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    The document discusses occupational health and safety procedures (OHSP) for carpentry. It defines key terms like accident, hazard, safety, and provides examples of hazards common in carpentry like falling objects, toxic chemicals, and harmful dust. It also discusses requirements for identifying workplace hazards, and the importance of signs, signals, and barricades to ensure worker safety. Specific guidelines are provided for different types of signs like danger signs, caution signs, exit signs, and traffic signs to properly warn workers of hazards.

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    The document discusses occupational health and safety procedures (OHSP) for carpentry. It defines key terms like accident, hazard, safety, and provides examples of hazards common in carpentry like falling objects, toxic chemicals, and harmful dust. It also discusses requirements for identifying workplace hazards, and the importance of signs, signals, and barricades to ensure worker safety. Specific guidelines are provided for different types of signs like danger signs, caution signs, exit signs, and traffic signs to properly warn workers of hazards.

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    OHS in Carpentry

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    The document discusses occupational health and safety procedures (OHSP) for carpentry. It defines key terms like accident, hazard, safety, and provides examples of hazards common in carpentry like falling objects, toxic chemicals, and harmful dust. It also discusses requirements for identifying workplace hazards, and the importance of signs, signals, and barricades to ensure worker safety. Specific guidelines are provided for different types of signs like danger signs, caution signs, exit signs, and traffic signs to properly warn workers of hazards.

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    OHS in carpentry

    Terminologies
    Accident – is an event occurring unintentionally or by chance

    Control – means to direct or determine

    First Aid – as it implies includes all forms of remedies given immediately to humans in order to minimize or
    prevent casualties or fatalities caused by accidents or normal course of time

    Hazard – involves unforeseen incident that is physically unfavorable to humans or animals

    Occupation – is an activity in which one is engaged in

    Safety – state of being out of danger, uninjured, not involving risk

    Sanitize – to maintain high standard of housekeeping

    Self-Discipline – refers to doing things spontaneously without being told or ordered

    Signs – generally refer to objects made by flat sheet metal or wood suspended by a stand or nailed on the
    post or wall which are located strategically

    Sort – to take out unnecessary items and dispose the same

    Sweep – means to clean the workshop

    Symbols – are generally common illustrations printed on the signs which sometimes carry a descriptive word
    or few words

    Systematize – means to arrange necessary items in good order for use

    Toxic – deadly, harmful and poisonous

    Acronyms
    OHSP – Occupational Health and Safety Procedures

    PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

    HAZARDS AND RISKS IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL


    Requirements in Conducting/Identifying Hazards

    • Survey the workplace to identify hazards


    • This survey must be in writing and must be available to all workers
    • Determine whether any hazard requires Personal Protective Equipment
    • Pay special attention to working conditions or process that can produce hazards.
    • Reassess hazards whenever necessary, especially when new equipment is installed to avoid
    accidents.
    • Any reassessment must be written and must be available to workers upon request.

    WORKING CONDITIONS THAT CAN PRODUCE HAZARDS

    1. Falling objects
    2. Objects that can puncture skin
    3. Objects that could roll over worker’s feet
    4. Toxic chemicals
    5. Heat
    6. Harmful Dust
    7. Radiation

    Signs, Signals and Barricades


     Signs, signals and barricades are important, if not critical, to the safety of the construction workers.

    Accident Prevention Signs and Tags

    1. General. Signs and symbols required shall be visible at all times when work is being performed, and
    shall be removed or covered promptly when the hazard does not exist anymore.

    2. Danger Signs. Danger signs shall be used only where an immediate hazard exists.
    Danger signs should be read as the predominating color for the upper panel; outline on the borders;
    and a white lower panel for additional sign wording.

    3. Caution Signs. Caution signs shall be used only to warn against or caution against practices.

    Caution sign shall have yellow as the predominating color; black upper panel and borders;
    yellow lettering of “caution” on the black panel; and the lower yellow panel for the additional sign
    wording. Black lettering shall be used for additional wording.

    Standard color of the background shall be yellow; and the panel, black with yellow letters. Any
    letter used against the yellow background shall be black. The colors shall be those of opaque glossy
    samples.

    4. Exit Signs. Exit signs, when required, shall be lettered in legible red letters, not less than 6 inches
    high, on a white field and the principal stroke of the letters shall be at least three-fourths in width.

    5. Safety Instructions Signs. Safety instruction signs, when used, shall be with green upper panel with
    white letters to convey the principal message. Any additional wording on the sign shall be black letters
    on the white background.
    6. Directional Signs. Directional signs, other than automotive traffic signs specified in the paragraph
    below, shall be white with a black panel and white directional symbol. Any wording on the sign shall be
    black letters on the white background.

    7. Traffic Signs. Construction areas shall be posted with legible traffic signs at point hazard. All traffic
    control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers shall conform to Occupational
    Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
    8. Accidental Prevention Tags. Accident prevention tags shall be used as temporary means of warning
    of an existing hazard such as defected tools, equipments, etc. They shall not be used in place of, or as
    a substitute for, accident prevention signs.
    Specifications for accident prevention tags similar as shown below shall apply.

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