12 (OHSP) Occupational Health and Safety Policy

OHS or Occupational Health and Safety refers to the legislation, policies, procedures and activities that
aim to protect the health, safety and welfare of all people at the workplace.

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

Different Types of Connectors You'll Find on a Power Supply

1. PC Main power connector (usually called P1) or 20 + 4 pin ATX power connector: This is the
connector that goes to the motherboard to provide its 12V power.
2. Mini-connector, mini-Molex or Berg connector: This is one of the smallest connectors that
supplies a 3.5-inch floppy drive with power. In some cases, it can be used as an auxiliary connector
for Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) video cards.
3. Serial ATA power connectors: a 15-pin connector for components which use SATA power plugs.
This connector supplies power at three different voltages: +3.3, +5, and +12 V.
4. 4 pin Molex connectors: These are the other, smaller connectors that go to the various disk
drives of the computer. Most of them have four wires: two black, one red, and one yellow.
5. ATX 12V 4-pin power connector (also called the P4 power connector): A connector that supply
dedicated power for the processor.
6. 6+2 pin PCI Express connector: for backwards compatibility, some connectors designed for use
with high end PCI Express graphics cards feature this kind of pin configuration. It allows either a
six-pin card or an eight-pin card to be connected by using two separate connection modules wired
into the same sheath: one with six pins and another with two pins. Each PCI Express eight-pin
connector can output a maximum of 150 W.

Acronyms

1. SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

2. SSD - Solid State Drive
3. HHD - Hard Disk Drive
4. BIOS - Basic Input Output System
5. RAM - Random Access Memory
6. ROM - Read Only Memory
7. DVD - Digital Versatile Disk
8. CD - Compact Disk
9. PSU - Power Supply Unit
10. CPU - Central Processing Unit
11. AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
12. DDR - Double Data Rate.
13. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module.
14. SIMM - Single In-Line Memory Module
15. DVI - Digital Video Interface.
16. I/O - Input/output
17. IDE - Integrated Device Electronics.
18. PCIE - Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
19. GPU - Graphics Processing Unit
20. LAN - Local Area Network