Hazard Flashcards
(27 cards)
Is the potential harm physical or mental
HAZARD
Types of hazards
- NATURAL HAZARDS
- HUMAN MADE HAZARDS
Natural phenomena that post threats
NATURAL HAZARDS
Includes civil conflict, displacement due to develope projects
HUMAN MADE HAZARDS
6 main categories of hazards
- SAFETY HAZARD
- CHEMICAL HAZARD
- BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
- PHYSICAL HAZARD
- ERGONOMIC HAZARD
- PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARD
Can cause immediate accidents and injuries
SAFETY HAZARD
Are gases, vapors, liquids, fumes, or dusts that can result in poisoning, lung disease etc.
CHEMICAL HAZARD
Are living organisms that can caus infectious disease and allergies
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
Can injure workers with or without contact
PHYSICAL HAZARD
Related musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) account for 33%
These types of hazards occur when repetitive work, the type of work
ERGONOMIC HAZARD
Include those that can have an adverse effect on an employee’s mental health or wellbeing
PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS
A description of the physical characteristics of a specific hazard and determination of its various descriptors
HAZARD PROFILE
Hazards can be profiled in different ways:
- MAGNITUDE OR STRENGTH OF THE EVENT
- FREQUENCY
- DURATION OF IMPACT
- CASUALITY OF EVENTS
The magnitude of the hazard can be assessed by the measurements
MAGNITUDE OR STRENGHT OF THE EVENT
Hazard to occur in an area is important because it tells it proneness to the hazard
FREQUENCY
The impact of hazards varies in duration
DURATION OF IMPACT
The impact of hazard can also be asseses
CASUALITY OF EVENTS
It is a location where a natural hazard is likely to happen
HAZARD-PRONE AREAS
An area surroundings the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes have formed
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
The philippines is considered prone to disasters is its major tectonic feature
PHILIPPINE FAUL ZONE (PFZ)
Common long term impacts of natural hazard
- PHYSICAL
- PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
- SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT
- ECONOMIC IMPACT
-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
-BIOLOGICAL IMPACT
Death of people, people, buildings, roads, poles, bridges
PHYSICAL
Grief and pyschological trauma
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
Displacement of population
SOCIO-CULTURAL HAZARD