What is the difference between a hazard and a risk on a construction site?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A hazard can cause harm; risk is the chance that harm happens
- Step 1: A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm, such as an open trench. Step 2. Risk combines how likely the harm is with how serious it would be. Answer: A hazard can cause harm; risk is the chance that harm happens. Why not the others: A plan, an injury or a fine are outcomes or paperwork, not the definition of hazard and risk.
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