1. Guide to Risk Assessment in the Workplace By Mark Evans Health and Safety Manager Swansea ITeC Limited
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6. HAZARD and RISK A HAZARD is anything that may cause harm A live tiger is always a hazard A live tiger, except perhaps when it is anaesthetised, always has the potential to cause you harm and is therefore, always a hazard. Even the proverbial toothless tiger can harm you because, not only can it give you a nasty suck, it still has claws! In general ‘A HAZARD is anything that may cause harm’ and, because a tiger can harm, it is a hazard.