Identify each of the following as a hazard or risk.

Risk Assessment and Principles of Toxicology (2215)

Part A Identify each of the following as a hazard or risk.

 

Question

 

Answer

 

 

 

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

 

 

 

 

Laceration

 

 

 

 

Welding

 

 

 

 

 Electrocution

 

 

 

 

 Cancer

 

 

 

 

Slips, trips and falls

 

 

 

 

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

 

 

 

 

Environmental spills

 

 

 

 

Fish Kills

 

 

 

 

 Hazardous Waste

 

 

 

 

Loud explosions

 

 

 

 

Gunshot wound

 

 

 

 

Broken arm

 

 

 

 

Climbing a tower

 

 

 

 

Strained back muscles

 

 

 

 

Lifting heavy boxes

 

 

 

 

Stachybotrys mold

 

 

 

 

Lawnmower

 

 

 

 

Amputated limbs

 

 

 

 

Using lead-based paints

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part B (80 points).Research one of the following events using a credible and factual source and judge how risk perception influenced the accident.In 3-5 paragraphs, summarize the details of the accident, factors that lead up to the accident and discuss how risk perception influenced the level of preparedness leading up to the accident.

 

Upload your final product in Week 1, Part B Assignment folder using the title “Last_Name_Week 1”.

 

•             Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Pripyat, Ukraine)

 

•             Union Carbide pesticide plant (Bhopal, India)

 

•             Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans, La)

 

•             California Wildfires (Paradise, California)

 

•             Imperial Sugar Refinery Explosion (Wentworth, Georgia)