Question

1. When delivery home care and community care, aged care and disability services you need to be aware of hazards that may be present in a work situation.

a) What is a Hazard?

b) Hazards can arise from:

Answer 1

A hazrd is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone.

Hazrds can arise from any substance, material,process,practice etc.In health care setting, there is high risk of getting infectious siaseases and is considered as biological hazrd.While caring of the aged people, there is physical haxrds which can lead to fall or injury. Psychosocial hazrds are also seen while delivering care and these sometimes lead to violence and stress.Sharp injruy is another type of commnoly occuring hazrds Harmful exposure to drugs and chemicals, back injuries are other chances of hazards that can be commonly found in health care settings.