12. List different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur at work
There
are many different types of accident or sudden illness that can occur at work. Many are similar to what can happen when you are going
about your personal life. There will be higher risks with some of the people
you work with due factors like their mental capacity, medical conditions and physical
ability.
At work, you have a duty of care to safeguard the people
so it is important that you have an awareness about the types of accidents and
sudden illnesses that can occur so you can plan in advance what action you
would take. This will reduce the risks and prepare you to act faster which
could ultimately save the life of someone you are working with or even your own
life.
These are some of the typical types of accidents and
sudden illness that may occur in the course of your work:
-Slipping on a wet floor
-Falling up or down stairs
-Fire
-Breaking a mirror or glass
-Cuts from a sharp object, razor or knife
-Bone fracture or break
-Medicine over or under dose
-Tripping over something
-Dislocating a shoulder
-Twisting or spraining an ankle
-Burn from a fire or candle
-Dropping something
-Toothache
-Poisoning
-Choking
-Electric shock
-Fainting
-Heart attack
-Panic attack
-Epileptic seizure
-Back injury
-Scalding
-Back injury again! Look after your back.
-Traffic accident
-Walking into something
-Diarrhoea
-Vomiting
-Headache
It’s a big list but don’t worry, they won’t all happen to
you. Hopefully, you won’t experience some of them at all.
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