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Technology and
Livelihood Education
AFA-Agricultural Crop
Production
Quarter 1-Module 5: Occupational Health
and Safety Measures in the Workplace

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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Agricultural Crop Production

AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION

K to 12 – Technology and Livelihood Education

AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION

K to 12 – Technology and Livelihood Education
Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 9
Agricultural Crop Production
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Occupational Health and Safety Measures in the Workplace
First Edition, 2021

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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Agricultural Crop Production
Module 5: Occupational Health and
Safety Measures in the Workplace
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the TLE (Agricultural Crop Production) Grade 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module
on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in the Workplace.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed, and reviewed by educators both from public and
private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards
set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in
schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning activities at
their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century
skills while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

In going through this module, bear the integrity

and honesty at all times. Try to answer all the
activities provided in this module for an
effective learning to take place. Remember that
it is your learning at stake. Good Luck!

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also need to
keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own learning. Furthermore,
you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education (Agricultural Crop Production) Grades 9
Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in the
Workplace!

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understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need to Know

Welcome to the world of Agricultural Crop Production!

This Module is an exploratory course and a prerequisite for Agricultural Crop
Production National Certificate Level I (NC I). The module is divided into three (3) learning
outcomes as shown below.

Lesson 1 –Use Farm Tools and Equipment

1. Identify OHS hazards in the workplace.

2. Conduct hazard report based on OHS requirements; and
3. Observe proper procedures in the conduct of the report.

Your success in this course on Agricultural Crop Production is shown in your ability to
perform the performance standards found in each learning outcome.

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 What I Know

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer. Write only the letter of your choice.
1. It is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee's health. Anything
which may cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace.
a. Chemicals b. Exposure c. Risk d. Hazard

2. It is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or
near
a workplace.
A. Risk B. Exposure C. Hazard D. Chemicals

3. This occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.

A. Risk B. Exposure C. Hazard D. Chemicals

4. This includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects
slippery surfaces, manual handling, (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud
and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting
ventilation, air quality.

A. Chemicals B. Mechanical and/or electrical

C. Psychosocial environment D. Physical

5. It includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous

goods, fork lifts, cranes, hoists.
A. Mechanical and/or electrical C. Biological
B. Chemicals D. Psychosocial environment

6. It includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those that

could lead to fire or explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents,
dusts and fumes from various processes such as welding.
A. Chemicals C. Mechanical and/or electrical
B. Psychosocial environment D. Biological

7. It includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals.

A. Biological C. Mechanical and/or electrical
B. Chemicals D. Psychosocial environment

8. It includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.

A. Psychosocial environment C. Chemicals
B. Biological D. Mechanical and/or electrical

9. It is the physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with the

prescribed Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the
workers to perform his or her job without or within acceptable exposure to

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hazards.
A. Safety C. Psychosocial environment
B. Biological D. Chemicals

10. It is the practice related to production and work process.

A. Occupational Safety C. Psychosocial environment
B. Safety D. Biological
Well, how was it? Do you think you fared well? Look at the answers with those in the
Answer Key on pages 27-28 and see how many correct answers you got.
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understand important concepts that you can apply in your daily life. Are you ready?
You may proceed to the next page to begin with Lesson 1.
Good luck!

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 Lesson
Occupational Health and Safety
5 Measures in the Workplace

In this lesson, you are going to get yourself familiar with the different
Occupational Health and Safety Measures in the Workplace. You will also get
yourself acquainted with the different techniques and procedures on how to
ensure safety in the workplace. These knowledge plays a very important role in
agricultural crop production. Knowledge on the different safety procedure is
important to ensure safety during the performance of different farm activities.
However, even if one may have the most sophisticated tools and implements, but
does not know how to use them safely, these knowledges are useless. In order
to do crop production operations successfully, one must have a good working
knowledge of the tools, implements and equipment before using them and more
importantly knows how to operate these tools following safety procedures.

