Instructions
Recognize, Evaluate, and Control Health Hazards
Your boss at the CSU Widget Factory is pleased with how you handled his previous hazard analysis
requests. He is now turning his attention to health hazards and has asked you to develop plans to address
these two areas of concern:
confined space entry and
noise.
For each area of concern, discuss the following as it applies to the methodologies of health hazards:
how you would identify the presence of specific health hazards,
how you would evaluate the level of risk for each hazard identified, and
the control measures you would recommend to eliminate identified hazards or reduce the risk of
exposure to the hazards.
Health Hazards
If an individual is exposed to a lot of noise, it could cause the loss of hearing permanently. Hearing aids or surgeries will not be able to correct this type auditory loss. Furthermore, if an individual encounters loud sounds for a short period, it can cause temporary loss of the hearing, or even tinnitus. However it is common for confined spaces to pose risk factors for health since they expose employees to low oxygen dust, access restrictions and temperature fluctuations, as well as explosions and fires, dust and flooding (McManus 2018, 2018).
Identification of Hazards Specific to the Situation
There are many methods that can be used to identify dangers from noise. First, it is necessary to evaluate shouting at the distance of an arm’s length. Discussions among employees that are at arm’s distance is the most basic method of determine if a certain area in the workplace causes issues with noise (Themann and Masterson, 2019). It’s almost certain that there’s a noise risk when one person needs to shout or can’t listen to an arm’s-length discussion. Second, identifying warning signs related to the dangers of noise. Thirdly, assessing for health issues that could result from excessive exposure to noise in the workplace, such as stress or a ringing an humming sound. There are a variety of ways to detect health risks in spaces that are confined. In the first place, one must assess the place and determine whether it is in a confined area. Also, consider whether there are any conditions that render the area unsafe, such as atmospheric hazards as well as ventilation and sources of energy. The third step is to determine whether the location is permitted space (Rekus 2018).
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