1. General concepts of occupational risk assessment
The notions of danger and risk are difficult to define and are
often used interchangeably within the company, sometimes leading to
confusion. The fact that the definition of these terms has not yet
been stabilized is not really a problem, as long as everyone in the
company uses them in the same way. It is essential that, prior to
any risk assessment process, the company takes the trouble to clearly
define what it is talking about, i.e. to develop a common language.
There is no single definition of a hazard in the French Labor
Code. For example, when dealing with machines, we speak of a potential
source of injury or damage to health (article R. 4312-1, appendix
I), or of the intrinsic property of having a harmful effect when dealing
with...
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