RISK TAKING & HARM MINIMISATION

ELECTRICIAN

• The major risks involved with being a electrician are
• Electric burns: Touching electrical equipment without gloves on.
• Electric shocks: Touching electrical equipment without safety gloves on.
• Trips, slips & falls: Equipment in the pathway that people could trip on.
• Injuries: Not following the safety guides and getting injured.

HARM MINIMISATION STRATEGIES

• 1.Wear all safety equipment such as goggles and masks.
• 2. Have the correct training before you start the job.
• 3. Use cordless power tools to lower the risks of trips, slips and falls.
• 4. Follow all safety rules.

SKATEBOARDING

• The risks involved with skateboarding are
• Head injuries: Colliding with someone while your not wearing a helmet.
• Collisions: Skateboarding on busy streets can cause you to bump into people.
• Fractures: Attempting a hard trick, falling and fracturing a wrist, hand or leg.
• Weather: Trying to skateboard on wet, slippery surfaces can cause injuries.

HARM MINIMISATION STRATEGIES

• 1. Wear all safety equipment.
• 2. Don't try any tricks if you haven't learnt them already.
• 3. Don't skateboard any where that looks slippery and wet.
• 4. Watch where you and everyone else is while your skateboarding so nobody gets injured.

DRINKING AND DRIVING

• The major risks involved with drinking and driving are
• Hurting yourself: Crashing your car and injuring yourself.
• Injuring someone else: Hitting someone with your car.
• Arrested & jail time: Having a higher than average blood alcohol level.
• Loss of respect: Friends and family losing respect and trust for you.

HARM MINIMISATION STRATEGIES

• 1. Get a taxi home.
• 2. Drink slowly and eat something while your drinking.
• 3. Bring friends with you that don't want to drink so you don't feel pressured.
• 4. Set yourself a limit of drinks you can have.