UNIT 4 : HAZARD AVOIDANCE IN CONSTRUCTION

Define HAZARD

• any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone under certain conditions at work.

• An unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage

• an unplanned, unexpected, and undesigned (not purposefully caused) event which occurs suddenly and causes (1) injury or loss, (2) a decrease in value of the resources, or (3) an increase in liabilities.

• Is the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard

Name types of the approach in figure:-

• Enforcement approach

• Analytical approach

• Engineering approach

• Psychological approach

Name types of approach for hazard avoidance:-

• Enforcement approach

• Analytical approach

• Engineering approach

• Psychological approach

Name types of approach for hazard avoidance:-

• Enforcement approach

• Analytical approach

• Engineering approach

• Psychological approach

Name types of approach in figure:-

• Enforcement Approach

• Analytical Approach

• Engineering Approach

• Psychological approach

The familiar elements of these approach are posters and sign that reminding employees to work safely.

• Enforcement approach

• Analytical approach

• Psychological approach

• Engineering approach

These approach deals with hazards by studying their mechanisms, statistical histories, computing probabilities of accidents, conducting epidemiological and toxicological studies and weighing cost and benefits of hazards elimination

• Psychological Approaches

• Analytical Approach

• Enforcement Approach

• Engineering

focuses on designing out hazards through technical and physical controls.

• Enforcement Approach

• Analytical Approach

• Engineering Approach

• Psychological approach

approach emphasizes human behavior, attitudes, and awareness toward safety.

• Enforcement Approach

• Analytical Approach

• Engineering Approach

• Psychological approach

 focuses on laws, regulations, and legal compliance to control workplace hazards

• Enforcement Approach

• Analytical Approach

• Engineering Approach

• Psychological approach