WORK IMMERSION: Types of Hazards

HAZARD

Hazard is anything with potential to cause injury, illness, or damage.

Physical Hazards
Biological Hazards

Ergonomic Hazards

Psychological Hazards

Types of Hazards:

Physical Hazards

These are brought by unhealthy working conditions, poor lighting, poor ventilation, insufficient facilities, inefficient or faulty equipment or machine, and improper work practices like wrong use of knives

Biological Hazards

These are brought about by workers infected with diseases or illnesses, unhygienic personal practices that can transmit bacteria, parasites, fungi to other workers and food and equipment being handled. Hence, it is advised that Covid-19 probable cases should be isolated right away

Ergonomic Hazards

These are brought by poor posture when working long periods of standing, bending, pushing, lifting, carrying that can cause body stress, muscle pains, and soreness, back injury, numbness of hands, feet and other parts of the body.

Psychological Hazards

These are brought by too much stress from work that may cause mental emotional strains, anxieties, depressionlosing focus on one’s work and others