Health & Safety Hazards in the Workplace

Health and safety hazards can be found throughout the workplace, and they’re not always obvious. These hazards can pose significant risks to employees and guests, so understanding the different types of hazards, where you might find them, and how to prevent and respond to incidents is crucial.

No hazard is too minor to be considered. Identifying potential risks and putting measures in place to protect against them can help keep everyone in your workplace safe.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Define key terms: Hazard, occupational injury, and occupational illness.

• Identify and provide examples of health hazard categories

• Recognize the five factors contributing to health and safety hazards

• Discuss how substances exist in different states and their routes of entry into the body.

• Explain the potential effects of hazards on body systems, including acute, chronic, local, and more.