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Lesson 1 Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

This document outlines the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies and procedures necessary for safe practices in installation activities, particularly in ICT environments. It emphasizes the importance of identifying hazards, following safety protocols, and reporting incidents to ensure a safe working environment. Additionally, it includes guidelines for personal safety while working with computers and emergency procedures for handling accidents and fires.

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Lesson 1 Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

This document outlines the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies and procedures necessary for safe practices in installation activities, particularly in ICT environments. It emphasizes the importance of identifying hazards, following safety protocols, and reporting incidents to ensure a safe working environment. Additionally, it includes guidelines for personal safety while working with computers and emergency procedures for handling accidents and fires.

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OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH AND
SAFETY POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES
This lesson is designed to give you the
proper knowledge on the different
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
policies and procedures in planning for
installation activity in accordance with
requirements.
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
Observe OHS policies and procedures in
planning for installation activity in
accordance with requirements.
Identify the different OHS policies and
procedures.
Perform a simulation applying the OHS
policies and procedures.
Occupational Health and
Safety (OHS) Policy
An Information and communication technology
(ICT) student should know how to behave when
working in the computer laboratory, as well as
implement a safe way of accomplishing every
task.
Safety practices should be learned early and
always adheres in working with any electrical and
electronic device, including personal computers
and its peripherals.
This is for your protection as well as to the
people working with you, and for the devices that
you are using. The basis for this process begins
with Occupational Health and Safety Policies.
Occupational safety and
health (OSH)
It is a planned system of working to
prevent illness and injury where you work
by recognizing and identifying hazards and
risks.
Health and safety procedure is the
responsibility of all persons in the
computer and technology industries.
You must identify the hazards where you
are working and decide how dangerous
they are.
Eliminate the hazard or modify the risk
that it presents.
OHS or Occupational Health
and Safety

refersto the legislation, policies,


procedures and activities that
aim to protect the health, safety
and welfare of all people at the
workplace.
 Do not work alone so that
there’s someone who can take
care of you in case of emergency
 Always power off the computer
and unplug the computer before
working on it.
 Take away any liquid near your
working area to avoid getting
electrocuted or
accidentally damaging computer
parts.
 Be careful with tools that may
cause short circuit.
 Always ground or discharge
yourself before touching any
part of the computer.
 Do not use excessive force if
things don't quite slip into place.
 Clean the area before and
after using it to maintain
sanitation and prevent
accidents.
 Hold the components on the
edges and do not touch the
Integrated Circuit (IC) parts.
 Always wear personal
protective equipment (PPE) in
accordance with the
organization's OHS procedures
and practices.
 Make sure that the pins are
properly aligned when
connecting a cable connector.
 Contingency measures
during workplace accidents,
fire and other emergencies are
recognized.
 Use brush, compressed air or
blower in cleaning the
computer system.
Occupational Health and Safety standards

Each student has a


responsibility to their
colleagues and their
organization to report and
act upon any potential
workplace hazard.
Students need to be aware
of the type of hazards that
Procedure

1. Identify the hazard


2. Clear the area close to the
hazard
3. Partition the hazard off or
clearly identify the area to protect
other people from
harm
4. If the hazard is easily and
safely cleared, then do so
If not…
5. Report the hazard to the
appropriate person (such as
teacher in charge,
principal etc.) to obtain
assistance
6. Following clearing of the
hazard fill out the correct
documentation to assist in
identifying improved practice
to reduce further incidence of
All hazards must be reported
using Accidental Report
form. This enables us to
track the kinds of hazards we
have in our workplace, and
take action where necessary
to make it safer for all student
and clients.
Accident Reports
Forms are used to give specific details
with regards to the accidents happened
in the laboratory during experiments.
Accident reports contain the following
details:
 Name of the person injured
 Date and time of the accident
 Type of injury
 First aid given
 Action taken to prevent further accident
Hazardous substances
If the workplace hazard appears to be
dangerous to staff and clients and
professional assistance is required:
A. Call the supervisor or manager and advise
them of the problem and the urgency of the
matter.
B. Depending on the risk it may be called as
an evacuation.
C. Follow the evacuation procedure.
D. The supervisor or manager will call in the
fire brigade or specialized personnel who will
deal with the spill.
Fire Exits
All fire exits should be kept clear of
from obstacles.
All students have a responsibility to
make sure that chairs, empty boxes
or any other type of obstacle are not
placed in or near fire exit doorways.
All corridors also need to have
equipment stored on one side only
to ensure that in the event of an
emergency there is a clear exit.
Fire Safety Procedure
Each work area has a
designated fire warden, who
in the event of a fire will take
charge.
They are recognized by the
wearing of a red hard hat.
If you find the fire
 Assess the danger prior to doing anything.
 If it is safe to move assist anyone in the vicinity
of the fire away from danger.
 If it is possible close the door to the fire area.
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 Call for assistance. Verbally call FIRE, FIRE, in a
loud and clear voice.
 Break the glass section of the fire alert call point.
 Call to the switch; ensure you know where the
fire is, any other details that may be of
assistance to the fire brigade. Details could be size
of the fire, cause or type of fire, any people
hurt or trapped, has anyone tried to put it out.
 If safe to do so, attack the fire with the correct
extinguisher or fire hose.
If the designated fire officer
is not present, someone
quickly needs to take
responsibility and:
1. Locate the source of the fire.
2. Locate any people.
3. Remove all people from the
building.
4. Once outside do a head count.
5. Notify the authorities.
Personal Safety While Working with PC’s

 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 with PC’s.
The following are some precautionary measures to take
before working with any computer equipment:
 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 jewelries when working inside any computer
related equipment.
 Be sure not to mix electronic components and water.
THANK YOU
Performance Task:

Perform a simulation applying the OHS


policies and procedures.
Directions: Using any available resources that
you have at home, together with the members
of your family, conduct a simple simulation
on: “Applying OHS Policies and Procedures”.
A. (For those who have an available internet
connection)
 Make a video presentation out of the
conducted simulation .
 Your output will be graded through the
following Rubric.

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