LESSON TITLE:

Apply safety measures on farm operations

Most Essential Learning Competency No. 4
Determine areas of concern for safety measures
(TLE_AFPA7/8OS-0i-1)
Week 8

Determine areas of concern for safety measures

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

1. Identify work tasks in line with farm operations.
2. Determine place and time for safety measures in line with farm operations.
3. Prepare appropriate tools, materials, and outfits in line with job requirements.
4. Observe safety and health protocol in the farm.

Let us determine how much you already know about the use of farm
tools. Take this test.

What is the difference between safety and protection? What will you do to protect yourself in order
to be safe?
Directions: Answer the following to determine how you know about protecting
yourself. Write the letter of your correct answers in the activity notebook.

1. It refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other equipment designed to protect the
wearers body from injury by blunt impacts, electrical hazac rds, heat, chemicals, and
infection , for job related occupational safety and health purposes.
A. Personal Preventive Equipment
B. Personal Protective Equipment
C. Proper Preventive Equipment
D. Proper Protective Equipment
 2. When performing tasks which include faulty switches, cords, machinery or overhead power
lines use?
A. Ear plugs
B. Gloves
C. Goggles
D. Masks
3. Hazards which are common to most farms wherein drowning can occur, especially young
children are particularly at risk is?
A. Confined spaces
B. Height hazard
C. Water hazard
D. Weather hazard
4. Which of the following should you NOT do?
A. Keep chemicals out of the reach of children.
B. Place excess/extra chemicals anywhere
C. Use stirring rod when mixing pesticides or any kind of chemical
D. Wash hands after using any disinfectant
5. Which of the following protects your face from any hazard?
A. Face shield
B. Gloves
C. Goggles
D. Masks

What can you understand about these terms/words/phrases?

 Chemical Substance
 Personal Protective Equipment

Chemical Substance - is a form of matter that has constant

chemical composition and characteristic properties. They can be in
the form of solid, liquid or gas.
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Personal protective) equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing,
helmets, goggles, or other garment or equipment designed to protect
the wearer's body from injury by blunt impacts, electrical hazards,
heat, chemicals, and infection, for job-related occupational safety
and health purposes.

AREAS OF CONCERN FOR FARM SAFETY

Every farm is different, but hazards common to most farms include:

1. Animals – injuries inflicted by animals can include bites, kicks, crushing, ramming,
trampling, and transmission of certain infectious diseases such as giardia,
salmonella, ringworm and leptospirosis.
2. Chemicals – pesticides and herbicides can cause injuries such as burns, respiratory
illness or poisoning.
3. Confined spaces – such as silos, water tanks, milk vats and manure pits may
contain unsafe atmospheres, which can cause poisoning or suffocation.
4. Electricity – dangers include faulty switches, cords, machinery or overhead power
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5. Heights – falls from ladders, rooftops, silos and windmills are a major cause of injury.
6. Machinery – hazards include tractors without roll-over protection structures (ROPS),
power take-off (PTO) shafts, chainsaws, augers, motorbikes and machinery with
unguarded moving parts.
7. Noise pollution – noise from livestock, machinery and guns can affect your hearing.
8. Vehicles – crashes or falls from motorbikes, two-wheel and quad bikes, tractors.
9. Water – drowning can occur in as little as five centimeters of water. Dams, lakes,
ponds, rivers, channels, tanks, drums and creeks are all hazards. Young children are
particularly at risk.
10. Weather – hazards include sunburn, heat stroke, dehydration and hypothermia.

Different Work Tasks in line with Farm Operations/Animal Productions

 Land/area preparation
 Procurement/purchase/preparation of materials needed
 Different Cultural Practices/Requirements such as; disinfecting, spraying, building poultry and
livestock housing, harvesting, marketing, storing,

Other specific work task are;

 Feeding  Maintenance of buildings/housing
 Watering  De-beaking
 Herbing  Weighing
 Grazing  Catching
 Castrating  Loading/transport of animals
 Branding  Cleaning animal houses
 milking  helping with births/caring for sick
and new born animals
Health and Safety Hazards on Farms

Farm workers—including farm families and migrant workers—are exposed to hazards such
as the following:

 Chemicals/ Pesticides  Highway traffic  Noise  Toxic gases

 Livestock handling  Electricity  Dust  Grain bins
 Slips/Trips/Falls  Lifting  Ponds  Manure pits
 Machinery/ Equipment  Cold  Silos  Tractors
 Sun/Heat  Hand tools  Wells  Mud

