Situational Analysis of Occupational Health

Question: Discuss about the Situational Analysis of Occupational Health. Answer: Risk assessment of a fictional restaurant: Description of Risk Level of Risk Control measure 1. Use of sharp objects: It is a common practice that the employees at a restaurant often have to deal with sharp object. The chef or the cook and their helpers at the kitchen have to use knife of various types (Clausen et al. 2014). These objects if handled carelessly can cause fatal accident or harm to the user. Even the waiters have to deal with cookeries and plates and glasses made of glass. There remains a great chance that these things get broken and causes injuries or cuts to the one handling the substances. Extreme In order to control these accidents, the employees should be given proper training to handle such substances. The restaurant should be spacious enough that people do not get hit by one another (Kwon et al. 2014). In addition to this, emergency help should be available to take care of any kind of cuts or injuries. 2. Fire Hazards: There are various reasons that can cause a fire in a restaurant. It has to be understood that the main function of a restaurant is to cook and offer food (Tiwari 2015). Cooking food requires fire. Any kind of mishandling can cause immediate catching of fire. If the fire is a big one, the cylinders can even burst causing a bigger fire. Usually, a restaurant is decorated with curtains and the tables are covered with table cloth. These hanging pieces of cloth can catch fire and the hazard can result in a tremendous disastrous situation. Medium The cooks and other helpers at the kitchen should wear apron. The curtains, table cloth and other materials used for interior decoration should be of synthetic cloth (Kwon et al. 2014). There should be provision for emergency fire exit. Fire extinguisher and other fire fighting agents should be equipped. Emergency fire alarm should also be set. 3. Electricity hazard: Hazard or any kind of accident due to electricity can occur at any time and in any place. Electricity hazard can take place in restaurants as well if any of the machines or electrical appliances is not handled properly. Appliances like refrigerator, grinder or mixer are common appliances used in a restaurant (McIntyre et al. 2014). In case, if there remained any faulty connection, it can cause spread of electric spark that can ultimately result in fire and disaster at the particular restaurant. Low Safety hazard due to electricity at a restaurant is low because generally all the appliances remained fixed and they are operated under good level of assistance. However, in case of any accident due to electricity, it is expected that the main electricity supply is cut off at once (Tiwari 2015). There should be the presence of electrician at the workplace, to manage any kind of faults. In addition to this, the appliances like grinder, refrigerator or bulbs, fans and ACs should be checked at a regular basis to avoid any kind of fatal accidents. References: lausen, A., Kraemer, P. and Schlueter, K., 2014. Health hazards of food supplements purchased through the internet in Germany.Health behavior and policy review,1(4), pp.335-350. Kwon, J., Roberts, K.R., Sauer, K., Cole, K.B. and Shanklin, C.W., 2014. Food Safety Risks in Restaurants and School Foodservice Establishments: Health Inspection Reports.Food Protection Trends,34(1), pp.25-35. McIntyre, L., Herr, I., Karden, L., Shyng, S. and Allen, K., 2014. Competencies of those assessing food safety risks of foods for sale at farmers markets in British Columbia, Canada.Food Prot. Trends,34(5), pp.331-348. Tiwari, R.R., 2015. Situational Analysis of Occupational Health Issues of Restaurant and Dhaba Workers.Occupational Medicine Health Affairs,2015.