Topic module

Hazard, Risk and Foreseeable Harm

Distinguishing a source or situation with potential for harm from the likelihood and consequence of exposure.

Long-form learning

Concept to Risk to Memory to Check-up

Move from management ownership to a specific workplace risk assessment, proportionate control, investigation and evidence-led improvement.

Core concepts

Concept 1

A hazard has the potential to cause harm; risk concerns the chance and consequence of harm in context.

Exam cue: Describe what can cause harm, where and during which activity.

Concept 2

A useful description identifies the source, activity or condition rather than naming a broad category alone.

Exam cue: State the plausible harm instead of assuming the hazard label explains it.

Concept 3

Foreseeable acute and long-latency health outcomes both belong in assessment.

Risk pitfalls and guardrails

Calling an injury a hazard.

Guardrail: Do not replace a design, engineering or organisational control with paperwork, a warning or PPE alone.

Writing only a category such as electricity or manual handling.

Guardrail: Do not replace a design, engineering or organisational control with paperwork, a warning or PPE alone.

Memory anchors

Hazard Can Harm

Name the source, activity or condition with harmful potential.

Risk Adds Context

Consider exposure, likelihood and consequence in the real task.

Outcome Is Not Hazard

A fracture is harm; the unprotected fall edge is the hazard.

Specific Beats Generic

Describe the actual situation rather than a broad subject label.

Health Can Be Delayed

Include chronic exposure and ill health as well as immediate injury.

Checkpoint rule

Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.

Knowledge Check (after reading)

Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.

1-2 question checkpoint

Next step personalized recommendations

Move forward only after this module is stable.

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