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Hazard factor

Hazard factors are when the work conditions, that are susceptible of contributing to produce undesired incidents, damage the health of the people working. Therefore, hazard factors are defined as all objects, substances, forms of energy or organisational characteristics of work that could contribute to an accident at work, aggravate its consequences or damage the health of the workers over a long period of time. There are 5 groups of risk factors: 1. The security conditions. 2. The physical environment at work. 3. Chemical and biological contaminants. 4. Workload. 5. Work organization.