Occupational Safety Hazards at Workplace

Occupational Safety Hazards at Workplace
Title: Occupational Safety Hazards at Workplace
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Occupational Safety Hazards at Workplace
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Existing Hazards and the Risk Level...............................................................................................2
Risk Control Measures....................................................................................................................3
Recommendations for Management................................................................................................4
Rational for the Actions...................................................................................................................6
Resources Required.........................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8
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Occupational Safety Hazards at Workplace
Introduction
It is important to have a proper control of safety hazards at the workplace. The effectual
control measures protect the workers from various safety hazards, help in prevention and
avoidance of injuries, illness and minimize the health risks. The employers are then able to
provide healthy and safe working environment to their employees. In this section, several
hazards along with their risk levels are discussed. Further, it will help the management to prevent
and effectively control the hazards mentioned in the previous assignment.
Existing Hazards and the Risk Level
1. Ergonomic hazards and its risk level- Ergonomic hazards as discussed in the previous
report are factors that are harmful to the musculoskeletal system. These injuries are a
result of strain on the body. Since these are not visible soon, they are hard to diagnose.
Ergonomic hazards can result in sore muscles or a condition as serious as long term-
illness. These might be due to several reasons, improper workstations, poor body posture,
and frequent weight lifting and so on (1). Some employees have been seen who did not
sit straight and were shifting their positions every few minutes. On watching closely, it
has been noticed as a common gesture by most of the workers on the desk duty. They
touched or rubbed their backs more often. This is an indication of the ergonomic hazard.
2. Biological hazard and its risk levels- On a visit to the Proseq Asia Pte Ltd., I paid close
attention to details, which might point towards any safety hazard. Another hazard that I
noticed was a biological hazard. The industry is a civil engineering one and it has repair
workshops as well. In these repair shops, I saw plants that had some stagnant water. This
stagnant water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. This can result in increased
population of mosquitoes and thus more bites. These bites can be as normal as a rash or
as dangerous as dengue or malaria (2).
3. Electrical hazard and its risk levels- The electrical hazards can be caused by a simple
thing as an extension cord. Too many wires attached to one platform can be very
disturbing and it increases the chances of people falling or tripping over. Improper circuit
fitting can also be a very serious issue for the safety of the employees.
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