UNIT 2

PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY IN SAFETY
ELEMENT 5
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- EXPLAIN THE PRINCIPLE OF ELECTRICITY
- EXPLAIN COMMON TERMINOLOGY RELATED TO ELECTRICITY INCLUDING CURRENT
(ALTERNATING AND DIRECT), RESISTANCE, VOLTAGE, SINGLE PHASE, 3 PHASE,
CIRCUITS (SERIES AND PARALLEL), ARCING, SHORT CIRCUITING.

- EXPLAIN VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROTECTION DEVICES FOR THEIR SUITABILITY OF

USE IN A SPECIFIC WORK ENVIRONMENT

- OUTLINE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND THE RISKS TO THEIR USERS AND
OTHER PERSONS IN VARYING WORK ENVIRONMENTS

- REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE SUFFICIENCY AND ADEQUACY OF ENGINEERING

CONTROLS AGAINST ELECTRICITY HAZARDS AT THE WORKPLACES TO ENSURE
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- ANALYZE AND EVALUATE THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
PROCEDURE FOR ITS RELEVANCY AND COMPLETENESS FROM ELECTRICITY RISKS
PERSPECTIVE

- EVALUATE THE TRAINING AND SKILL REQUIREMENT BY THE WORKFORCE FOR

SAFE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

- IDENTIFY AND ASSESS PREVAILING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND MACHINERY

BEING USED IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES WITH DETAILED HAZARDS AND RISKS IN
FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS.

- IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF EXPLOSIONS FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

INCLUDING ANY CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS WHICH MAY GIVE RISE TO THE
LIKELIHOOD OR SEVERITY
 PRINCIPLE OF ELECTRICITY
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 QUIZ
HOW DOES THE TYPE OF CIRCUIT (PARELLEL OR SERIES) CAN
INFLUENCE OHS PERFORMANCE AT THE WORKPLACES
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- CIRCUIT OVERLOAD
- FAULTY INSULATION
- POOR WORK PRACTICES AT THE WORKPLACES

- WORN OUT EQUIPMENT

- ANIMALS AND BIRDS
 OHS RISKS
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- DIRECT BURNS
- INDIRECT BURNS

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- FALL FROM HEIGHT AS A RESULT OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
- BEING THROWN AWAY AS A RESULT OF MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS RESULTING CUTS/BROKEN BONES
 RISK FACTORS
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 QUIZ
OUTLINE CONTROL MEASURES TO AVOID CONTACT WITH
OVERHEAD POWER LINES
 RISK FACTORS FOR THE ACCIDENTS RELATED TO
ELECTRICITY & ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT

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 CONTROL MEASURES FOR SAFE USE OF PORTABLE ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT
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 HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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 FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR SETTING FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION
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 GENERAL CONTROL MEASURES AGAINST THE RISK OF ELECTRICITY
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 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS
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 QUIZ
EXPLAIN HOW EARTHING CAN SAVE HUMANS FROM ELECTRIC
SHOCK FROM A FAULTY EQUIPMENT
 EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
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 EMERGENCY TRAINING CONTENTS
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 FACTORS EFFECTING TRAINING FREQUENCY
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 QUIZ
WHY DO YOU NEED TO CARRY OUT ELECTRICITY RISK
ASSESSMENT ONCE YOU CHANGE THE RAW MATERIAL BEING
USED IN THE ORGANIZATION?