What’s In

Occupational Health and Safety Measures in the Workplace

Agriculture plays a critical role in the entire life of a given economy.
Agriculture is the backbone of the economic system of a given country. In
addition to providing food and raw material, agriculture also provides
employment opportunities to a very large percentage of the population. With
this, farmers are deemed important entity in the field of food production. It is
important that these farmers are given proper training to provide them with
sufficient knowledge on how to employ safety in their workplace.
Farms aren’t the safest place among all workplace there is. In fact, there
are too many reports of farm incidents for the past several years, mostly are on
agro-chemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers.
Many hazards are present in the farm. If the farmers are not aware of these
hazards these may cause injury to their body or may cause diseases and even
death. Farmer should always apply appropriate safety measures while working
in the farm.
This module will help you relate you prior knowledge on occupational
health and safety, with the current content. This will make you help connect the

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ideas you have in mind and the potential learning that you will acquire
completing this module.
In this lesson, we shall identify most common hazards in the workplace
and how to prevent these hazards.
After studying this lesson, you shall gain knowledge on how to prevent
accidents and injuries in the workplace and hopefully you could apply the
knowledge in the future.
Are you ready to start? You can now begin with the first activity. This serves
as a simple preparation for the different activities you will be encountering in
this module. Turn to the next page.

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 What’s New

Instruction: Read the comic script below. From this script, you will now have idea
what this module is all about.

After reading, try to answer the following questions:

1. What is safety at workplace? _________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. What do you think is wrong in this picture? ___________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3. Why do you think its important to have knowledge on operational health
and safety procedures? _______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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 After reading the comic script, do you have any idea about the content of
this module? Yes, you are now going to get yourself familiar with the different
terms associated with operational health and safety procedures.

What is It

APPLY APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES WHILE WORKING IN FARM

Safety measures are activities and precautions taken to improve safety by

reducing risk related to human health. In other words, safer working
environments benefit from fewer accidents, which results in fewer occupational
health costs, better employee retention and satisfaction, less employee
downtime, and less retraining time.
Further, it is important to apply safety procedures at workplace all the time
to:
• reduced risk or accidents or injuries by identifying and mitigating hazards.
• Improved efficiency and productivity due to fewer employees missing work
from illness or injury.
• Improved employee relations and morale (a safer work environment is a
less stressful work environment)

There are many different types of hazards that are present in the
workplace. The words ‘risk’ and ‘hazard’ are often used
interchangeably. However, if you are responsible for managing the health and
safety in your workplace, it’s important that you understand the difference
between them. The six main categories of hazards are:
• Biological. Biological hazards include viruses, bacteria, insects, animals,
etc., that can cause adverse health impacts. For example, mould, blood
and other bodily fluids, harmful plants, sewage, dust and vermin.
• Chemical. Chemical hazards are hazardous substances that can cause
harm. These hazards can result in both health and physical impacts, such
as skin irritation, respiratory system irritation, blindness, corrosion and
explosions.
• Physical. Physical hazards are environmental factors that can harm an
employee without necessarily touching them, including heights, noise,
radiation and pressure.
• Safety. These are hazards that create unsafe working conditions. For
example, exposed wires or a damaged carpet might result in a tripping
hazard. These are sometimes included under the category of physical
hazards.
• Ergonomic. Ergonomic hazards are a result of physical factors that can
result in musculoskeletal injuries. For example, a poor workstation setup
in an office, poor posture and manual handling.

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 • Psychosocial. Psychosocial hazards include those that can have an
adverse effect on an employee’s mental health or wellbeing. For example,
sexual harassment, victimization, stress and workplace violence.

