Management and Organizational Studies 3344A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Engineering Controls, Precontract, Tennis Elbow

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3344A/B
• Professor: Julie Schermer

Document Summary

Ch 4: hazard recognition, risk assessment and control. Hazard: any source of potential adverse health effect, damage, harm on something or someone under certain conditions at work. Hazards chemical; hazardous conditions icy steps; hazardous actions- not wearing protective equipment. Incident: event or occurrence that had or could have had a negative impact on people, property, processes. Close calls or near-miss incidents: involve presence of hazard but may or may not result in harm or loss. Risk: probability or extent to which hazard is likely to cause harm to people, processes, equipment. Risk perception: i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s i(cid:374)terpretatio(cid:374) of pote(cid:374)tial for har(cid:373) (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) (cid:448)alues, beliefs, experience with a hazard. Influences how individual behaves in response to that hazard. Create hazard by action or inactions: people. Unsafe act: deviation from standard job procedures that i(cid:374)(cid:272)reases a (cid:449)orker"s e(cid:454)posure to a hazard. Direct unsafe act (substandard practices): human action that may cause immediate even of any type and has control over.