boil water especially for drinking.
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The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
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Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
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Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
2. Safety - the absence of risk.
Risk - the likelihood that a hazard will cause harm,
in combination with the severity of injury, damage
or loss that might occur.
Safety
3. Organisations and individuals have to manage
health and safety standards within the workplace for
various reasons. These reasons can usually be
combined under three main terms.
1.Moral 2.Legal 3.Financial
Why it is important to manage safely?
4. • Globally, approximately 23L people die every year
from work related accidents and disease.
• Worker safety programmes can reduce 20 to 40%
injury and illness cost at workplace.
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5. • Enhance our reputation
• Increase our profits
• Reduce insurance premium
• Maintain a happy & healthy team
Well HSE management can:
6. • Think about HSE when planning work
• Talk about HSE with our team
• Demonstrate safe and healthy behaviour.
What we should do?
7. A hazard is anything that has the potential to cause
harm. This could be something as specialised as a
piece of complicated machinery, or as
commonplace as a hot drink. If it could be harmful
in any way. In this PPT we will see the common
hazards in workplace and it influences.
Hazard
8. Hazards can exist in every workplace. We need to able
recognise them and also should know how to control them.
The followings are some common hazards in workplace.
❖ Mechanical
❖ Physical
❖ Chemical
❖ Biological
❖ Environmental
❖ Organisational
Some common hazards
9. Mechanical hazards are created by the powered
operation of apparatus or tools. The applied power may
be machine generated or humans.
Person may be harmed as a result of,
▪ Contact with machinery or equipment
▪ Rushing between a moving part of the m/c or
equipment
▪ Being struck by ejected parts of the m/c or
equipment.
Mechanical hazard
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11. Substance or conditions that may harm a
person’s physical safely. Some examples of physical
hazards are fires, electricity, Vibration and poor
housekeeping.
Physical hazard
12. Physical hazards are the most common type of
hazards in the workplaces and include unsafe
conditions that can cause injury, illness and death.
• Tripping
• Slipping
• Falling from a height
• Being struck by a falling object
13. Slips and trips are the most common cause of major
injuries at work. It occur in almost all workplaces
and 95% major slips result in broken bones.
Importantly it can also be the initial cause of a range
of accident, such as fall from height.
Slips and Trips
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14. There are several factors that can contribute to slip
or trip:
• Flooring
• Cleaning
• People
• Environment
• Footwear
15. The main type of harm from electricity shock, caused
by coming into contact with an electrical conductor, such
as the bare wires of an appliance while its live.
It can happen by:
❖ Poorly maintained electrical equipment
❖ Uses of unsuitable electrical equipment in explosive
atmospheres.
Electricity hazard
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16. Workplace fires cause many people to suffer from
burns each year, and some prove fatal. For a fire to start or
an explosion to occur, three things have to be present.
1.Oxygen 2.Fuel 3.Heat
Removing any one of these components will prevent or
put out a fire.
Fire
17. Once a fire has started, the best way to reduce
injury or death is to get people away from it and out
of reach of the smoke.
However the best approach is to prevent fires starting
in the first place. A fire will only go out when there’s
no oxygen, the fuel runs out or the heat is removed by
cooling with water or another fire fighting measure.
18. Work at height means work in any place where, If
there were no precautions in place, a person could
fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.
Heights
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19. Poor housekeeping can result in dirty, untidy,
overcrowded and obstructed workplaces. This often
leads to a variety of hazardous situations.
Ex: If you don’t clean up oil spillages and tidy away
tools after use, there’ll be a slip and trip hazard. Poor
storage of materials may also present a fire hazard
“Right things at right place”
Housekeeping
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20. When people and vehicles operate together, there is
the potential for serious accidents.
Most transport-related accidents involve people being
injured as a result of:
❖ Being hit or run over by moving vehicles
❖ Being struck by object falling from vehicles
❖ Falling from vehicles while loading or unloading
❖ Vehicles overturning
Vehicles and transport safety
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22. Chemicals are considered a hazard due to their
intrinsic properties to cause harm to humans,
property or the environment.
Ex:- Adhesives, Paints, Cleaning materials.
Some hazards generated during work activities, Ex:
Fumes from soldering & Welding
Chemical hazard
23. Chemicals can harm a person’s health by entering the
body by the following way,
▪ Absorption through the skin
▪ Ingestion through the mouth
▪ Inhalation to the lungs.
