Types of Hazard
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- Created on: 04-05-18 10:26
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- Types of Hazards
- Environmental hazards, such as crowded areas and wet floors that can cause slip + trip hazards
- Worn vinyl flooring in the shower room in a hospital
- A wet bathroom floor in a residential care home
- Frayed carpet in the hallway entrance of a children's centre
- Biological hazards, such as waste and body fluids that can cause the spread of infections and affect people's health
- A used bandage left on a bed in a clinic
- Soiled laundry left on the floor in a bathroom of a nursing home
- Vomit on the floor of a children's play area that hasn't been cleaned up
- Chemical hazards, such as cleaning agents and medication that can cause harm if not used and stored correctly
- An unlocked medicine trolley on a hospital ward
- An unlabelled cleaning fluid in the cupboard of an individual's home
- Hot cooking oil left unattended in the kitchen of an after-school club
- Psychological hazards, such as stress and violence that can affect people's physical and emotional wellbeing
- Stress caused by people in a dentist's waiting room behaving in a challenging way
- Tiredness caused by a high workload due to staff absence in a supported living schema
- Working conditions, such as poor lighting and environments that are too hot or too cold that can cause harm and ill health
- Noise and disruption to the reception area of an opticians due to maintenance work
- A senior homecare worker that travels long distances in between individuals' homes
- A child's bedroom that is very cold and has poor lighting
- Working practices that are unsafe, such as lack of fire training or long working hours that can cause injuries, fatalities or ill health
- Lack of supervision for new volunteers working in a support group for adults who have dementia
- Lack of training for staff in a children's residential home on the procedures to follow when a faulty hoist is identified.
- Lack of security systems, such as window locks and alarm systems that can cause security and fire risks
- Faulty smoke alarm systems in a clinic
- A broken security chain on an individual's front door
- Lack of interlocking doors in a school
- Environmental hazards, such as crowded areas and wet floors that can cause slip + trip hazards
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