Trip

Trip Hazards
Hazards
Explain:
Explain: These
These are
are low
low objects
objects thatthat can
can
be
be tripped
tripped over
over
Repetitive
Repetitive StrainStrain Injury
Injury (RSI)
(RSI) Eg:
Eg: boxes,
boxes, open
open drawers,
drawers, electrical
electrical
Explain:
Explain:Repetitive
Repetitivestrain
straininjury
injury(RSI)
(RSI)isisaa wires
wires
general
generalterm
termused
usedto todescribe
describethe
thepain
painfelt
felt Fix:
Fix: using
using storage
storage properly,
properly,cable
cable Eye
Eye Strain
Strain
in
inmuscles,
muscles,nerves
nervesandandtendons
tendonscaused
causedby shielding,
by shielding, getting
getting thing
thing off
off the
the floor
floor Explain:fatigue
Explain: fatigueofofthe
theeyes,
eyes,such
suchas
as
repetitive
repetitive movement
movement
Eg:Monitor that
thatcaused
causedby byreading
readingor orlooking
lookingat ataa
Eg:Monitorplaced
placedin inaabad
badposition
positionand and
leaning computer
computerscreen
screenfor
fortoo
toolong.
long.
leaningforward
forwardover
overaaworkstation
workstation
Fix: Eg:
Eg:Glare
Glarefrom
fromaawindow,
window,Monitor
Monitorpostition
postition
Fix:properly
properlyposition
positionyour
yourwork
workequipment
equipmentand and
position
positionyour
yourmonitor
monitoratateye
eyelevel
level
Fix:
Fix:Place
Placethe
thecomputer
computeraway
awayfrom
fromwindows
windows
and
andplace
placethe
themonitor
monitoratateye
eyelevel
level

Carpal
CarpalTunnel
TunnelSyndrome
Syndrome
Explain:
Explain:CTSCTSisisan
aninflammatory
inflammatorydisorder
disorder
that
thatisiscaused
causeddueduetotorepetitive
repetitivestress,
Workplace
stress,
Workplace
Noise
Noise Hazards
Hazards
physical
physicalinjury
injuryororany
anyother
othercondition
conditionthat
that Explain:
Explain:Exposure
Exposuretotoworkplace
workplacenoise
noise
causes
causesthethetissues
tissuesaround
aroundthe
themedian
median hazards
hazards(high
(highnoise
noiselevels)
levels)can
cancause
cause
nerve
nerveto
Eg:
tobe
Eg:Putting
on
beinflated
inflated
Puttingpressure
pressureon onthe
thewrist,
wrist,typing
typing Hazards
Hazards permanent
permanenthearing
Eg:
Eg:ringing
hearingloss
ringingtelephone,
loss
telephone,photocopier/printer
photocopier/printer
onaakeyboard
keyboardpositioned
positionedwrongly
wrongly Fix:
Fix:Set
Setup
upnoisy
noisyequipment
equipmentin inaaseparate
separate
Fix:
Fix:setup
setupyour
yourequipment
equipmentcorrectly
correctlyand
and room.
room.Use
Useearplugs
earplugsfor
forloud
loudnoises.
noises.
don’t
don’tputputpressure
pressureon onyour
yourwrist
wrist

Electrical
ElectricalHazards
Hazards
Explain:
Explain: AnAn electrical
electrical hazard
hazard isis aa
Radiation
Radiation Hazards
Hazards dangerous
dangerouscondition
conditionwhere
whereaa worker
worker
Explain:
Explain:AA risk
risk to
tohealth
health consisting
consisting of
of can
can or
or does
does make
make electrical
electrical contact
contact
or
or resulting
resulting from
fromthethe presence
presenceof of with
withenergized
energizedequipment
equipment or or aa
ionizing
ionizing radiation.
radiation. conductor.
conductor.
Eg:
Eg: heating
heating aatin
tin can
can of
of water
water using
using aa Eg:
Eg: Poor
Poor Wiring
WiringandandDefective
Defective Electric
Electric
Bunsen
Bunsen burner
burner and
and exposure
exposure tototo
to Wires,
Wires,Outlets
Outlets Close
Close to
toWater.
Water.
much
much sunlight
sunlight Fix:
Fix: Never
Never mix
mix water
water and
and electricity.
electricity.
Fix:
Fix: wear
wear sunshades,,
sunshades,, wear
wear proper
proper ppe
ppe Lifting
Lifting Hazards
Hazards Pay
Payattention
attention totowhat
what your
your appliances
appliances
inin areas
areas that contain radiation hazards
that contain radiation hazards Explain:
Explain: Lifting
Lifting heavy
heavyitemsitems are
are telling
tellingyou
you
Eg:
Eg: workers
workers who who load
load and
and unload
unload
construction
construction materials
materials andand workers
workers who
who
doesn’t
doesn’t lift
lift the
the load
load properly
properly
Fix:
Fix: UseUse proper
proper lifting
lifting posture
posture and
and don’t
don’t
lift
lift to
to heavy
heavy loads
loads that
that you
you cant
cant handle.
handle.