Hazardous Chemicals.
Hazardous chemicals
are substances, mixtures and
articles that can pose a
significant risk to health and
safety if not managed correctly.
They may have health hazards,
physical hazards, or both.
Examples of chemicals that can
cause adverse health effects
include toxic chemicals.
chemicals that cause skin
damage. These are what can
make confined spaces so
hazardous. When you’re
exposed to any chemical
preparation (whether it’s a solid,
liquid, or gas), these can be
potential chemical hazards.
Cleaning products and solvents,
vapors and fumes, carbon
monoxide, gasoline, and
flammable materials are all
things that can damage your
health. Skin irritations, burns,
eye injuries, and blindness can
occur if you’re not careful.
Solvents can easily catch on fire,
and spray paint cans are
capable of exploding. Hazardous substances will be labeled and include symbols
with different class levels, so you’ll know when to be cautious. Always read these
labels and follow the directions and precautions precisely. If you don’t know how
to correctly use a product, don’t use it.
Protect yourself and those around you by disposing of chemicals properly.
Reducing the use of hazardous chemicals is a way keep the workplace safe.
Providing adequate ventilation, washing your hands, minimizing exposure to
chemicals, maintaining equipment to prevent leaks and breakdowns, and using
personal protective gear, like Black Stallion chemical-resistant gloves, all
minimize the effects of dangerous chemicals.

2.Ladders. The most common causes of ladder accidents include missing the
last step of the ladder, thus falling before you make contact with the ground.

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Overreaching when working on a ladder and using the wrong ladder for the job
and placing the ladder on soft and/or uneven ground.

3.Scaffolding. Scaffolding is a temporary means of support structure which

enables workers to reach the required heights while constructing, maintenance
or repairing the existing structures. On one hand, scaffolding tends to offer
comfortable and safe working arrangement as compared to working from
ladders, leaning over edges and stretching overhead. While on the other hand
working at height itself is a big danger and working on scaffold enhances the
risk to it especially when safety regulations are ignored. Scaffolding accidents
mainly involve people falling, incorrect operating procedures, environmental
conditions and falling materials due to equipment failure.

4.Vehicle Accidents. For kids, it is also fun to play in the farm. But playing in
the farm poses dangers. Machineries and tractors that farmers used in the farm
could also incur vehicular accidents especially when malfunctions occur. That
is why it is very important that farm tractors should be kept maintained and
children should be warned and supervised when playing in the farm.

5. Respiratory Hazards. Places that are mostly enclosed can become dangerous
locations to work. Unventilated or poorly ventilated rooms can increase the risk
of death or serious injury. Welding, painting, flame-cutting, and the use of
chemicals in small areas can create dangerous work conditions. Poor training
can injure not only workers confined in these spaces, but also those attempting
to rescue them.

6. Electrical Wiring. Any “live” wires can harm people, whether they touch it
directly, or indirectly through some sort of conducting object or material.
Voltages over 50 volts AC (120 volts DC) are considered hazardous and should
be taken seriously. Unfortunately, some electrical accidents that happen at work
each year are fatal. Shocks can cause severe, permanent injuries. These are
caused by faulty equipment that can be checked as a preventative measure.

Some basic electrical safety steps include: maintaining all electrical

installations, choosing the right equipment for the job (workers can
wear electrical hazard rated footwear), and replacing any damaged sections of
cables. Faulty electrical appliances can sometimes lead to fire, too

7. Machinery Malfunction. Farm equipment is often not designed safely, and

tractors are especially dangerous. According to the National Safety Council,
tractor accidents are the leading cause of injury and death among farmers and
farm workers. Tractor manufacturers do not design tractors safely. And they
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often fail to warn of the danger of operating them. Defective farming equipment
is a huge issue in the agricultural industry. Farming Equipment companies
continue to produce and distribute dangerous and faulty equipment, and
farmers continue to get hurt. With this, it is important to maintain your
equipment and other farm tools.

8. Falling Objects. Farm fatalities are caused by a person falling from a height
or being struck by a falling object. Any fall from a height can led to long-term
injuries and make it difficult to remain in farming. Most accidents of this type
happen either because the work is not properly planned, the risks are not
recognized, proper precautions are not taken, or the equipment used is either
defective, not appropriate, or used incorrectly.

9. Slippery Wet Floors. Sometimes farming involves working at heights.

Examples include repairing shed roofs, inspecting grain and fertilizer silos,
painting buildings and clearing guttering. Slip injuries can kill and cause serious
injuries, like broken bones. Farming involves working with different ground
conditions: muddy, slippery, steep, with obstacles and tripping hazards. Farm
workers can slip because of slippery surfaces, mud and manure. Footwear with
poor-grip or loose soles causes slip injuries.

