What are hazards in school?

Poorly-Lit Areas
Poorly-lit areas pose two main risks: accidents and crime. With low visibility, students may trip on uneven surfaces or other hazards, veer off a path, fall down stairs or even get lost. Dark areas also make it easy for criminals to hide, increasing the risk of robbery and assault.
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What are 5 examples of hazards?

5 Major Hazards in the Workplace
  • Falls and Falling Objects.
  • Chemical Exposure.
  • Fire Hazards.
  • Electrical Hazards.
  • Repetitive Motion Injury.
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What are the 7 types of hazards?

Types of things you may be exposed to for biological hazards:
  • Blood and other body fluids.
  • Fungi/mold.
  • Bacteria and viruses.
  • Plants.
  • Insect bites.
  • Animal and bird droppings.
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What are some hazards that should be addressed in your classroom?

Here are eight things you will need to cover in your classroom risk assessment.
  • Movement around the classroom. ...
  • Furniture, fixtures and fittings. ...
  • Manual handling. ...
  • Computers and other display screen equipment (DSE) ...
  • Electrical equipment. ...
  • Asbestos. ...
  • Fire. ...
  • Ventilation and heating.
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What is a hazard give an example?

A hazard is something that can cause harm, e.g. electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise, a keyboard, a bully at work, stress, etc. A risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm. For example, working alone away from your office can be a hazard.
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HSA Health and Safety Hazards in Schools



What 5 hazards in your workplace classroom can you identify as most possible?

What Are the Most Common Hazards in a Workplace?
  • Biological. Biological hazards include viruses, bacteria, insects, animals, etc., that can cause adverse health impacts. ...
  • Chemical. Chemical hazards are hazardous substances that can cause harm. ...
  • Physical. ...
  • Safety. ...
  • Ergonomic. ...
  • Psychosocial.
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What are the hazards?

A hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone. Basically, a hazard is the potential for harm or an adverse effect (for example, to people as health effects, to organizations as property or equipment losses, or to the environment).
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What are the potential hazards may occur in the classroom and corridors?

Slips, Trips and Falls
  • Slippery surfaces e.g. wet or dusty surfaces.
  • Worn or torn surfaces such as carpets.
  • Assisting an unsteady resident.
  • Changes in floor heights, unidentified steps.
  • Obstructions such as items stored in the corridors.
  • Poor housekeeping.
  • Inadequate lighting.
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What are the 3 main types of hazards?

All hazards are assessed and categorized into three groups: biological, chemical and physical hazards. A general definition of a hazard as related to food safety is conditions or contaminants that can cause illness or injury.
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What are the hazards in child care?

The most common risks and hazards
  • Workers being required to lift, carry or move children and/or objects.
  • Workers having to work at low levels (think floor and children sized furniture)
  • Tripping and slipping hazards.
  • Using furniture to reach high points on walls (chairs and art work)
  • The risk of communicable diseases.
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What are the 6 types of hazards?

Workplace hazards fall into six core types – safety, biological, physical, ergonomic, chemical and workload.
  • Safety hazards. ...
  • Biological hazards. ...
  • Physical hazards. ...
  • Ergonomic hazards. ...
  • Chemical hazards. ...
  • Workload hazards.
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What are the four types of hazards?

There are four types of hazards that you need to consider:
  • Microbiological hazards. Microbiological hazards include bacteria, yeasts, moulds and viruses.
  • Chemical hazards. ...
  • Physical hazards. ...
  • Allergens.
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What are hazards and risks?

What is a hazard and what is a risk? A hazard is anything that could cause harm. And, risk, is a combination of two things – the chance that the hazard will cause harm and how serious that harm could be.
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What are the 10 hazards in the house?

10 most common home safety hazards
  • Hanging cords. Curtain and blind cords may seem harmless enough but they can strangle a young child, with tragic results. ...
  • Slips, trips and falls. ...
  • Ladders. ...
  • Stairs. ...
  • Poisons, medications and chemicals. ...
  • Electrical hazards.
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Which is a common hazard?

Some of the most common hazards at home include fire, poisoning and allergies. There may also be risks posed by your home's contents, such as falls, choking, cuts and burns.
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What is hazard list three classes of hazard give examples?

GHS uses three hazard classes: Health Hazards, Physical Hazards and Environmental Hazards. These aren't required by OSHA. Health hazards present dangers to human health (i.e. breathing or vision) while physical hazards cause damage to the body (like skin corrosion).
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What are examples of natural hazards?

Natural Hazards can also be divided into rapid onset hazards, such as Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes, Flash floods, Landslides, Severe Thunderstorms, Lightening, and wildfires, which develop with little warning and strike rapidly.
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What is one potential hazard in a school area?

Potential hazards in a school area are: holes, cracks, loose carpets, and mats.
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What is health and safety at school?

Health and safety in a school is about taking a sensible and proportionate approach to ensure the premises provide a healthy and safe place for all who use them, including the school workforce, visitors and pupils.
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What are the causes of hazard?

The hazards are mainly caused by natural environmental factors. The human hazard system includes three groups: technology, conflicts, and wars. The hazards are mainly caused by human environmental factors.
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What is the best definition of a hazard?

When we refer to hazards in relation to occupational safety and health the most commonly used definition is 'A Hazard is a potential source of harm or adverse health effect on a person or persons'.
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What are the hazards in the community?

  • Earthquakes.
  • Floods.
  • Home Fires.
  • Heat Waves.
  • Hurricanes.
  • Landslides.
  • Power Outages.
  • Thunderstorms.
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What is hazard disaster?

Hazard and disaster

Hazard is an event that has potential for causing injury/ loss of life or damage to property/environment. Disaster is an event that occurs suddenly/unexpectedly in most cases and disrupts the normal course of life in affected area. It results in loss or damage to life, property or environment.
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What is the 10 hazard?

Some industries naturally carry more risks, but we have outlined the top 10 most common workplace hazards that pose a threat: Hazardous chemicals, which include the following: acids, caustic substances, disinfectants, glues, heavy metals (mercury, lead, aluminium), paint, pesticides, petroleum products, and solvents.
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How do you identify a hazard?

To be sure that all hazards are found:
  1. Look at all aspects of the work and include non-routine activities such as maintenance, repair, or cleaning.
  2. Look at the physical work environment, equipment, materials, products, etc. ...
  3. Include how the tasks are done.
  4. Look at injury and incident records.
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