High Risk Factors on Farms

The following factors may increase risk of injury or illness for farm workers:
 Age – Injury rates are highest among children age 15 and under and adults
over 65.
 Equipment and Machinery – Most farm accidents and fatalities involve
machinery. Proper machine guarding and doing equipment maintenance
according to manufacturers‘ recommendations can help prevent accidents.
 Protective Equipment – Using protective equipment, such as seat belts on
tractors, and personal protective equipment (such as safety gloves, coveralls,
boots, hats, aprons, goggles, and face shields) could significantly reduce
farming injuries.
 Medical Care – Hospitals and emergency medical care are typically not
readily accessible in rural areas near farms.
In area preparation and cleaning stalls and pens (Mucking Out) use rake, trash bins, scythes, bolos,
gloves, working clothes, wheel barrows, dust pans, hose, midrib brooms, etc. Observe and follow safety
measures in the use of these tools and materials and wear the prescribe outfit.

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 When spraying/disinfecting use spray shoes, sprayers, buckets, disinfectants/chemical protection
materials and outfits like masks, gloves, stirring rod, protective clothing, hats, and others.
Wash hands after using any disinfectant, including surface wipes. Keep lids tightly closed when not
in use. Keep chemicals out of the reach of children and pets. Thrown away disposable items like mask and
gloves.
In animal housing construction, use safety glasses, gloves, long trousers, steel-toed shoes or boots,
hard hat, safety helmets, in order to be safe and protected.
Where harvesting and marketing/selling your products, use any protective materials which you know
will protect you, like gloves, goggles and shield. When doing this task, be extra careful in order not to be
hurt and injured.
Proper waste management includes cleaning of all materials needed in animal production and the
proper disposal of waste to do this animal raiser used any cleaning tools and materials like rakes, midrib
brooms, properly labeled trash bins, pits, wheel barrows, any digging material like shovels, etc. in
performing this tools, use coveralls, over-alls, gloves, mask, goggles, boots, safety helmets, respirators with
filters or powered respirators.
In short, always use these appropriate tools and materials and outfits, the so called PPE, for safety
all time.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

The law requires that personal protective equipment be provided for use at work and must meet an
appropriate standard and must be CE marked. The PPE’s that are commonly used in farm-related are:

Personal Protective
Function Picture
Equipment (PPE)

Ear Plugs Protect ones hearing when operating

noisy equipment or when working in a
cloistered environment.

Hard Hat/ Protect the head when performing

Safety Helmet construction work and the users head
against impact from objects falling from
above

Safety Glasses / Prevent the dust debris, wood shaving,

Goggles etc. from getting into the eyes

Gloves Protect and comfort the hands against

cold and heat, damage by friction,
abrasion or chemicals, etc.

Rubber boots Protect the feet when on wet or muddy

grounds, from heavy showers and
puddles

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 Masks Protect the wearer from inhaling the
dust, fumes, gasses and mist of
chemicals when spraying, disinfecting
and other agricultural related work

Coveralls Protect the wearer (farmer) against

cold , and sharp small objects like barb
wires, etc.

Steel-toed Protects the feet from falling objects or

boot/work boot compression, which has a protective
reinforcement in the tor
Gas mask Is a breathing device to protect the
wearer against harmful substances in
the air

Rain coat/ Protects the wearer from rain

wet weather
clothing

 Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

Suitable RPE can be used to provide protection against two broad types of substance:
 dusts

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  fibers
 mists
 fumes
 micro-organisms (bioaerosols)
 gases and vapors
Respirators come in various forms including disposable half-mask respirators, full-face
mask respirators with filters, or powered respirators.

Let us see how well you understand the lesson by accomplishing

these activities.

ACTIVITY 1

Directions: Locate fifteen (15) words that are related to the areas of concern for
farm safety and application of safety measures on farm operations. Write your
answers on the space provided for:

P O I S O N I N G C H A B C
O P R O T E C T I V E E U O
I O V E R - A L W I A Q L V

S L S H I E L D E A T U B E

E L C H E M I C A L S I L R
M U S K G E A L T H T P O A

I T H E L M A R H O R U W L

N I A G O G G L E S O E E L

J O Z T V R T O R E K N R S
U N A I E I H E L M E T O H

R O R E S P I R A T O R S O
Y T D I S I N F E C T A N T

1. 6. 11.

2. 7. 12.

3. 8. 13.

4. 9. 14.

5. 10. 15.
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Directions: Fill-in the respective boxes with the information/answers being required. Write
your answer in your notebook.

