Identifying hazards

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Identifying hazards

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What are
common hazards?

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What can you do about

common hazards?

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Aggression/violence
Bullying
Chemicals
Computer workstations
Electricity
Fire
Getting in and out
Heights
Housekeeping

Lighting
Manual handling
Noise
Slips and trips
Stress
Temperature
Vehicles/transport
Vibration
Summary

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Aggression and violence

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Aggression and violence

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Aggression and violence

What occupations pose a high risk?

What are the different types of abuse?
What are the symptoms?
How can you stop it?

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Bullying

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Bullying

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Bullying
What are some examples of bullying?
What are some symptoms?
What can you do about it?

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Chemicals and harmful substances

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Chemicals and harmful substances

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Chemicals and harmful substances

What are some harmful substances found
in your workplace?
How are harmful substances identified?
How can chemicals affect you?
What do you need
to do?
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Computer workstations

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Computer workstations

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Computer workstations
What are the main injuries associated with
work involving computers?
What can you do to prevent injury?

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Electricity

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Electricity

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Electricity
How can electricity harm you?
What do you do in the event of harm?
What can you do to prevent harm?

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Fire

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Fire

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Fire
How can fires start?
How can fires be prevented?
How should you prepare for emergency
situations?
What are your
responsibilities?

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Getting in and out

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Getting in and out

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Getting in and out

How can entrances and exits be harmful?
What can you do to prevent harm?

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Heights

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Heights

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Heights
What are the main causes of falls from
height?
How can you increase
safety when working at
height?

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Housekeeping

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Housekeeping

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Housekeeping
How can poor housekeeping cause harm?
What can you do about it?

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Lighting

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Lighting

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Lighting
What are the benefits of good lighting?
What are the key safety issues with
lighting?
What can you do about it?

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Manual handling

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Manual handling

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Manual handling
What do we mean by manual handling?
What factors affect the risk of injury?
What do you need to think about when
assessing the risks of manual handling?
What can you do
about it?
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Noise

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Noise

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Noise
What are the main causes of hearing
damage?
What can you do about it?

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Slips and trips

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Slips and trips

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Slips and trips

What are some common causes of slips
and trips?
What can you do to reduce slips and trips?

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Stress

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Stress

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Stress
What factors can cause stress?
What are some effects of stress?
What can you do about it?

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Temperature

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Temperature

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Temperature
Generally, what is considered a
reasonable temperature to work in?
How can temperature affect you?
What can you do about it?

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Vehicles and transport safety

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Vehicles and transport safety

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Vehicles and transport safety

How can vehicles cause harm?
How can you increase transport safety?

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Vibration

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Vibration

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Vibration
What harm can be caused by vibration?
What are the symptoms?
What can you do to prevent harm?

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Key learning points:

What are common hazards?
What can you do about
common hazards?