This presentation will include what biological hazards exist in the workplace, legislation for industries involving this issue, and provide examples and prevention for employers in a variety of industries. Firstly though I will take you through what biological hazards are and will go into a little detail of ones that we come into contact with everyday. Biological hazards are living things, or substances produced by living things, that can cause illness, disease or worst-case death …showed first 75 words of 1770 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1770 total…eat food that contains a living parasite. Other parasites are transmitted through food or water that is contaminated by fecal material that is shed by infected hosts. Parasites can contaminate food directly from infected people who do not follow good personal hygiene or hand washing practices. Contamination can also occur through water that has been contaminated with parasites from fecal material because of improper disposal of waste, insufficiently treated sewage, or runoff from the land.