MHR 711 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-5: Personal Protective Equipment, Carpal Tunnel, Hierarchy Of Hazard Controls
23 Mar 2015
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Hazard - any condition or changing set of circumstances that has potential to cause an injury (damaged ladder, icy porch and steps, frayed electrical wire) (changing circumstances include substitution of a toxic solvent for nontoxic solvent) Event - any activity that may occur on a day to day basis as a direct / indirect result of some human or human related undertaking (operating a forklift/ word processor) Incident - an unwanted event / occurrence that might have had a negative impact on the people. , property, or process involved (included accidents and close calls - presence of a hazard but may/may not result in an accident) Accident - any unwanted event that cause harm to people, property, or process (result in direct contact with some form of energy that is greater than the strength the body or structure could resist)
