RISK ASSESSMENT

PHYSICS AND ECE

LABORATORY
ECE LABORATORY
 Risk Identification
1. Wet hands can cause
severe electrocution when
dealing with circuits.
2. Improper use of the
voltage box when plugged
may lead to currents
passing by a person.
3. Hanging wires can
cause somebody to trip
and may cause electronic
shock to a group member.
4. Misplaced soldering
irons may cause burns to
people.
5. Not wearing closed
rubber shoes may
electrocute people from the
floor.
Initial Risk Implement Control Residual Risk
(Low/Med/High) Measure
High After washing hands, With dry hands workers
workers should always need not to worry about
have a way to dry their getting electrocuted from
hands. wet hands.
Low Users must not touch the Workers should always
voltage box with their practice safety precautions
hand to avoid currents when dealing with
passing through. equipment.
Medium Workers must maintain an Workers must be conscious
organized working place to of their surroundings to
avoid stray wires. prevent tripping from
wires.
Medium Soldering Irons must be Workers must be aware of
kept in a proper place to the misplaced or lost tools
avoid contact with other around them.
people.
Medium Workers must wear rubber Rubber is an excellent
shoes as this can prevent material to prevent
people from being electricity flowing through
grounded from the floor. our body.
 Risk Identification
(Low/Med/High)
6. Improper use of ampere Medium
range may damage the
instrument or other
appliance causing a fire.
7. Exploding capacitors Medium
may cause slight injuries.
8. Not washing of hands High
may lead toxic chemicals
on your hands/body parts.
9. Breakdown of insulation High
in the equipment can have
a fatal shock to the
operator.
10. Unlabeled plugs may High
lead to confusion.
Initial Risk Implement Control Residual Risk
Measure
Workers must pay attention When in doubt workers
to briefings and should never hesitate to
instructions before using ask their facilitator.
the ampere range.
One must know the exact Workers must ask their
and right supply when supervisor’s help or
dealing with capacitors. assistance when in doubt.
When dealing with When working, workers
different chemicals, must never put their hands
workers should never in contact with sensitive
forget to wash their hands parts of the body. (Eyes &
to rinse of the chemicals. Mouth)
Workers must ground high Workers must be aware of
voltage equipment the equipment they are
properly to avoid using.
malfunction.
Every plug must be labeled Workers must make sure
to avoid plugging where will they plug the
something with a different equipment they are going
voltage. to use.
PHYSICS LABORATORY
 Risk Identification Initial Risk Implement Control Residual Risk
(Low/Med/High) Measure
1.Heavy Apparatus (falling Medium Workers should always be It is always important to
masses) careful when dealing with ask one’s co-worker’s help
heavy objects. when they are in need of
assistance.
2. High Speed Rotation Medium Workers must be aware of Workers must be careful in
[Centripetal Force certain limits an equipment dealing with high-speed
Experiment] or material has to avoid rotation experiments.
creating accidents that may
(object may be detached hurt other people.
form string)
3. Magnets (sudden Low Workers must refrain from Other than wearing
attraction may pinch hand) wearing accessories to accessories workers must
prevent more attraction not have anything that may
from the magnet. cause attraction.
4. Projectiles (may end up Medium Workers must be careful in Once an experiment is
hitting people) handling with equipment executed properly and with
and avoid monkey focus, there are fewer
business in experiments. chances of other people
getting hit.
5. Springs (pinch Low Workers must be careful in Once an experiment is
hand/send objects towards handling with equipment executed properly and with
people) and avoid monkey focus, there are fewer
business in experiments. chances of other people
getting hit.
 Risk Identification Initial Risk Implement Control Residual Risk
(Low/Med/High) Measure
6. Hot Boiler, Surface Medium Workers should always Workers must be conscious
(burn) wear protective wear when of their surroundings to
dealing with heated avoid contact with heated
objects. surfaces.
7. Hot Boiler, Steam (skin Medium Workers should always Not all protective wear can
damage) wear protective wear when avoid getting burns from
dealing with heated steam.
objects.
8. Misconnection to Power High Workers must make sure of When not sure, workers
Outlets (shock/damage to the voltage intake of the must always ask their
equipment/fire) power outlet before supervisor.
plugging in anything.
9. Chairs (Unstable and Medium There should always be a Workers should always
nails sticking out of them proper inspection of all report to their supervisor if
may cause injury) equipment being used. they see a malfunction in
equipment.
10. Tables (Sharp edges Medium Table edges should be Workers should always be
may cause wounds) padded in order to avoid aware of the things around
sharp parts hitting the their workplace and
workers. surroundings.
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