This document discusses safety and risk management. It covers topics like risk assessment, personal health and safety, accident and injury reporting, stress and its signs, and individual stress management techniques. Risk assessment is defined as systematically evaluating workplaces to identify hazards and estimate risks. Employees must report any injuries within 8 hours, even minor ones. Stress can be positive (eustress) or negative (dystress) and signs of stress include irritability, sleep issues, and relationship problems. Individual stress management strategies involve exercise, healthy habits, relaxation, simplifying life, and taking time off.

1. SAFETY
AND RISK
MANAGEMENT

2. Risk Assessment
• “A systematic evaluation of the work place
and/or other activities which identifies the
hazards present and gives an estimate of the
extent of the risks involved”

3. Risk Assessment
• See video

4. Personal Health and Safety
• See video (Personal Hygiene)
• See video (General Safety Rules)

5. Accident – Injury Reporting
• report any instance of personal injury or illness, regardless of the
severity
• examples include: cuts/lacerations, injuries from slips and falls,
chemical exposures, allergic reactions, muscle strains, repetitive
motion/ergonomic injuries, debris in eyes, etc.
• report injuries even when there is no lost work time, no medical
treatment, or no loss of consciousness
• report accidents/incidents within 8 hours

6. Stress and Safety
Important Terms:
• Stressor – environmental conditions that
cause individuals to experience stress
• Eustress – positive stress that results from meeting challenges and
difficulties with the expectation of achievement
• Dystress – negative stress; often referred to simply as stress and often
results in overload

7. Signs of Stress
1. You feel irritable.
2. You have sleeping difficulties.
3. You do not get any joy out of life.
4. Your appetite is disturbed.
5. You have relationship problems and have a difficult time getting
along with people.

8. Individual Stress Management
• Exercise regularly
• Practice healthy habits
• Be realistic
• Use systematic relaxation
• Meditate
• Develop and use planning
skills
• Simplify your life –
Delegate
• Take one thing at a time
• Avoid unnecessary
competition
• Recognize and accept
personal limits
• Develop social support
networks
• Focus on enjoying what you
do
• Go easy with criticism
• Take time off

9. Any Questions???