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Technology and
Livelihood Education 9
(Computer Hardware Servicing)
Quarter 3 – Module 5:
 Safety Precautions
(Occupational Health and Safety)
Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 9
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Quarter 3 – Module 5: Safety Precautions (Occupational Health and Safety) First
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Technology and
Livelihood
Education 9
(Computer Hardware Servicing)
Quarter 3 – Module 5:
Safety Precautions (Occupational
Health and Safety)

Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners,
can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions,
directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand
each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-
bystep as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each

SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you
need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of
the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-
check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust
that you will be honest in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they
can best help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any
part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and
tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering
the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.

Thank you.
 What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the application of Occupational health and Safety in working with computer
devices and equipment. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.

The set of modules was designed and written to help you be familiar with the
different concept and develop the different skills required in the specialization
Computer Hardware Servicing. This module particularly focuses on how to
diagnose and configure computer systems and networks of computer system
errors.

After going through this module, you are expected to diagnose and configure
computer systems and networks of computer system errors (TLE_ICTCS9DT-IIIf-j-
2).

1. Define Occupational Health and Safety;

2. Enumerate and explain personal safety while working with PCs; and,

3. Apply OHS procedures in diagnosing and configuring computer systems

and networks.

What I Know

Read each item carefully. Write YES if the statement shows application of safety
procedures and NO if not. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. George washed his hands after going to the comfort room, then plugged in the
power source.
2. Dianne prepared the anti-static mat so that she can place the computer on it
while diagnosing what is wrong.

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3. Arthur ran around a set of cables lying on the ground.
4. Marco asked his teacher to help him pull out the CPU fan from the computer
case.
5. Patrick unplugged the power source before starting to work on the computer
unit.

Check your answer using the key to corrections.

Were you able to get all the correct answers? If yes, then that means you
already know much about our topic in this module.

If not, it is alright. Because that means you will learn something new from
this module.

Lesson
Safety Precautions
1
Safety precautions in the diagnosis and configuration of computers include the
proper safety gear or tools and equipment you need to prepare before doing a job.
This means that you should know the personal protective equipment (PPE) you
need to have before starting work.

In this module, you will learn all about Occupational Health and Safety and its
importance in working with computers.

What’s In
Before we proceed to our topic, let us look back at the previous lesson. This will
test if you remember what you learned about the lesson you have finished.

Activity 1: Who Am I

Identify the computer system error being described. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. These are quite dangerous types of errors that can be present on a computer.

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2. These may cause an unstable or unresponsive system, leaving no possible option
but to click the RESET button.
3. These are due to corrupted hardware, especially RAM module malfunction and
bad sectors on hard disks.
4. The solution is simply by reinstalling or updating the drivers.
5. These are characterized by short beep sounds from the tiny internal speaker of
the motherboard.

Check your answers from the key to correction.

Did you get them all correct? Great job!

Notes to the Teacher

This module will help guide the students in becoming familiar with Personal Protective
Equipment and its importance in ensuring safety
while working with computers.

What’s New
Activity 2: Unscramble Us

Unscramble the set of letters below to form words related to the lesson.

SILENT RYD ACTIOUSU

FASTEY STANCESIA

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Check your answer using the key to corrections.
Were you able to decode all of them? Well done! Let us now proceed to our
discussion.

What is It

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) refers to the rules, policies, procedures
and actions whose goal is to protect the health, safety and welfare of all people in a
certain workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards was formulated
in 1978 in compliance with the constitutional mandate to safeguard the worker’s
social and economic well-being as well as his physical safety and health.

Every worker has a right to a safe and healthy job and to work in an environment
that allows them to live an economically and socially productive life. Safety
practices and procedures should be learned ahead and always adhered to when
working with any electrical device including personal computers and peripherals.

Personal safety while working with PC’s

Listen attentively.

Before starting any activity, listen attentively to your

teacher’s instruction to make sure accidents or any
unwanted events will not happen in the workplace.

https://vaniuno.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/a-
teacher- as-an-instructor-vs-an-instructor/

Keep everything dry.

Make sure you are dry before working on the computer to

avoid electrocution. Also, do not bring liquids such as

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drinking water inside the computer laboratory to avoid spilling over electrical
devices.
https://www.mysafetysign.com/no-drinking-iso-
prohibition-sign/sku-is-1101

Be cautious.

