Some hazards can be easily eliminated or controlled; others require conbsiderable thought, effort, resources, or all three. It depends on the nature of the particular hazard.
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Excess demand is easily eliminated by market forces. If either the price or the supply goes up, demand will decrease exponentially.
It is important to assess health and safety hazards posed by the work setting or by particular activities because if you do not, you will not be able to reduce or eliminated those hazards and more people than necessary will be hurt or worse. Sometimes legislation also requires such assessment. They do that for the same reason.
Electrical lights eliminated the use of gas and kerosene lights which had their own hazards and were not very bright. Candles were dangerous too and did not give out good lighting.
All hazards justifying the permit required confined space classification have been totally eliminated.
This is the standardized symbol for flammable.See this link for hazards pictograms.
Generally, the laws of health and safety mean that employers are responsible for identifying hazards, controling or eliminating them, educating their employees as to what hazards cannot be eliminated and how to protect themselves from the remaining hazards. Generally they also mean that employees are responsible for following safety procedures established by their employers, for informing their employers of previously unrecognized hazards, and for reporting injuries and illnesses that may be work related.
biological hazards, chemical hazards, ergonomic hazards, and physical hazards
Classifications for occupational hazards include physical hazards, chemical hazards, and biological hazards. Psychosocial hazards and mechanical hazards are the other two classifications.