Risk or Hazard?
As we raised the issue in the last safety article we though we should clarify a couple of things:
Definitions in the context of health and safety:
Hazard – is something with the potential to do harm
Risk – is the likelihood that a person or thing may be harmed or suffer adverse health effects if exposed to a hazard.
A dog is a hazard, being bitten is the adverse health effect and judgement is required to determine the likelihood.
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