Do not remove internal devices of the computer when it is

turned on. Always turn off the power source before working
inside the computer.
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Be safe at all times.

Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times.

Examples of PPE are coveralls, shoes with rubber sole,
antistatic wrist strap and the like. This will help prevent any
injury in case of untoward incidents.
https://www.russellworthsolicitors.co.uk/personali
njury-solicitors/role-modern-personal-protective-
equipment-safe-workplaces/

Be at your best behavior.

Avoid playing or running around while inside the room.

Unnecessary activities inside the workplace may result into
bumping equipment or tripping over electric cables.
https://www.123rf.com/photo_9432788_no-
running.html

Ask for assistance.

Approach your teacher when you have questions on dealing with

computer devices. Do not hesitate to ask for assistance.

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stock-vector-student-asking-teacher.html

Practice working with safety.

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Apply safety measures in handling tools and equipment. This is necessary to avoid
certain damages to the equipment or device and injury to the person.
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=index&manufacturers_id=13&sort=20a&filter_id=568&
page=5

As an ICT student, you are further expected to maintain good health, to have a neat
personal appearance and to practice safety procedures while working at all time,
with the appropriate tools and equipment required by the job.

What’s More
To check what you have learned from the discussion, answer the following activity.

Activity 3: Judge me

Read the following situations below. Decide whether the person involved practices
personal safety when dealing with computer. Write APPROVE if the situation
presents the application of OHS and write DISAPPROVE if not. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Mary washed her hands after eating her sandwich, then immediately pressed the
power button of the computer.
2. David prepared the anti-static mat so that he can place the computer on it while
diagnosing what is wrong.

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3. Annabel walked cautiously around a set of cables lying on the ground.
4. Marina asked her teacher to help her pull out the power supply from the
computer case.
5. Patricia unplugged the power source before starting to work on the computer
unit.

What I Have Learned

Let us have a summary of what you have learned today.

Activity 4: I FILL You

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words/phrase. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. The topic of this lesson is all about ______________________________________.

2. I have learned through this lesson that ___________________________________.

3. The terms / ideas I found hard to understand are ___________________________.

4. I enjoyed learning the terms / ideas about ________________________________.

5. I am having difficulty with

____________________________________________.

What I Can Do

Activity 4: Be prepared

As an ICT student, you should always

practice Occupational Health and Safety
procedures at all times. Now you are
tasked to make your own “10 RULES
WHILE INSIDE THE
COMPUTER LABORATORY”. Put emphasis on OHS and
COVID 19 protocols while you are making your rules. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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 http://up.vvuhsd.org/academics/computer-
lab/computer-lab-rules

Assessment

Read each item carefully. Write YES if the statement applies OHS and NO if not.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Marie eats a sandwich while preparing her tools to diagnose the computer.
2. Alfred wears an anti-static wrist strap while checking the inside of the CPU.
3. Mona jumps over a cable sticking out of the floor.
4. Brad asks his teacher to help him open the computer case.
5. Cherish walks cautiously to the computer door.
6. Peter bangs the screwdrivers like drum sticks on the table.
7. Scott secretly keeps a bottle of soda in his bag while inside the computer
laboratory.
8. Michelle unplugged the computer’s power source before removing all the cables.
9. Aira jots notes as the teacher discusses the proper handling of computer hand
tools.
10. Myra posts a wet floor sign to warn her classmates.

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http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/images/Files/OSH%20Standards%202017.pdf
12 Basic Education Program Learning Materials for Grade 9, 2013, First Edition
Information and Communications Technology: Computer Hardware Servicing, K to
References
What I What’s In: What’s More: Assessment:
Know:
1 . System errors
1 . DISAPPROVE 1 . NO
1 . NO
2 . Runtime errors2 . APPROVE 2 . YES
2 . YES
3 . Stop Errors 3 . APPROVE 3 . NO
3 . NO
4 errors
4 . Device manager . APPROVE 4 . YES
4 . YES
5 5
. POST code errors . APPROVE 5 . YES
5 . YES
What’s New: 6 . NO
LISTEN 7 . NO
DRY What I Can Do: 8 . YES
CAUTIOUS Present your 10
9 . YES
computer laboratory
SAFETY rules 10. YES
ASSISTANCE
Answ er Key
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