BREAD AND PASTRY PRODUCTION - Kapitolyo High School

There are lots of things that may affect the health of a person, such as his environment,
his lifestyle, etc. There are many who are not aware that work is an important determinant of
health. It can influence health in a positive or in a negative way. Are you comfortable at
work? How safe is your workplace? Do you think that you are giving all you have for your
work but it seems that it never is enough?
These are just some of the questions that you need to ask in order to assess whether
your workplace is healthy or not. A place that is safe, healthy and work-conducive entails
more productivity. In fact, with a healthy workplace you will be doing more work with less
effort.
Hazards and Risks in the Workplace
Hazard is a term used to describe something that has the potential to cause harm or
adverse effects to individuals, organizations property or equipment. Workplace hazards can
come from a wide range of sources. General examples include any substance, material,
process, practice, etc that has the ability to cause harm or adverse health effect to a person
under certain conditions.
Types of workplace hazards include:
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What Do You Need To Know?
Read the Information Sheet 1.1 very well then find out how much you can
remember and how much you learned by doing Self-check 1.1.
Information Sheet 1.1
HAZARD AND RISKS IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL
1. Safety hazards: Inadequate and insufficient machine guards,
unsafe workplace conditions, unsafe work practices.
2. Biological hazards: Caused by organisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and
parasites.