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OHS Policies and

Occupational
Occupational Procedures
healthand
Health and Safety
safety is a cross-disciplinary
Policy
area concerned with protecting the safety, health and
welfare of people engaged in work. The goal of all
occupational health and safety 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. It
may involve interactions among many subject areas,
including occupational medicine,
occupational (or industrial) hygiene, public health,
safety engineering, chemistry, health physics.
Safety practices should be learned early and always
adhered to when working with any electrical device,
including personal computers and peripherals. This is for
the protection of not only the people working with them, but
OHS Policies and
Personal SafetyProcedures
While Working Along With PC’s
While working inside your computer, do not attempt to
service the computer except as explained in this guide and
elsewhere in product documentation. Always follow the
instructions closely.
Computer equipment can be dangerous, and you or others
can be injured or even killed if you don’t follow proper
safety guidelines when working along PC’s. The following
are some precautionary measures to take before working
with any computer equipment:
Before you start to work on the computer, perform the
following steps in the sequence indicated:
1.Turn off the computer and all peripherals.
2. Touch an unpainted metal surface on the computer
chassis, such as the metal around the card-slot openings
at the back of your computer, before touching anything
inside your computer.
OHS Policies and
3. Procedures
Disconnect the computer and peripherals from their
electrical outlets. Doing so reduces the potential for
personal injury or shock. Also disconnect any telephone
or telecommunication lines from the computer
NOTE: Before disconnecting a peripheral from the system or removing
a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light-emitting diode (LED) on the system board has turned off.
Additional Safety tips:
• Wear shoes with non-conductive rubber soles to help reduce the
chance of being shocked or seriously injured in an electrical accident.
• Do not work on components that are plugged into their power source.
• Do not remove expansion cards from a computer when it is turned
on.
• Remove all jewelry when working inside any computer related
equipment.
• Be sure not to mix electronic components and water.
• When you shut down your computer, be sure to shut it down
properly. Do not turn it off with the case switch.
• Don’t eat or drinks while working.
Personal Protective
It refers
Personal Equipment
to protective
Protective clothing, helmets, goggles,
Equipment
other gear designed to protect the wearer's body
or
or
clothing from injury by electrical hazards, heat, chemicals,
and infection, for job-related occupational safety and health
purposes.
PPE can also be used to protect the working
environment from pesticide application, pollution or
infection from the worker (for example in a microchip
factory).
Trainer's even trainee’s during their laboratory period
should require to use of personal protective equipment.
Some
Gogglesof these
– Aare:
large spectacles,
with shields around the rims, for
protecting the eyes from dust,
excessive light, wind, etc.
Personal Protective
Equipment
Rubber Sole – A special
type of shoes used to
Dust Mask- A covering for the
face to prevent the inhaling or
prevent electrical shock
absorbing dust and other
and for waterproofing and
chemicals
insulating purposes.

Apron – A garment worn


Gloves - The covering
over the front of the body
material with a separate
as a protection for one’s
sheath for each finger used
cloth.
for hand protection.
Personal Protective
ti-Static
Theand
littleSafety
shockEquipment
Precautions
you experienced while you are walking
across a carpeted floor or touched a door knob, table,
counter or even another person is a result of static
electricity. Static electricity is the discharge of electricity
between two objects with different electrical potential.
Humans can't feel a static shock until it is several thousand
volts strong, but it takes less than 30 volts to fry a sensitive
computer component, such as a stick of RAM or a processor.
That's why computer technicians and home computer
builders have to guard their computers against the deadly
ravages of static electricity, as well as take steps to avoid
injury to yourself
Safety and Anti-Static Rules
• When possible, try to avoid working in carpeted areas.
Carpeting greatly increases static buildup within your
body.
Personal Protective
• Always use an anti-static wrist strap when working on a

Equipment
computer (except when working on monitors
• Always disconnect a computer from the AC power and
from any powered peripherals while you are working on it.
• Always grasp a metal part of the computer chassis with
your bare hand before you touch anything inside. Do this
even if you are wearing an anti-static wristband.
• Always handle electronic components by a non-conducting
(non-metallic) edge. Don't touch the pins or other
connectors.
• Never plug an ATX power supply into AC power unless it is
connected either to a computer's motherboard or to a
dummy test load.
• Always use an approved surge protector or an
Uninterruptible Power Supply that incorporates surge and
spike protection.
• Never eat, drink, or smoke while working on a computer

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