Workplace Hazards & Risks: Stay Safe at Work!
Workplace Hazards & Risks: Stay Safe at Work!
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Workplace Hazards & Risks: Stay Safe at Work!
What do you already know about hazards and risks at work?
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson you will know how to spot hazards, understand risks, and suggest ways to make workplaces safer.
Starter: Let’s Brainstorm!
What do you already know about hazards and risks at work? Share examples you have heard or experienced.
What do you already know about hazards and risks at work? Share examples you have heard or experienced.
What is a common workplace hazard?
Slips and trips
Chemical spills
Team building activities
Healthy snacks
What can cause workplace stress?
Regular breaks
Poor communication
Heavy workload
Comfortable furniture
Which is a risk of electrical equipment?
Electric shock
Improved productivity
Increased collaboration
Fire hazard
What Is a Hazard?
A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm. For example: a wet floor, loose wires, or heavy boxes.
What Is a Risk?
A risk is the chance that someone could be harmed by the hazard. For example: slipping on a wet floor.
Hazard vs. Risk: Quick Recap
Hazard = potential source of harm. Risk = likelihood that harm will happen. Can you think of your own example
Hazard = potential source of harm. Risk = likelihood that harm will happen. Can you think of your own example
Why Safety Matters
Safe workplaces protect staff and customers. Accidents can lead to injuries, time off work, and unhappy customers.
Where Do Hazards Happen?
Hazards can be found in offices, shops, kitchens, workshops, and more.
Types of Common Hazards
Other Hazards
Slippery floors, sharp objects, heavy lifting.
Physical Hazards
Chemical, electrical, and fire hazards.
Activity: Hazard Spotting
Let’s look at photos and spot as many hazards as we can. Write down the hazard, the risk, and ways to reduce the risk.
Reducing Risks
Cleaning spills, using warning signs, keeping walkways clear all help reduce risks.
How Can We Control Hazards?
Use PPE, follow instructions, store items safely, and report problems.
Practical: Your Hazard Log
Pick a workplace photo or the classroom. Write a hazard log: name the hazard, the risk, and how to control it.
Hazards and Customer Safety
Customer Hazards
Spills, obstacles, broken equipment can harm customers.
Report hazards, fix problems quickly, use signs.
Keeping Customers Safe
Check Your Knowledge: Quiz
Is this a hazard or a risk? Listen to the examples. Shout out your answer!
Share & Reflect
Tell the group one hazard you found and a way to make it safer. Well done!
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
