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Types of Hazards and potential impacts - Coggle Diagram
Types of Hazards and potential impacts
Biological (body to body contamination)
bandages with blood on
soiled laundry
Soiled bedding/towels
vomit/blood/sputum/faeces on floor or bed
changing nappies
feeding an unwell patient who is coughing/vomits
Physical
noise
radiation
inappropriate PPE
no breaks/not suitable breaks
Musculoskeletal
manual handling: using the correct procedure when physically moving any load by lifting, putting down, pushing or pulling
DSE (display screening equipment)
-incorrect posture or badly placed screen can cause muscular aches and pains and also repetitive strain injuries (RSI).
Chemical
un-supervised medicine trolley
incorrectly labelled cleaning/medical products
unlabelled cleaning products
hot cooking oil
Open medicine cupboard
Working practices
lone working
lack of training
lack of sleep
not appropriately trained(first aid, fire, safeguarding)
long working hours
Psychological
Stress
dealing with a violent patient
Fatigue - physically impact on your body(aching, eye strain, nauseous)
over-worked
long-working hours
Tiredness - sleepy
Environmental
wet floors
frayed carpet
uneven floors
trips
item sticking out
Slips
Working conditions
lighting
smells
temperature
travel
Noise
Lack of security systems
lack of interlocking doors
faulty alarm systems
broken security chains on doors
faulty smoke alarms
faulty window locks
potential impacts
financial loss(theft, high staff turnover, legal action)
poor standards of care
illness
injury or harm
Hazard: Something that could potentially harm someone or could cause and adverse effect on health.