Risk Assessment Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications
In Risk Assessment Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications Book On any given day, in every corner of the world people are actively working, going to school, driving or taking mass transit to work, relaxing at home or on vacation, or even working at home. Some people are even finding the time to sleep. Those who are working perform jobs that range from cleaning animal kennels to being the head of state of a country and every type of job in between. Every job, in fact, every activity a human performs, has a hazard associated with it. The common hazards we all are exposed to include
- slips, trips, and falls;
- illness and disease;
- food borne illness;
- transportation: car accidents, pedestrian accidents, and bicycle accidents;
- sports: organized sports (football, basketball, soccer) accidents, individual sports accidents (skiing,
- water sports, skate boarding);
- electrical;
- fires;
- snow removal.
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Risk Assessment Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications
On top of these more common hazards, every job has specific hazards associated with it. The major hazards associated with cleaning animal cages, for example, include
- being attacked by the animal;
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- the bacteria, viruses, and parasites that might be in the animal waste;
- the design of the cage might pose problems: size, shape, material of construction, and sharp edges;
- maintenance of the cage might pose problems: cleanliness, jagged metal or wood, and faulty locks/latches/gates/door;
- condition of the floor;
- the electrical and/or Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system in the building;
- the building’s environmental conditions.
The major hazards associated with being a head of state include
- stress from decision making;
- The stress from the potential for war;
- stress from political rivals;
- potential for assassination;
- potential for transportation accidents: airplane crashes
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