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What is a hazard?
What is a hazard?
- A situation with no potential to cause harm
- A potential source of harm or adverse health effect on a person or persons (correct)
- A rare occurrence with minimal impact on health
- A harmless condition with no adverse effects
How are hazards and risks related?
How are hazards and risks related?
- They are completely unrelated concepts
- Risks are a subset of hazards
- They are often used interchangeably, but they have different meanings (correct)
- Hazards are a subset of risks
What does a physical barrier do to a hazard?
What does a physical barrier do to a hazard?
- It increases the risk associated with the hazard
- It completely eliminates the hazard
- It may minimize the risk, but the hazard remains (correct)
- It changes the nature of the hazard
How is risk categorized?
How is risk categorized?
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What is risk in relation to occupational safety and health?
What is risk in relation to occupational safety and health?
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