10. Poor Housekeeping. Littered job equipment, tools and materials could pose
the risk of trip and d fall. Poor housekeeping could conceal hazards which would
normally be visible to be cleared. Poor housekeeping can maximize the
severity/consequence of accidents. It could result to blockade of emergency exits
and emergency equipment.

Slips, trips, and falls remain the highest cause of workplace injuries
reported. It's for this reason that good housekeeping should be at the top of your
health and safety agenda.

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WORKPLACE HAZARD REPORTING PROCEDURES

Incident reporting is critical, and near-miss reporting is important, but

hazard reporting is also extremely necessary for the safety of your workforce. All
hazards that are found in the workplace should be reported immediately to a
supervisor, the safety department or management. This is a standard practice
that should exist in any workplace and every employee should be made aware
that this is the appropriate action to take should they encounter any hazard or
potential hazard they discover. However, many employees may feel (justified or
not) that the hazards they encounter, sometimes on a daily basis, are just how
things are and reporting them is not necessary. Designing, setting up and
communicating a Hazard Reporting Program is a good idea for any business to
help avoid this potentially dangerous attitude. Implementing a Hazard Reporting
Program will help ensure that your workplace is safer for your employees and
reduce costly incidents or business interruptions.
All employees should be trained in hazard recognition and avoidance.
Hazard Reporting is a critical part of this training so that employees know exactly
what to do when they encounter a hazard they can’t immediately correct. Don’t
get overwhelmed by the word “training” because you can design the training to
be as simple as you need for your specific team. Depending on the types of
hazards your employees might encounter, this training could be a mandatory
all-day in-person training session for high-hazard jobs, or on-the-job training
led by a competent supervisor, or even a 30-minute safety meeting. For low-
hazard jobs, at least consider an annual online training or email reminder so
employees understand hazard reporting is not only acceptable but also expected.
During hazard reporting training, the following points should be
emphasized:
What is an unsafe condition that should be reported? This is any circumstance
found in the workplace that could allow an incident to occur that might harm
people, equipment or property. Give examples specific to your workplace such
as rusted or broken tools, inadequate PPE provided, containers that are not
labeled, insufficient stairway lighting, broken machine guards, or a leaking
refrigerator in the break room.
What is an unsafe act that should be reported? This is any behavior that could
lead to an incident that might harm people, equipment or property. Unsafe acts
might not be intentional. Examples of unsafe acts might include using
equipment in a careless manner or not using PPE as required.
What should be done if an unsafe condition or act is witnessed in the workplace?
This depends on the hazard reporting procedure in your workplace so be specific.
Let employees know exactly what steps they should take which could be filling
out a form or verbally telling a supervisor.
When should a hazard be reported? Any unsafe condition or act should be
reported immediately, or at the next available safe opportunity that the employee
has to do so.
What should employees expect after a hazard is reported? Let employees know
what the expected time frame is for corrective and preventative measures that
are expected and how employees can follow-up on the corrections progress, if
needed.
Where can employees find a copy of the Hazard Reporting Procedure? Are
hard copies of procedures kept at headquarters, or is the Safety Manual found
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online on the company’s intranet? It’s important that employees know how they
can access all company policies and procedures on their own.

You can start simple when it comes to

implementing a hazard reporting system in
your workplace, and then let this program
evolve as the company grows, significant
workforce is hired or new industry sectors
are added.
Here are some examples of what a hazard
reporting program might look like, simple to
more complex. Design a program that
works for your company and your
employees. Document the procedure in a step-by-step format that is easy to
understand and the communicate to your employees what the process is and
where they can find the procedure to reference at any time.

Example 1.

Example 2.

Example 3.

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Example 4.

Example 5.

Incident and accident reporting is critical, and near-miss incident reporting is

important, but hazard reporting is also extremely necessary for the safety of your
workforce. Addressing a potential hazard before it causes an injury or property
damage can save any company significant losses. Giving employees an avenue
that they can pursue to report hazards and unsafe acts empowers them to feel
like they are an integral part of the company, but only if those hazards are
addressed, corrected and resolved.

