Introductions:

Occupational safety and health is an area concerned with protecting the safety, health and
welfare of the people engaged in work or employment.
May also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customer, and many others
who might be affected by the workplace environment.

Enumerate:
 Work safety requirements
 Application of 5S
 Handling and disposal of chemicals
 Hazardous and risk assessment mechanisms
 Isolation procedures
 Use of codes of practice

Explain and Apply

 Work safety requirements

 Handling and disposal of chemicals

o Be labelled, “Hazardous waste”, with the respective hazard warning word,
if it ignitable, corrosive, reactive or toxic.
o Have the contents itemized by % compositions; use complete chemical
name not formulate, structures, or abbreviations.
o Have tightly fitting caps which are only removed to make additions.
o Hold compatible chemicals
o Be stored off the floor in a secure location.

 Hazardous and risk assessment mechanisms

The purpose of OH&S policies and procedures

 Eliminates possible danger
 Safeguard participant productivity
 Means to promote workplace processes

ANSWER KEY 1.1-1

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. a
2. b
 3. a
4. a
5. a

II. TRUE or FALSE

1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

Engineering Controls
This control measure involves redesigning something at the engineering level to remove
or reduce the risk.