<em>Physical <u>hazards</u> are environmental factors that can harm an employee without necessarily touching them, including heights, noise, radiation and pressure. Safety. These are hazards that create unsafe working conditions. For example, exposed wires or a damaged carpet might result in a tripping hazard</em>
A health hazard: Any organism, chemical, condition, or circumstance that may cause injury or illness.
A physical hazard is an agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm with contact. They can be classified as type of occupational hazard or environmental hazard.
Risks:
Risk is the possibility of a harm arising from a particular exposure to a chemical substance, under specific conditions.
Crossing the street presents the hazard of getting hit by a passing car. But risk is the likelihood of harm actually occurring.
The answer would be hypotheis since its an theory that isnt proven yet which would involve a scientist to expertiment to make the hypothesis true or valid