TLE-FOS Mod 6
TLE-FOS Mod 6
TLE-FOS Mod 6
TLE
Front Office Services
Module 6: MELC LO 2.
Identify Hazards and Risks
Week 4
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TLE
Front Office Services
Module 6: MELC LO 2.
Evaluate and Control
Hazards and Risks
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education for Grade 7/8 Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Evaluating and Controlling Hazards and Risks!
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st-century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners
as they do the tasks included in the module.
Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education for Grade 7/8 Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Evaluating and Controlling Hazards and Risks!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
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This section provides a brief discussion of the
lesson. This aims to help you discover and
What is It
understand new concepts and skills.
This comprises activities for independent
practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the answers
What’s More
to the exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain a deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
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What I Need to Know
Good day learners! This module is designed and written for you. The
scope of this module helps you to understand the significance of evaluating
and controlling hazards and risks in the workplace; the effects of hazards,
risk assessment, and hazard control. The lessons are arranged to follow the
standard sequence directed and also, several activities are provided that could
assist you to achieve the learning objectives or competencies.
I’m sure you are excited. To start our module, please turn the
next pages and be on your way up to the end of this lesson.
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What I Know
Hello Front officers! I guess you are too busy entertaining your guests and
preparing for the arrival of new guests coming from different places. But despite your
heavy tasks, always be reminded to observe health and safety practices while
Are you ready front officer? Let’s check what you already know about
evaluating and controlling hazards and risks in the workplace by accomplishing the
task that follows. The result of this pre-assessment will determine your prior
Let’s start!
hazards. Through answering this activity, you can help him to know the possible
Column A Column B
( Types of hazard ) ( Effects of hazard )
a.
1. Chemical hazard
b.
2. Physical hazard
c.
3. Biological hazard
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d.
4. Ergonomic hazard
e.
5. Psychological hazard
while he is on duty. Are you familiar with those PPEs he is wearing? Name it and
1.
2. 1.
3.
4.
5.
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Occupational Health and
Safety Procedures in FOS
What’s In
Do you still remember the different types of hazards and their corresponding
indicators that we tackled in our previous lesson? For a refresher, kindly read the
statement below and determine whether it is correct or wrong. Write the word TRUE
if the statement is correct and write the word FALSE if the statement is wrong, then
environment.
3. Poor workplace design can develop a long term health problem for the
employees.
performance.
You are doing great! You learned a lot from our previous topic about the types of
hazards and risks and their corresponding indicators.
Keep your enthusiasm to learn as you go along with the next lesson.
Happy learning!
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What’s New
COVID 19 is a scary pandemic. Nobody can tell how, when, and where an
individual will be infected. But the good thing is, fast spread and contamination can
be controlled and prevented. As an employee of a hotel, how can you help to make
Give at least five (5) activities that you can do to make your workplace free
and safe from COVID 19. Write your answers in a colored and decorative cut of paper
SCORE CRITERIA
5 Done creatively and neatly showing much relevance
4 Done creatively and neatly enough with relevance
3 Done creatively and neat enough but no relevance
2 Done simply and neat enough but no relevance
1 Done poorly with erasures and irrelevant
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What is It
1. Chemical hazard
Adverse health effects ranging from mild irritations to cancer and even death
• Type of chemical
to)
2. Physical hazard
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Sources and health effects of physical hazards
3. Biological hazard
The capacity of organic risks to travel from one place to another and to
transmit from one individual to another makes it difficult to oversee in all open
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Insects West Nile virus, allergies (stings),
Lyme disease (ticks )
Plants Food or pollen allergies, poisonous
plants, berries, seeds
Unsafe food and water Giardiasis, infections from e coli, or
salmonella bacteria
4. Ergonomic hazards
Stages of MSDs
▪ Mild
• Joint pain
• Swelling
▪ Serious
• Arms
• Hands
• Fingers
• Neck
• Back
• Wrists
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• Legs
• Shoulders
5. Psychological hazards
physical and mental health. When people have poor or negative coping behaviors
dealing with psychological hazards they can have further psychological distress such
hazards are not effectively managed, these can harm the worker’s health and safety
like:
• Work-related bullying
• Work-related fatigue
• Work-related stress
• Work-related violence
unprotected to all working environment risks. In some cases, a specific risk control
working environment than depending on only one. There are cases that the cheaper
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control strategies guarantee a more effective way than the costly one. The
Occupational Health and Safety Act legislation is part of the employer’s obligation to
supply and keep a working environment that is secure and without danger to the
safety of the workers. Making a secure place is way better than depending on an
applied when the risk has been identified and has been evaluated. The hierarchy
1. Elimination
and eliminating hazardous substances are the most effective ways of making
Example:
2. Substitution
Replacing one perilous operator or work prepared with a less unsafe one.