The harmful effects are: Skin diseases, Respiratory
diseases, Asphyxiation, Damage to nerve system, Blood
poisoning, Cancer etc..
24. Biological hazards are organic substances or
micro-organisms. They also include toxins that are
produced by organisms (Pathogenic bacteria,
Viruses, Fungi & Parasites).
Examples of common occupational infectious that
can arise from biological hazard include..
Anthrax, Common cold, Needle stick and Sharps
Injuries, Rabies etc..
Biological hazards
25. ▪ Working with animals
▪ Working with people who might be infectious
▪ Handling waste materials
▪ Working in an environment or with equipment that
could be contaminated.
Above will lead to biological hazards.
26. Environmental hazards are conditions or events, that
have the potential to affect the environment and adversely
affect people’s health. These hazards come in various forms
and are often unnoticed until an accident occurs. These
includes,
▪ Noise
▪ Poor lighting
▪ Unreasonable temperature
▪ Dust
Environmental hazards
27. Good lighting can help us recognize hazards in the
workplace. In addition, it can reduce the likelihood
of discomfort and tiredness of the eyes, which is
important for many work activities. Natural light is
the best form of lighting and should be provided
wherever reasonably practicable.
lighting
28. The key safety issues with lightings are:
• Too little or too much light
• Glare and reflections- ( Can lead to misperception
and mistakes)
• Shadows in safety-critical places
• Providing extra lighting to do the job safely- (
People are more productive when they can see
properly)
29. Noise is unwanted sound judged to be unpleasant, loud or
disruptive to hearing.
Long-term- Cumulative effect of exposure to loud noise.
(Slow effect)
Ex: machinery or music
Extreme noise- Temporary or permanent deterioration in
your hearing or may even deafen you.
Ex: Quarry workers, Mine workers etc..
Noise
30. Organisational hazards are a associated with
behaviour Workload, Time constraints and Deadlines.
Studies have shown that the following work
dimensions may have the potential to be stressful:
▪ Temporal aspects of work
▪ Work content
▪ Interpersonal issue with team
▪ Interpersonal issue with supervisors
▪ Organisational structures.
Organisational hazard
31. Work related violence occurs when someone is
abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances
relating to their work.
Violence (Verbal abuse , threats or physical attacks)
can come from people you know, as well as
strangers.
Aggression and violence
32. If your work brings you into contact with public ,
You’re at a higher risk of attack, especially if you;
• Handle money– Security & Protective services
• Work with violent people- Prison officers
• Deal with complaints----Receptionist
• Work alone– Bus drivers, ticket collectors.
etc..
34. If a worker feels they’re being out for unfair
treatment by a boss or colleague, they are probably
being bullied.
Ex: Constantly criticising competent staff, Shouting
at staff, Blocking promotion, Putting more load on
him and voluntarily making him fail and Regularly
making jokes about the same person etc..
Bullying
36. The main injuries associated with workstations
occur after working with them for long periods.
• Upper limb disorder(ULDs):
• Back injuries
• Eye strain
Computer Workstations
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37. ◦ The use of drugs and alcohol can be a serious workplace
issue. Not only can their use lead to significant health
problems, but also worker under the influence of drugs
or alcohol can be a hazard to themselves and others.
◦ Employers who knowingly allow workers to work under
the influence of alcohol or drugs, where this affects the
safety of themselves and others, could be prosecuted
under safety and health law.
◦ Workers affected by alcohol and drugs are likely to have
increased sickness and poorer performance.
Drugs and Alcoholism
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38. The causes of substance misuse may include the
following;
Workload, Staff shortage, Shift work, Bullying and
harassment
Culture in the existing workplace
Long working hours and working away from home.
39. Absenteeism, Poor time keeping, High
accident rate, Confused, poor performance,
Misconduct etc..
40. • Manual handling relates to the moving of items
either by lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing or
pulling. The weight of the item is an important
factor, but many other factors can create a risk of
injury. These activities are a major cause of
musculoskeletal disorders(MSDs) – such as lower
back pain, joint injuries and repetitive strain
injuries.
Important factors:
Weight of the load, Size & shape, Posture, Distance,
Movement, Environment and Person ability
Manual handling