Incidents leading to personal injury or damage to equipment or premises
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Security hazards
Intruders , theft of property or information, abduction of individuals or individuals leaving without consent or supervision.
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Health care environments
Hospitals
GP
Surgery
Dentists
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Care environments
Residential care home
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Child care environments
Nursery
School
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Public environment
Shopping Centre
cinema
park
swimming pool
etc.
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Transport
Minibus
ambulance
train
buses
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Biological Hazards
Biological hazards come from working with people , animals or infectious plant material .
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Biological agents
Living things , or products of living things that can cause illness and diseases in humans . Biological agents include viruses , bacteria and fungi , as well as parasitic worms and some plants.
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Direct transmitting
>Through physical contact between an infected and non-infected person
>When droplets are projected , by a cough or a sneeze , into the mucous membranes of another persons nose , eyes or mouth.
>When a person is injected or punctured by an infected objec
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Transmitted indirectly
>By attaching themselves to food , water , cooking or eating utensils
>When a insect carries them from one infected to a non-infected person.
>Through the air, where they can be inhaled .
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Common diseases caused by biological agents
Bacterial diseases , such as tuberculosis , tetanus , food poisoning and blood poisoning.
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Common diseases caused by biological agents
Fungal diseases , such as ringworm and thrush
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Common diseases caused by biological agents
Viral diseases , such as mumps , hepatitis , German measles west Nile virus
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How to control biological hazards
>Cleaning spills
>Wash hands
>Vaccines
>Wear equipment -masks and gloves
>Dispose of all bio-hazardous waste material
>Disinfect work surfaces
>Ventilation systems
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Chemical hazard
Chemical hazard is any substance that can cause harm , primarily to people .
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Using hazardous chemical products safely .
>Wash hands after used chemical products
>Don't leave chemical products unattended
>Don't mix chemicals
>Use gloves and goggles-protected wear
>Long sleeves
>Don't use to much
>Ventilate
>Make sure there are no kids in the room .
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