0T HAZARDS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

0T HAZARDS AND RISK
MANAGEMENT

Prajina Wagle

OT HAZARD & RISK

• Hazard is an agent which has the potential to
cause harm to a vulnerable target.

• Hazard in the operating room are potential
source of harm or adverse health effect.

• Hazard is any agent that can cause harm or
damage to humans, property or the environment.

• Risk is defined as the probability that exposure to
a hazard will lead to a negative consequence.

• The OT team and the patient brought for surgical
treatment may come across various hazards.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF OT HAZARDS

According to the nature following are the OT
hazards:

• Physical hazards
• Chemical hazards
• Biological hazards
• Electrical hazards
• Psychosocial hazards

HEIRARCHY OF RISK MANAGEMENT

• Physically remove the hazards
• Replace the hazards
• Isolate people from the hazards
• Change the way people work
• Protect the worker with personal protective

equiptments

THANK YOU