FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however, once a hazard becomes “active", it can create an emergency situation.

Detailed explanation-2: -An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative care for the aftermath.

Detailed explanation-3: -A hazard is a source or a situation with the potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill-health, damage to property, damage to the environment, or a combination of these.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dormant-The situation has the potential to be hazardous, but no people, property or environment is currently affected by this. For instance, a hillside may be unstable, with the potential for a landslide, but there is nothing below or on the hillside which could be affected.

Detailed explanation-5: -HAZARD: Frequent bending to load a pallet with boxes. RISK: A manual handling injury to the back. HAZARD: A hot-tempered supervisor screaming at staff. RISK: A mental health issue for a staff member. HAZARD: An extension cord running across a frequently used hallway.