Lesson3: Occupational

Health and Safety

Procedures
Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control
Occupational safety and health (OSH)
- is a planned system of working to prevent
illness and injury where you work by
recognizing and identifying hazards and risks.
 The Think Safe Steps
1. Spot the Hazard
A hazard is anything that could hurt you or someone else.
Examples of workplace hazards include:
 frayed electrical cords (could result in electrical shock)
 boxes stacked precariously (they could fall on someone)
 noisy machinery (could result in damage to your hearing)

During working hours, you must remain alert to anything that may be dangerous. If
you see, hear or smell anything odd, take note.
2. Assess the Risk
Assessing the risk means working out how likely it is that a hazard will harm
someone and how serious the harm could be.
Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by asking yourself two questions:
 How likely is it that the hazard could harm me or someone else?
 How badly could I or someone else be harmed?
Always tell someone (your employer, your supervisor or your health and safety
representative) about hazards you can't fix yourself, especially if the hazard could
cause serious harm to anyone.
3. Make the Changes
It is your employer's responsibility to fix hazards. Sometimes
you may be able to fix simple hazards yourself, as long as you
don't put yourself or others at risk. For example, you can pick
up things from the floor and put them away to eliminate a trip
hazard.
Common hazards encountered by computer technicians and
A hazard is a situation users
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.
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.
Chemical Hazards
There is a wide array of chemicals used with electronic equipment.
There are display cleaning chemicals, keyboard cleaning chemicals,
compressed gas dirt and dust removers, and many cleaning solvents.
Some of these chemicals can be harmful if accidentally swallowed, get on
bare skin, or get in eyes. Before using any chemicals for electronic
equipment always read the warnings and instructions on the label.
Electric Shock Hazard
Inside computers and electronic equipment, there is a range of
voltages from 3.3 volts to 25 volts, most of which are harmless. But at the
power supply, you will find line voltage, which is a lethal 220 volts.
The workplace should have safety guidelines to follow to:
Protect people from injury
Protect equipment from damage
Protect the environment from contamination
Safety Precautions when working:
1. Always ground or discharge yourself before touching any part of
the computer.
2. Do not work alone so that there is someone who can take care of
you in case of accident or emergency.
3. Be careful with the tools that may cause short circuit.
4. Always full the cable connector on the handle and not hold on the
cable itself.
5. Use only rubber shoes when standing on the ground or in a concrete floor.
6. Make sure that the pins are properly aligned when connecting a cable connector.
7. Always power off and unplug the computer before working on it.
8. Take away any liquid such as mineral water or soft drinks near your working area
or near computers.
9. Contingency measures during workplace accidents, fire, and other emergencies are
recognized.
10. Personal protective equipment is correctly used in accordance with organization
procedures and practice.
 11. Hazard/risks in the workplace and their corresponding indicators are
identified to minimize or eliminate risk to co‐workers, workplace, and
environment.
12. Take necessary precautions to protect the component of the computer
from damaged caused by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).
13. Hold the components by edges and do not touch the IC’s.
14. Read and follow instructions on the manual carefully.
15. Do not use excessive force if things do not quite slip into place.
Fire Safety Guidelines
Know the location of fire extinguishers, how to use them and which to use
for electrical fires and for combustible fires.
Find an escape route in case a fire gets out of control.
Know how to contact emergency services quickly
Keep the workspace clean.
Keep most solvents in a separate area.
 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
B. Direction : Identify what hazard is being illustrated in the
situation below .
__________ 1. Slippery computer laboratory floor
__________ 2. Hot components, or sharp edges of computer devices
__________ 3. Laser printer toner
__________ 4. Obstructed electrical cables
__________ 5. Open CRT monitor