certain hazards out there that without considering social‚ economic‚ and political factors‚ a person will be without access to certain needs to protect them from these hazards. The four categories of human environmental hazards are cultural hazards‚ biological hazards‚ physical hazards and chemical hazards. Cultural hazards come from people that take risks and don’t think about the consequences until it’s too late. A few types of cultural hazards include‚ smoking‚ drinking‚ wreck less driving‚ criminal
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Hazard identification‚ assessment and control report for Outdoor Timber Ltd (20.05.2012) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to create an identification‚ assessment and control process for Outdoor timber Ltd to identify‚ manage hazards on their worksite. We have developed and described a hazard management and identification process. We have also identified and prioritised existing significant hazards‚ and analysed the potential harm of these hazards. We have
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A fire occurred in a transformer vault that supplied power to a pesticide storage warehouse. The warehouse also caught fire. The warehouse was located in a rural area. There was a river adjacent to the warehouse that was the source of drinking water for a town downstream of the warehouse. The chemical products that were used in the transformer and the chemicals that were stored in the warehouse were all industrial strength and were supposed to be handled with extreme caution. All of these chemicals
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Hazards‚ risks‚ outcomes The terminology used in OSH varies between states‚ but generally speaking: • A hazard is something that can cause harm if not controlled. • The outcome is the harm that results from an uncontrolled hazard. • A risk is a combination of the probability that a particular outcome will occur and the severity of the harm involved. “Hazard”‚ “risk”‚ and “outcome” are used in other fields to describe e.g. environmental damage‚ or damage to equipment. However‚ in
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I am a movie fanatic. When friends want to know what picture won the Oscar in 1980 or who played the police chief in Jaws‚ they ask me. My friends‚ though‚ have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. The problems in getting to the theater‚ the theater itself‚ and the behavior of some patrons are all reasons why I often wait for a movie to show up on TV. First of all‚ just getting to the theater presents difficulties. Leaving a home equipped with a TV and a video recorder isn’t an
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Michael Jackson Childhood: In a typical life cycle at this stage‚ a child would be influenced by peer groups‚ education‚ values‚ culture‚ religion and beliefs; as well as having the opportunity to experience life through daily experiences such as‚ playing with friends‚ watching cartoons and movies within a generally normal home life. Peer Groups: Michael was never able to experience being a part of peer groups‚ as his father never allowed him to take a break from practice; he never had
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planning process is the Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis which is an understanding of the potential risks and threats towards the Alaqua Animal Refuge. The analysis is crucial in learning the potential weak points and their consequences that could impact the Refuge center. Some key terms that we need to know are hazard‚ probability‚ vulnerability and risk. Hazard is a circumstance that has potential to lead to an emergency or disaster. Probability is the likelihood that a hazard will occur. Vulnerability
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MAN-MADE HAZARDS A hazard is a forceful natural or man-made event with the potential to adversely affect human life and property‚ or the environment. Natural hazards are a normal consequence of the internal and external forces that are constantly transforming the earth (e.g.‚ earthquakes‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ volcanoes‚ etc.). Man-made hazards arise from deliberate human actions (e.g.‚ war‚ terrorism‚ humanitarian emergencies‚ etc.) that are usually predictable and preventable. They may also arise
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1. Define what is meant by the term “natural hazard”. A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. 2. Provide a brief description of the type of hazard you have been allocated. Bushfires: A bushfire is a large out-of-control fire occurring in areas with large amounts of flammable vegetation. Bushfires are hard to control as the right weather conditions and wind direction can cause a bushfire to spread from the
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Environmental Hazards Kenya Lewis Environmental science Instructor: Donald Demoulin Everest University June 11‚ 2011 What are the four categories of human environmental hazards? Culture Hazards are a person risky choice of their lifestyle. People engage in risky behavior and subject themselves to hazards. They may smoke cigarettes‚ eat too much‚ drive too fast‚ use addictive and harmful drugs‚ consume alcoholic beverage‚ sunbathe‚ engage in risky sexual practices‚ get too little exercise
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