LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION (T.L.E.)

BREAD AND PASTRY PRODUCTION 9

Name of the Learner: _____________________________________ Grade Level: ______________

Section: _________________________ Date: ___________________

PRACTICE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROCEDURES

I. Background Information for Learners:

HAZARD AND RISKS IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL

Hazards and Risks in the Workplace

Hazard is a term used to describe something that has the potential to cause harm or adverse effects to individuals, organizations
property or equipment. Workplace hazards can come from a wide range of sources. General examples include any substance, material,
process, practice, etc that has the ability to cause harm or adverse health effect to a person under certain conditions.

Types of workplace hazards include:

1. Safety hazards: Inadequate and insufficient machine guards, unsafe workplace conditions, unsafe work practices.
2. Biological hazards: Caused by organisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and
parasites.

3. Chemical hazards: Solid, liquid, vapor or gaseous substances, dust, fume or mist

4. Ergonomic hazards: Anatomical, physiological, and psychological demands on the worker, such as repetitive
and forceful movements, vibration, extreme temperatures, and awkward postures arising from improper work
methods and improperly designed workstations, tools, and equipment.

5. Physical hazards: Noise, vibration, energy, weather, electricity, radiation and pressure.

6. Psychological hazards: Those that are basically causing stress to a worker. This
kind of hazard troubles an individual very much to an extent that his general wellbeing is affected

What is risk?
Risk is the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect caused by a hazard. It may
also apply to situations with property or equipment loss. For example: The risk of developing cancer from smoking cigarettes could be
expressed as "cigarette smokers are more likely to die of lung cancer than non smokers”.

Factors that influence the degree of risk include:

 how much a person is exposed to a hazardous thing or condition; and
 how the person is exposed (e.g., breathing in a vapor, skin contact), and how severe are the effects under the conditions of exposure.
Risk assessment. Risk assessment is the process where you:
 identify hazards;
 analyze or evaluate the risk associated with that hazard; and
 determine appropriate ways to eliminate or control the hazard.
What is an adverse health effect?
 A general definition of adverse health effect is "any change in body function or the structures of cells that can lead to disease or health
problems".
The following are adverse health effects.
 Bodily injury
 Disease
 Change in the way the body functions, grows, or develops
 Effects on a developing fetus (teratogenic effects, fetotoxic effects)
 Effects on children, grandchildren, etc. (inheritable genetic effects)
 Decrease in life span solvents
 Effects on the ability to accommodate additional stress

OSH INICATORS

Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of
people engaged in work or employment. The goal of all occupational safety and health programs is to foster a safe work environment. As
a secondary effect, it may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, suppliers, nearby communities, and other
members of the public who are impacted by the workplace environment.
Management Commitment
There is commitment to achieving high standards of OSH performance througheffective safety management.
1. The employer identifies his general responsibilities regarding occupational safety and health laws.
2. Everyone in the organization understands the general requirements of occupational safety and health laws.
3. The employer is actively involved in OHS management.
4. A competent person in the organization coordinates safety management activities.
5. There is occupational safety and health policy that is up- to- date.
6. Everyone in the organization knows about the occupational safety and health policy.
7. Adequate resources are provided for all aspects of OHS management.
8. All employees have sufficient time to carry out specific tasks related to occupational safety and health.
9. All employees are accountable for safety and health in their area of of responsibility.

OSH signs or symbols in the workplace

Safety signs are the alert signs that help in indicating various hazards ahead. These labels help in reducing accidents at
workplace and on road side. It is a process of providing information or instructions by means of placing required signboards.
Different types of hazards required different types of safety labels. There are several safety labels available in the market. All
that is need is to figure out the right label as per requirement.
Safety Signs consist of words, messages and a pictorial symbol with variety of shapes, size and colors. Each label color is
standardized and reflects a specific meaning.
Sign colors defined :
 Red color reflects immediate hazardous situations that will cause death or other serious injuries like Danger signs and Fire
symbols.
 Orange Color represents a potentially unsafe situation that could cause serious injury and indicated by warning signs.
 Yellow color used to alert against unsafe practices, which if not avoided, may results in minor or moderate injuries like
Caution Signs.
 Green color indicates the emergency egress location, first aids and other safety equipment.
 Blue color is used to convey safety information.

II. Learning Competency with Code:

Identify hazards and risks
III. Learning Activity Sheet #1:
Learning Activity Sheet #2:
A. Identify the word or group of words being described or defined.
_____1. This consists of words or messages and a pictorial symbol which reflects a specific meaning.
_____2. Used to alert against unsafe practices, which if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injuries like caution signs
_____3. Is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment
_____4. Indicates the emergency exit location, first aids and other safety equipment.The goal of all OSH program.
_____5. Reflects immediate hazardous situations that will cause death or other serious injuries like Danger signs and Fire symbols.

IV. Reflections:

In this lesson, I understand…..

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In this lesson, I realize that…..

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V. References

Self-Learning Modules