A successful workplace safety and health program includes a hazard reporting

process that is effective. Hazard reporting ensures employees:
• are involved in your safety management system
• aware and vigilant for current safety issues
• respect safety management as a means of creating a safe, productive work
environment
• Hazard reporting ensures that supervisors, managers and the safety
department have the information they need to control hazards before they
become a liability, ultimately saving the company money.

If employees are reluctant to report hazards in the

workplace, here are some great ways to improve the
quality of hazard reporting in your safety program.
• Make reporting as easy as possible.
• Ensure there is no negative stigma and no punishment
attached to hazard reporting.

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• Give recognition to those who submit hazard reports.
• Engage workers in the resolution of hazards to ensure the correction is
satisfactory for all involved and does not create additional hardships
inadvertently.
• Keep an open discussion about safety issues, perhaps following up on the
specific hazard reported at the next safety meeting.
• Never assign blame to an individual when it comes to hazards found. Rather,
attribute hazards to “systems” like insufficient budget assigned for tool
replacements, lack of training, or comprehensive process needed.
• Post signs or posters around the workplace that reinforces the message that
unsafe conditions and acts must be reported.

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 What’s More

ACTIVITY 1. Can you spot the hazards in this busy farm?

HAZARDS IN THE FARM

1._______________________________________________________________________________

2._______________________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________________________________

6. ______________________________________________________________________________

7. ______________________________________________________________________________

8. ______________________________________________________________________________

9. ______________________________________________________________________________

10. _____________________________________________________________________________

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 What I Have Learned

Let’s see what you have learned. Fill this up starting with the following phrases.

I have learned that _________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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I have realized that _______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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I will apply _________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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What I Can Do

Instruction: Spot for the different hazards and indicate whether what kind of
hazard is that.

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 Assessment

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer. Write only the letter of your
choice.
1. It is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee's health. Anything
which may cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace.
a. Chemicals b. Exposure c. Risk d. Hazard

2. It is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or
near
a workplace.
A. Risk B. Exposure C. Hazard D. Chemicals

3. This occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.

A. Risk B. Exposure C. Hazard D. Chemicals

4. This includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects
slippery surfaces, manual handling, (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud
and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting
ventilation, air quality.

A. Chemicals B. Mechanical and/or electrical

C. Psychosocial environment D. Physical

5. It includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous

goods, fork lifts, cranes, hoists.
A. Mechanical and/or electrical C. Biological
B. Chemicals D. Psychosocial environment

6. It includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those that

could lead to fire or explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents,
dusts and fumes from various processes such as welding.
A. Chemicals C. Mechanical and/or electrical
B. Psychosocial environment D. Biological

7. It includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals.

A. Biological C. Mechanical and/or electrical
B. Chemicals D. Psychosocial environment

8. It includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.

A. Psychosocial environment C. Chemicals
B. Biological D. Mechanical and/or electrical

9. It is the physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with the

prescribed Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the
workers to perform his or her job without or within acceptable exposure to
hazards.
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A. Safety C. Psychosocial environment
B. Biological D. Chemicals

10. It is the practice related to production and work process.

A. Occupational Safety C. Psychosocial environment
B. Safety D. Biological

Additional Activities

Example of a Hazard Report (Template)

What should I do if I notice a hazard?
You should report it immediately to your supervisor. You do not need to
wait for an inspection team to come by. In fact, health and safety legislation
requires employees to report hazards to their supervisor. The immediate hazard
reporting process allows employees to report hazardous conditions or practices
as they notice them. This procedure allows for prompt reporting and subsequent
corrective action without waiting for the next round of regular inspections.
Hazards can be reported verbally or by filling a simple form available at bulletin
boards or other conspicuous places. The following is an example of such a form.
Hazard Report From
Type of Hazard:
Name: Date:
Equipment:
Description of the Hazard:

Suggested Corrective Action:

Signature:
Supervisor’s Remarks:
Corrective Action Taken:
Signature of Supervisor: Date:

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