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What is the difference between health hazards and safety hazards?

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Question added by mohammad NAWAR MOHAMMAD , Sr. HSE Engineer “Construction & Commissioning” , ENI-Petrobel
Date Posted: 2014/09/30
Mohit Golui
by Mohit Golui , Vice President- EHS , Oberoi Realty

By Health we mean Occupational Health. Occupational health hazard are hazards which arise out of the work that the person does as part of the job. These hazards if not controlled may have a direct bearing on the health of the person over a period of time.

For e.g. If a person is working in a high noise zone (Above90 dBA) without personal protection gears like ear muff. Over a prolonged period of exposure he may Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)

 

sleiman Makdissi
by sleiman Makdissi , Food safety & HSE Manager , Lebanese company for modern food industry

Health Hazard(it is mean the hazards that can harm your health) can be one of the safety hazards subtitles (A safety hazard is any thing that can have an adverse impact on your safety).

There are a lot of safety hazards in the world for example:

  • deep water
  • energized electrical wires,
  • guns, sharp knives,
  • machinery pinch points,
  • being struck by moving equipment
  • falling off an unguarded roof edge

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