Occupational Health Safety Procedures
Occupational Health Safety Procedures
A hazard is a situation in the workplace that has the potential to harm the health
and safety of people or to damage plant and equipment. The situation could involve a
task, chemical or equipment used. Hazard management is a continuous process that
can be used to improve the health and safety of all workplaces.
Physical Hazards
One of the most common physical hazards involving computer technicians is
cables running across the floor. If someone trips, falls, and hurts himself because of a
cable you ran across the floor, someone (you, your employer, or your customer) has a
serious legal negligence problem. If you need to temporarily run a cable across the
floor, place a Danger sign similar to those "wet floor" signs used by cleaning services.
For cables that are temporary but will need to run across the floor for a longer period of
time, use "gaffers tape". Gaffers tape is a heavy tape with strong adhesive to stick to the
floor. For long term cable routing there is a wide variety of cable organizing devices like
cable ties, cable wraps, and cable raceways which can be used to run cable safely
along the wall or ceiling.
Other common physical hazards include leaving tools on top of ladders and
placing electronic equipment in precarious positions or on support that is not sturdy
enough or not designed for holding electronic equipment.
Mechanical Hazards
When working on electronic equipment, ask yourself "Is there any way this
equipment could hurt me?” You might stick your hand in a printer and suddenly the
paper feed arm moves, feeding not only paper through the printer, but a piece of your
finger too.
You might move your hand past a computer chassis and lose a chunk of flesh
because it is razor sharp. When working on electronic equipment always be alert to any
possibility of being hurt by moving parts, hot components, or sharp edges.
Process
Process
Task 1: Identifying Safety Precautions
A. Directions: On the table provided below, list down the safety precautions applicable
for people, equipment and the environment. Use the safety precautions when working as
your reference.
People Equipment Environment
Directions: Using the internet, read more eBooks about occupational health and safety
precautions. Also, you can watch video presentations featuring safety precautions when
working. Have a note or hard copy of what you have researched. You may use the
following web sites as your reference:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuRymEHxm3I
2. http://danreb.com/sites/default/files/CHS-NC2%20Reviewer%20-%20With
%20Oral%20Questioning_0.pdf
3. http://info.psu.edu.sa/psu/cis/kalmustafa/CISCO/Lecture%20Slides/
ITE_PC_v40_Chapter2.pdf
Transfer
Transfer
Task 4: I Care for Safe Work
Direction: Observe the set-up of your school’s Computer Laboratory. Pay attention to
the procedures and arrangement being practiced and used in the workplace. Identify
hazards and assess the risk based on your observations.
Simple hazard (e.g. boxes on the floor that get in the way)
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What two main things should the person in charge or responsible for safety consider
when assessing the risk?
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