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What are some methods you could use to identify workplace hazards?
Workplace hazards can be identified by methods such as walk throughs on the job and setting up different scenarios of work to see what might be a danger. These will help in preventing hazards.
What workplace health and safety hazards might you need to take into consideration when visiting the Roman Colosseum?
You would not need to take into consideration any workplace health and safety hazards when visiting the Roman Colosseum because it is not a workplace when you visit it (as a tourist).
Why is it important to remain alert to the presence of hazards in the workplace?
If you are not alert to the presence of hazards in the workplace, then you are more likely to be impacted by then (i.e to be injured). The idea is that you do not want to be hurt, so you watch out for things or situations that might hurt you.
What methods you could use to identify workplace hazards for a new unit you have been assigned to command except?
Workplace hazards do need to be identified. For a new unit this can best be done by imagining oneself to be a user or customer and looking to see what might go wrong. It is also worth asking current employees.
Why might someone who is showing off be a hazard in the workplace?
If someone is showing off, they are not paying attention to the possible hazards of what they are doing or of the area where they are showing off, and they are not paying attention to the safety rules of the workplace. Failure to pay attention in the workplace is a major contributing cause for accidents and injuries.
What are OSHA dress code requirements for dietary kitchens?
OSHA does not have dress codes. That is something an employer might establish on the basis of an assessment of the workplace hazards that are present.
Why should an employer remain alert to hazards in the workplace?
An employer should always be alert to anything that might harm the employees, so that they will remain safe and healthy.
What might happen if you do not follow procedures?
Your innovations might lead to an improvement in workplace efficiency, or you might hurt yourself or someone else or damage equipment.
How can you identify workplace hazards for a new unit you have been assigned to?
Workplace hazards do need to be identified. For an existing operation, review existing standard operating procedures and previous risk assessments. Talk to others who have experience with that process or unit. For a new unit imagine oneself to be a user or customer and look to see what might go wrong. It is also worth asking current employees. The first step in identifying workplace hazards in a new unit is to conduct a risk assessment, which will look at the people, materials, environment, and equipment available to the unit. Small changes may be more effective to mitigate hazards and is cost effective. Using a hazard ranking tool to determine the probability and severity of a risk will help you decide which potential hazards to address first.
What is the importance of remaining alert to the presence of hazards within the workplace in a beauty salon?
It is important to remain alert to hazards because any absent mindedness might lead to a dangerous accident. A beauty salon employee needs to always be careful in order to avoid harm to employees or clients.
Why is personal presentation and behavior important in maintaining health and safety in the workplace?
Personal presentation has little to do with maintaining health and safety in the workplace, unless your presentation is distracting to others. Personal behavior is important in maintaining health and safety in the workplace because it includes such things as:working conscientiouslybeing aware of what others are doing that might subject them to hazards from your activityfollowing established safe work procedureskeeping the workplace neat and orderlyavoiding horseplay and other distractions.
What might happen if significant food safety hazards are not controlled?
If significant food safety hazards are not controlled, the chances increase that people who consume the food may become ill and some could become so ill that they die.