What to do when performing

Appropriate tools, materials
Task/Work/Activities the particular work task to
and outfit needed
ensure safety?

1. Area preparation for

animal production

2. Disinfecting the area

and materials

3. Animal housing
construction

4. Harvesting/marketing
(selling)

5. Proper waste
management

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Name: _______________________________ Year & Sec: _____________ Score:__________

APPLICATION

Hi! I’m Agripreneur June. I am about to work at my poultry farm and I need
to protect myself from any harm/injury. Can you help me fit my PPE. You
may use an arrow from the PPE to the specific part of body.

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Name: __________________________________ Year & Sec: _____________________ Score: ____________

Application/Performance Task

Directions: Look/find available resources in your homes and in your

community, to be used to improvise a personal protective equipment for
your own use and for the other family members. Select one from the
following.

Option 1: Face Mask

Option 2: Gloves (made of clothe)
Option 3: Hats

PERFORMANCE RUBRICS:

CRITERIA 1 2 3 4 5

Accuracy
Workmanship
Speed
Creativity

Total Score

Legend:
SCALE DESCRIPTION POINTS

16-20 Excellent 93 – 100

11-15 Good 86 – 92
6-10 Fair 79 – 85

1-5 Poor 78 below

 Accuracy – the ability to follow the procedures/directions with precision.

 Workmanship –skill, and finality of work.
 Speed – efficiency of work.
 Creativity – being artistic

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Name: __________________________________ Year & Sec: _____________________ Score: ____________

I. Directions: Answer the following to determine how you know about protecting
yourself. Write the letter of your correct answers in the space provided.

1. It refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other equipment designed to protect the
wearers body from injury by blunt impacts, electrical hazards, heat, chemicals, and infection ,
for job related occupational safety and health purposes.
A. Personal Preventive Equipment
B. Personal Protective Equipment
C. Proper Preventive Equipment
D. Proper Protective Equipment
2. Why do we need to use personal protective equipment when dealing with farm work?
A. To injure ourselves.
B. To reduce farming injuries.
C. To create beautiful appearance during work.
D. All of the above.
3. When performing tasks which include faulty switches, cords, machinery or overhead power
lines use?
A. Ear plugs C. Goggles
B. Gloves D. Mask
4. When do we need to use personal protective equipment?
A. Every morning work.
B. Every time we deal with farm work.
C. Every after work
D. Every afternoon to protect skin.
5. Hazards which are common to most farms wherein drowning can occur, especially young
children are particularly at risk is?
A. Confined spaces C. Water hazard
B. Height hazard D. Weather Hazard
6. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. Wash hands after using any disinfectants, including surface wipes.
B. Do not use safety glasses, gloves, long trousers, steel-toed or hard hat, in order to be
safe.
C. Proper disposal is not necessary.
D. Using PPE can harm our health.
7. Which of the following should you NOT do?
A. Keep chemicals out of the reach of children.
B. Place excess/extra chemicals anywhere
C. Use stirring rod when mixing pesticides or any kind of chemical
D. Wash hands after using any disinfectant
8. It is a form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties?
A. Chemical Substance C. Water
B. Dust D. Soil
9. Which of the following protects your face from any hazard?
A. Face shield B. Gloves C. Goggles D. Masks
10. Which of the following is use to protect hearing when operating noisy equipment?
A. Coveralls B. Ear plugs C. Gloves D. Rain Coat
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II. Directions: Identify what is being described in the statement. Write your answer
on the space provided.

__________ 1. This refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles o r other garments

or equipment designed to protect a person from injuries and other
forms of unfavorable happening.
__________ 2. They are pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and others which can
cause injuries such as burns, respiratory illness or poisoning
chemicals.
__________ 3. It is an area of concern for farm safety which cause hazards such as
sunburn, heat stroke, dehydration and hypothermia.
__________ 4. A form of hazard which lead to danger cause by faulty switches,
cords and overhead power lines.
__________ 5. It is kind of pollution which come from noise, from livestock,
machinery and guns.
__________ 6. It is a kind of hazard in which young children are particularly at risk
which causes drowning.
__________ 7. They cause crashes or falls from motor bikes two-wheel and quad
bikes and tractors.
__________8. It is a cause of falls from ladders, rooftops, silos and windmills
causing injury.
__________ 9. It is a hazard which include tractors without roll-over shaffs,
chainsaws, motorbikes, and machinery with unguarded moving parts.
__________ 10. It is a form of matter that has contant chemical composition and
characteristic properties which can be in the form of solid, liquid and
gas.

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