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  2. 85 Images Showing Workers Playing With Fire And ... - AOL

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    Workplace safety protocols exist for a reason. Yet, despite the potentially catastrophic outcomes of failing to comply, many employees still show complete disregard for these regulations. The ...

  3. Occupational hazard - Wikipedia

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    Psychosocial hazards in the workplace include occupational burnout and occupational stress, which can lead to burnout. [27] According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of occupational burnout include a cynical attitude towards work, severe lack of motivation at work, erratic sleeping habits, and disillusionment about one's occupation. [28]

  4. Physical hazard - Wikipedia

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    Physical hazards include earthquakes, floods, fires, and tornadoes. Physical hazards often have both human and natural elements. For example, flood problems can be affected by the natural elements of climate fluctuations and storm frequency, and by land drainage and building in a flood plain, human elements. [5]

  5. Occupational injury - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men, [11] and 49,000 died from work-related injuries. [12] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in the U.S. in 2007 sustained non-fatal work related injuries or illnesses. [13] Within the U. S. construction industry, the most common work-related fatal injury occurs from worksite ...

  6. Ergonomic hazard - Wikipedia

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    Elimination is the practice of removing a hazard from the work operation so there is no longer risk of harm. [9] This is the most effective solution. For ergonomic hazards, this could involve: Redesigning the work area to remove the need for prolonged reaching, bending, or maintaining awkward postures.

  7. Chemical hazard - Wikipedia

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    Chemical hazards are usually classified separately from biological hazards (biohazards). Chemical hazards are classified into groups that include asphyxiants, corrosives, irritants, sensitizers, carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens, reactants, and flammables. [1] In the workplace, exposure to chemical hazards is a type of occupational hazard.

  8. Job safety analysis - Wikipedia

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    The terms "job" and "task" are commonly used interchangeably to mean a specific work assignment. Examples of work assignments include "operating a grinder," "using a pressurized water extinguisher" or "changing a flat tire." Each of these tasks have different safety hazards that can be highlighted and fixed by using the job safety analysis.

  9. Occupational hygiene - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of Exposure Risk Assessment and Management related to anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation. Occupational hygiene or industrial hygiene (IH) is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation (ARECC) of protection from risks associated with exposures to hazards in, or arising from, the workplace that may result in injury, illness ...