Lesson 1: Occupational Health and Safety

A requirements
At the end of the lesson, the student will be
able to:

1. Discuss the occupational health and

safety requirements in the workplace
2. Demonstrate occupational health and
safety practices
 What is Occupationaly Health and Safety
(OHS)
is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with
protecting the safety, health and welfare of
people engaged in work or employment.

1.Electrical hazards are fatal like electric

shocks from open wire and
grounded electrical appliance.
What is the
difference
between hazard
and risk?
Hazard: something that can cause harm, ex.
Electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder,
noise, keyboard, work stress.

Risk: is the chance or probability that a

person will be harmed or experience an
adverse health effect once to a hazard. It
may also apply to situations with property
or equipment loss.
 2. Hazards can be caused by improper use
and maintenance of electronic

hand tools:

A. CUTTING TOOLS may inflict injuries and

cut through the flesh or the skin of the
human body.
B. DRIVING TOOLS and boring tools can
break human flesh of fracture bones.
c. SOLDERING TOOLS can cause extreme
heat and can burn the skin.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS AT WORK

For your protection, observe the

following:

1. Follow all cautions, warnings and

instructions.
 2. All passage must be free from any
obstruction that will
hamper the movement of persons
in the area.

3. All tools and equipment must be

checked to be in an A1 condition.
4. The shop is a place of work so no one
can engage in play while at work.
 5. Keep all hand tools inside the tool
cabinet, tool box or on the table and not
inside your pocket as it might hurt you or
hurt other people.

6. Keep the working area always clean and

orderly.
 7. Always use protective equipment like
safety goggles if needed while performing a
task or job.

8. Some test must be connected with

power supply applied.
Be extremely cautious when performing
these tests.
 9. Keep flammable materials and
substances away from your working area by
keeping them in a safe place intended
for them.

10. Be physically and mentally fit when

working with electrical or electronic circuits.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
 refers to protective clothing, helmets,
goggles, or other garment designed to
protect the wearer's body from injury by
blunt impacts, electrical hazards, heat,
chemicals, and infection.
is applied to traditional categories of
clothing
 Protective Gear
-is a more general term and preferably
means uniquely protective categories,
such as pads, guards, shields, masks, etc.
1. Goggles and Safety Glasses
-are forms of protective eyewear that
usually enclose or protect the eye area in
order to prevent particulates or
chemicals from striking the eyes.
2. Safety mask
 Protecting the face against flying
objects or dangerous environments,
while allowing vision.
3. Hand Gloves
- is a garment covering the whole hand
designed to protect the hand .
4. Safety Shoes
-a shoe with a reinforced toe cap to
minimize foot injuries caused by dropped
articles