LO1

• what is a hazard?

  something with the potential to cause harm
• What is a risk?

  the likelihood the harm will occur from exposure
• 9 types of hazards

  environmental, biological, chemical, psychological, physical, musculoskeletal, working conditions, working practices, lack of security systems
• examples of environmental hazards

  slip,trip
• examples of biological hazards

  waste, infection
• examples of chemical hazards

  medicines, cleaning material
• examples of psychological hazards

  stress, fatigue
• examples of physical hazards

  noise, radiation
• examples of musculoskeletal hazards

  manual handling, display screen equipment positioned poorly causing bad posture
• examples of working conditions hazards

  temperature, noise
• examples of working practices hazards

  working hours, supervision
• examples of lack of security systems hazards

  door locks, alarm systems
• hazards can cause injury or harm e.g. back injury, chemical burns, fractures
• hazards can cause illness e.g. mental health, infections, food poisoning
• hazards can cause poor standards of care e.g. bad manual handling, malnutrition
• hazards can cause financial loss e.g. loss of job, compensation
• intentional abuse is deliberate harm and abuse towards individual which is thought about (pre-meditated)
• unintentional abuse is harm or abuse towards an individual through poor care
• 5 reasons why unintentional abuse can occur

  -lack of skills

  -lack of empathy

  -staff shortages

  -stress

  -poor supervision