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Recognizing Controlling Workplace Hazards National Council for Occupational Safety and Health What is a job hazard? Job Hazards A job hazard is anything at work that can hurt you either physically or mentally. Safety hazards cause immediate injury: direct injury or trauma such as a severed finger, puncture wound, a crushed hand, broken bones, eye damage. Health hazards can cause illness immediately (acute) or over a longer time (chronic), Safety hazards Unguarded machinery/equipment Electrical hazards: damaged plugs, outlets, wires. Unbalanced walking surface (Pushing, pulling, lifting) bulky/heavy objects Tripping hazards Safety hazards Heights Falling objects Slippery floors Holes in ceiling or floor Blind spots (vehicles) Power tools Health hazards Health hazards Chemicals Dusts, gases, vapors Acids, solvents, cleaning products, pesticides Effects: Flammable (fire explosion) Burn (eyes skin lungs) Effect target organs (liver, blood, brain and nervous system, lungs, skin.) Health hazards Biological hazards: living organisms Animals/ Insects/ blood / Bacteria Viruses Health hazards- Biological HIV Flu Hepatitis Tuberculosis Insect/animal {Lyme disease,rabies] Physical hazards Noise Radiation Repetitive motion Heat, Cold stress Physical hazards Impacts: Deafness Burns, blood disorders, cancer Musculoskeletal injury Heat stroke [hypothermia] Controlling Hazards Remove the Hazard (e.g., change the process, use safer chemicals,) Work Policies and Procedures (e.g., planning, work in teams, mentor) Personal Protective Equipment (e.g., hardhat, goggles, gloves, respirator) Why does it matter? Why does it matter?  18 year old – Sylvia – Caught Hand in Electric Cabbage Shredder Permanently Disfigured, 4 Operations So Far Will Never Have Full Use of Hand 16 year old – Donna –Working alone in Sandwich Shop after 11pmSeriously injured when assaulted during an armed robbery 17 Year Old – Michael –died of suffocatio