By CHERRY LOU R. ARBOLLENTE

1. HAZARDS AND
RISKS
Identify
hazards and
risks.

2. HAZARDS VS RISKS
HAZARD is anything that
can cause harm to an
individual.
RISK is the chance or
possibility that a person
will be harmed.

3. TYPES OF HAZARDS
Electrical Hazards
Chemical Hazards
Biological Hazards
Physical Hazards
Ergonomic Hazards
Psychological Hazards

4. ELECTRICAL
HAZARDS
Electrical hazards are common
accidents in the workplace. It is a
dangerous condition where in a
worker is exposed to electricity
running through a mechanical
object. The presence of water in
the salon increases the risk of

5. EXAMPLES OF
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
Faulty electrical
equipment
Worn out power
cords
Damaged
switches
Loose wirings
Overloaded

6. EFFECTS OF
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
Electric shocks
Arc flash
Burn
Thermal burn
Fire
Death

7. CHEMICAL HAZARDS
Chemical hazards are
substances used and/or
produced at work that
have potentials to harm
the health and safety of
people at work. The
beauty industry is
exposed to repeated to
numerous hazardous

8. CHEMICAL HAZARDS
1. nail and skin care
products
2. hair dyes
3. bleaches
4. perming
solutions
5. Hair styling agent
6. straighteners
7. rebonding
solutions
8. peroxides
9. disinfectants
10. cleaning
products

9. EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL
HAZARDS
Lung diseases
Difficulty in
breathing
Allergy/ Skin
irritations

10. BIOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
Biological come from
working with people or
infectious materials. This is,
therefore, one of the most
common hazards that a
salon worker faces.

11. EXAMPLES OF BIOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
 blood or other body fluids
Fungi
Bacteria and viruses
Contaminated waste

12. EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL
HAZARDS
Infectious
Skin
irritation
Skin allergy

13. PHYSICAL HAZARDS
Physical hazards are most normal occurrences in workplaces. They
are usually easy to detect, however, very often are neglected because
people are too accustomed to them. Another reason may be due to
lack of knowledge or people do not see situations as hazards.
Naturals disasters are also examples of physical hazards.

14. EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL HAZARDS
Spills on floors
Heat
Noise
Earthquake
Typhoons
Landslide

15. EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL HAZARDS
 Falls
Loss of property
Death

16. ERGONOMIC HAZARDS
Ergonomic hazards occur
when a salon worker’s
nature of work, body
position and working
conditions put pressure on
his/ her body. It is difficult
to spot this type of hazard,
because salon workers do
not immediately notice the
effect to their bodies.

17. EXAMPLES OF ERGONOMIC
HAZARDS
Performing task that requires heavy
lifting
Too much bending and reaching
Standing for long periods of time
Holding body parts for long period of
time
Awkward movements, especially if they
are repetitive

18. EFFECTS OF ERGONOMIC
HAZARDS
Pain in the shoulder
Back injury
Too much impact on wrist
and hands
Numbness in some parts of
the body
Muscle cramps

19. PSYCHOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
Psychological hazards takes
place when a caregiver’s work
environment become stressful
or demanding.

20. EXAMPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
Burn out fatigue and
on call duty
Unreasonable
expectations from
patients or clients
Verbal abuse from
dissatisfied customers
Unreasonable
expectations from
supervisors and

21. EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
Depression
Anxiety
Loss of confidence
Loss of concentration at
work
Deterioration of
performance at work