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HAZARDS
        A hazard is anything that has the potential to cause physical and mental harm.

         a ards at the workplace are unsafe working conditions that can cause discomfort  in ury  illness  and death.
        There are many hazardous factors that create unsafe environment in a workplace.
         et s review about different types of safety and health ha ards that can put the lives of the employees in
        danger:
          Structural Hazard: Working or repairing in large buildings or other pointings or structures (like working at
           elevated work area which can cause fall, spills or trips) is hazardous.

          Electrical hazards: Improper wiring  trailing cords running across the floor  exposed current  etc. can cause
           electric current/shocks which can be hazardous.
          Machine related hazards: Working with unguarded and moving machinery parts can cause accidents
           in uries such situations are also ha ardous.

          Biological Hazards: Exposure to biological factors like fungi, bacteria, viruses, moulds, insect bites, etc. are
           hazardous as they  can cause illness.
          Physical Hazards: There are certain abstract hazards at workplace that can harm the body without even
           touching  like:
               adiation:   MFs  microwaves  radio waves  etc.
              Exposure to sunlight/ultraviolet rays

               emperature extremes: hot and cold
              Noise pollution

          Chemical hazards: Hazards which occur in situations  when a worker  is  exposed to gas, vapours and
           chemicals that are used in articles like:
              Cleaning products, paints, acids, solvents, etc.
               ases like acetylene  propane  carbon monoxide and helium

              Flammable materials like gasoline  explosive chemicals  etc.
               esticides
          Ergonomic hazards: As is the trend, sitting on chairs and working on computers for long hours is inevitable.
           But users face physical problems because of incorrect posture during prolonged use of computers. This
           results  in  musculoskeletal  in uries   which  if  not  managed   can  have  significant  long-  and  short-term
           impacts on the well being of employees. Musculoskeletal in uries damages muscles  tendons  bones   oints
           ligaments, nerves, blood vessels, etc.

         o get rid of the ergonomic ha ards  the following can be adapted:

         he workstation should:
           rovide su cient space for user to alter his operating position comfortably and make enough space when
           a workstation is shared by more than one person.
           rovide ade uate lighting at the work point.

          Fit windows with ad ustable coverings to alter the sunlight level.
          display screen should:





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