Example:
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3. Isolation
Example:
person.
4. Engineering control
Example:
room.
5. Administrative control
implementation is essential.
Example:
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• Provide sanitizing or disinfecting areas.
Generally, the utilization of PPE is the least effective way to control risk and
case can’t minimize by utilizing other control until more effective control can
and trained so that they are situated why and how to utilize it effectively.
Here are the following Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and clothing.
2. Respiratory protection
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4. Safety shoes and boots – including ‘clogs’ for kitchen workers
5. Protective clothing
Combination of controls
above options.
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Slips are hazards in the cafeteria kitchen, but we cannot eliminate the
kitchen floor, so the only possible way is to always keep it dry to avoid slipperily.
However we can substitute work practices – for example, clean only when
We can control the risk by proper engineering – for example, by using non-
slip matting.
to enter the kitchen during service and cleaning, and training to raise awareness of
the problem.
This shows that there is often more than one option in dealing with an
Now that we have already explored the various types of control, it is important
It takes time but the process is simple. This can be done through the use of
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EXAMPLE
Substitution: N/A
What’s More
Oh! It is sad to know that our health is at risk every time we are exposed
to different types of hazards. Knowing the possible negative effects of exposure could
make us cautious and alarmed. Can you tell me at least three ( 3 ) adverse health
effects of different types of hazards listed below? Write your answers in your activity
notebook.
1. Chemical hazards
a.
b.
c.
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2. Physical hazards
a.
b.
c.
3. Biological hazards
a.
b.
c.
4. Ergonomic hazards
a.
b.
c.
5. Psychological hazards
a.
b.
c.
Oops! It’s not yet over. To practice more and gain deeper understanding,
another activity will be given to you about the OHS procedure to control hazards and
risks in the workplace. Identify the control measure based on the activities
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What I Have Learned
More! More! More! How are you, my dear young front officer with our
journey of learning? At this time, you are already determining the effects of
hazards and the different OHS procedures to control hazards and risks in the
workplace. Let’s try to check how much have you learned from the different
5. How does the use of PPE help control the hazards and risks?
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What I Can Do
Hi guys! I have another exciting activity for you. You already know the
control the hazards and risks in your workplace by performing this activity. Copy
and fill out the Risk Control Identification Card template in your activity notebook.
Template
Hazard:
Irritating sound from generator set
Elimination:
Substitution:
Isolation:
Engineering Controls:
Administrative Controls:
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Assessment
How did you find the lesson? Is it an informative and helpful topic that
everyone must learn? So, to assess how much you learned the lesson, you have to
I. Directions: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct
A. Permanent disability
B. Pink eye
C. Retinal damage
D. Skin irritation
D. because it can transfer from one place to place and transmit from one
person to another
3. Different workplace hazards have different negative health effects. How can
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4. Which of the following causes of physical hazards has the health effect of
B. fire
C. Hot-working environment
D. Noise
5. The following are the mild stage effects of musculoskeletal disorder due to
A. Joint pain
C. Swelling
D. Tears
6. Which of the following is NOT a factor of chemical exposure that may cause
A. Addiction to exposure
B. Duration of exposure
C. Frequency of exposure
D. Type of chemical
supervisor. What part of her body is affected by the nature of her work?
A. Back
B. Legs
C. Neck
D. Shoulder
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8. If the first option is removing the dangerous items or substances
applied?
A. Administrative control
B. Elimination
C. Engineering control
D. Isolation
A. Apron
B. Gloves
C. Goggles
D. Mask
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II. Direction: Fill the blank
Fill in the blank to complete the statement. Choose your answer from the list of
without risk to the physical and mental health of employees is the duty
of a/ an ________________.
14. To use the PPE effectively, employees wearing it must be oriented and
_________.
called _______________.
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Additional Activities
You accomplished all the given activities in this module and actually,
you did it great. Applying your newly- learned competency could be a great help to
your daily living especially now that we are facing this trying time of the pandemic.
Illustrate a simple front office reception as a preparation for the next learning
session.
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Answer Key
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References:
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