Hazard Flashcards

(27 cards)

1
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Is the potential harm physical or mental

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HAZARD

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Types of hazards

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  • NATURAL HAZARDS
  • HUMAN MADE HAZARDS
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3
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Natural phenomena that post threats

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NATURAL HAZARDS

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4
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Includes civil conflict, displacement due to develope projects

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HUMAN MADE HAZARDS

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5
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6 main categories of hazards

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  • SAFETY HAZARD
  • CHEMICAL HAZARD
  • BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
  • PHYSICAL HAZARD
  • ERGONOMIC HAZARD
  • PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARD
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6
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Can cause immediate accidents and injuries

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SAFETY HAZARD

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Are gases, vapors, liquids, fumes, or dusts that can result in poisoning, lung disease etc.

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CHEMICAL HAZARD

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8
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Are living organisms that can caus infectious disease and allergies

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BIOLOGICAL HAZARD

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9
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Can injure workers with or without contact

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PHYSICAL HAZARD

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10
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Related musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) account for 33%

These types of hazards occur when repetitive work, the type of work

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ERGONOMIC HAZARD

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11
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Include those that can have an adverse effect on an employee’s mental health or wellbeing

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PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS

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12
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A description of the physical characteristics of a specific hazard and determination of its various descriptors

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HAZARD PROFILE

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13
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Hazards can be profiled in different ways:

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  • MAGNITUDE OR STRENGTH OF THE EVENT
  • FREQUENCY
  • DURATION OF IMPACT
  • CASUALITY OF EVENTS
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14
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The magnitude of the hazard can be assessed by the measurements

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MAGNITUDE OR STRENGHT OF THE EVENT

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Hazard to occur in an area is important because it tells it proneness to the hazard

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FREQUENCY

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16
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The impact of hazards varies in duration

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DURATION OF IMPACT

17
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The impact of hazard can also be asseses

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CASUALITY OF EVENTS

18
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It is a location where a natural hazard is likely to happen

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HAZARD-PRONE AREAS

19
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An area surroundings the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes have formed

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PACIFIC RING OF FIRE

20
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The philippines is considered prone to disasters is its major tectonic feature

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PHILIPPINE FAUL ZONE (PFZ)

21
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Common long term impacts of natural hazard

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  • PHYSICAL
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
  • SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT
  • ECONOMIC IMPACT
    -ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
    -BIOLOGICAL IMPACT
22
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Death of people, people, buildings, roads, poles, bridges

23
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Grief and pyschological trauma

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PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT

24
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Displacement of population

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SOCIO-CULTURAL HAZARD

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Loss of job due to displacement
ECONOMIC HAZARD
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Loss of forest due to forest fires
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
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Epidemic to people, flora and fauna
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD