Css Lesson1
Css Lesson1
Lesson 1
Occupational
Safety and
Health
What is OSH?
Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a
planned system of working to prevent illness
and injury where you b recognizing and
identifying hazards and risks.
Health and safety procedure is the
responsibility of all persons in the computer
and technology industries. You must identify
the hazards where you are working and decide
how dangerous they are. Eliminate the hazard
or modify the risk that it presents.
The following are the examples of
OHS that related to computer
hardware servicing.
• Contingency measures during workplace accidents, fire and
other emergencies are recognized.
• Personal protective equipment are correctly used in
accordance with organization OHS procedures and practices.
• Hazard/risks in the workplace and their corresponding
indicators are identified to minimize or eliminate risk to co-
workers, workplace and environment.
• Always discharge yourself before touching any part of the
computer.
• Be careful with tools that may cause short circuit.
• Wear rubber sole shoes when standing on the ground or in a
concrete floor.
• Always power off and unplug the computer
before working on it.
• When making circuit changes, switch off and
unplug the power cord from the equipment
then discharge the capacitors.
• Replace only fuses with those proper rating
holds the components by the edges and do
not touch the IC’s.
• Read and follow instructions on the manual
carefully.
• Do not use excessive force if things don’t
quite slip into place
Three steps used to manage
health and safety at work: