W5-6

Learning Area TLE-HE-Caregiving Grade Level Seven/Eight

Quarter Third Quarter Date Week 5-6

I. LESSON TITLE Hazards and Risks

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING
COMPETENCIES (MELCs)
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT
LO1: Identify hazards and risks
1.1 Identify hazards and risks
1.2 Determine hazard and risks indicators in the workplace
1.3 Determine the effects of hazards
TLE_HECGOS7/8-Oh-5
1. Identify Hazards and Risks
2. Determine hazards and risks, indicators in the workplace.
3. Determine the effects of hazards.

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IV. LEARNING PHASES Learning Activities
Timeframe
A. Introduction 60 mins. Caregivers are skilled in a wide variety of tasks. One of the most important tasks is to
Panimula perform aftercare activities for tools, equipment and paraphernalia: Clean, store,
check tools, equipment and paraphernalia regularly for orderliness/tidiness and carry
out routine maintenance as per Standard Operating Procedures. Cleaning your tools
is probably the last thing you want to do after a hard day’s work, but it is essential for
keeping your devices in good shape, that will prevent you from having to repair or
replace tools and it helps to preserve their integrity and ensure they function for years
to come.
In this Week, you will learn how to identify hazards and risks, determine hazards and
risks indicators in the workplace and effects.
Guide Questions:
1. What is the difference between hazard and risks?
2.. Why is it important to identify hazard and risks?
We are halfway through. I am glad that you are working very well. I am delighted
that you are still excited to work on your learning module. Let us nor proceed to the
next lesson. Do you know the difference between hazard and risks? What do you think
are the hazards and risks in giving care to patients? Let us find out. Read the content
of this lesson and engage yourself in answering assessments.
Identify Hazards and Risks
Hazards is anything that may cause harm, loss or danger. A Hazard is said to be
present when there is an object, or a situation present that may have an adverse
effect on the surrounding.
Risks can be taken as chance or probability that harm may occur. There are certain
situations, and the circumstances and sometimes the severity of the harm is passed
as a statement. We can see that we are surrounded by risks in our everyday lives.
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) relates to health, safety, and welfare issues in
the workplace. OHS includes the laws, standards, and programs that are aimed at
making the workplace better for workers, along with co-workers, family members,
customers, and other stakeholders.
Types of Hazards
Types of Hazard Description Example Effect
Physical hazards factors within * Radiation -Confined
the *High exposure to spaces
environment sunlight/ultraviolet -Electricity
that can harm rays -Heat
the body *Temperature -Noise
without extremes – hot and -vibration
necessarily cold
touching it *Constant loud
noise

Reference:
Blog.shneider-
electric.com
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Electrical hazards Even in day Endless loud -Fire
care noise: If one is -Decreased
institutions or going to work in Efficiency
nursing a nursing home, -Annoyance
homes were frequent noise Falls
care should from patients
be of utmost who are suffering
concern, from depression
improper is hazard. Spills on
wiring and floors or tripping
frayed cords hazards: There
Reference: may still go are times when
www.Quotes.gram.com unnoticed. even the
Misuse of caregivers
electrical themselves do
equipment not mind spills on
also happens floors. This poses
in any type of hazard to
work everyone.
environment.

Biological hazards It is Blood and other Effects:

associated body fluids, -Infections
with working Fungi/mold -Skin irritations
with animals, • Bacteria and -Allergy
people, or viruses -Tuberculosis
infectious • Plants - Aids
plant • Insect bites
materials. • Animal and bird
Work in droppings
schools, day
care
Reference: facilities,
www.qoutes.com colleges and
universities,
hospitals,
laboratories,
emergency
response,
nursing
homes,
outdoor
occupations,
etc.
Chemical hazards Are present Chlorine, -Lung diseases
when a Ammonia, acid, -Difficulty
worker is alkali, oxidizer, in breathing
exposed to and flammable -Allergy
any chemical liquid.
preparation in
the workplace
in any form
(solid, liquid or
gas). Some
are safer than
others, but to
some workers
who are more
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sensitive to
chemicals,
even
Reference common
www.fineartamerica.com solutions can
cause illness,
skin irritation,
or breathing
problems.
Psychological Hazards take place Workload -Depression
when a demands, -Anxiety
caregiver’s workplace -Loss of
work violence, confidence
environment intensity and/or -Loss of
becomes pace, respect (or concentration
stressful or lack of), flexibility at work
demanding control or say -Deterioration
about things, of performance
social at work
Reference: support/relations,
www.alamy.com and sexual
harassment.
Ergonomic hazards These Improperly -pain in the
hazards adjusted, shoulders
occur when workstations and back injury
the type of chairs, frequent
work, body lifting poor -too much
positions and posture, impact on wrist
working awkward and hands
conditions movements,
put strain on especially if they -numbness in
your body. are repetitive, some parts of
They are the repeating the the body
hardest to same -muscle
spot since movements over cramps
Reference: you don’t and over having
www.tafensw.ed.au always to use too much
immediately force, especially
notice the if you have to do
strain on your it frequently.
body or the
harm that
these
hazards
pose.

B. Development 30 mins. Let’s do this!

Pagpapaunlad Learning Task 1:
Directions: Identify the picture inside the box, check ( ) the picture when it shows
HAZARDS and cross-out ( X ) if it shows RISKS in a caregiver’s workplace

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Are you done answering? Were you able to answer all of them? Good Job!

C. Engagement 30 mins. Every day we are exposed to hazards and risks. By identifying the hazards, assessing
Pakikipagpalihan the risks involved and then controlling or eliminating these risks, the consequences
and/or likelihood of illness, injury and death are reduced.
Learning Task 2: Directions: Choose the following types of hazards below, Write the
correct answer on your paper.

Example__________ Shouting a patient

______1. Smell of garbage
_______2. Disinfecting solutions
_______3. Covid 19
_______4. Over charging of cellphone
______ 5. Slipping
_______6. Smoke belching
_______7. Work overtime
_______8. Tuberculosis
_______9. Outlet close to water
_______10. Eyes expose to sunlight

D. Assimilation 30 mins. Learning Task 3:

Paglalapat Directions: Draw sample risk and hazard in a caregiver’s workplace below and
write how you can avoid them.

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V. ASSESSMENT 15 mins Let’s try if you still remember the lesson.
(Learning Activity Learning Task 4: Enumerate the 6 types of hazards.
Sheets for Enrichment, 1. 4.
Remediation or 2. 5.
Assessment to be given 3. 6.
on Weeks 3 and 6) List down 4 psychological hazards and their effects.
1. 3.
2. 4.
VI. REFLECTION 15 mins Read and complete the following clause into meaningful statements. Write your
answer in your notebook.
In this lesson, I learn that ___________________.
I understand and realize that________________________.
It is important that __________.

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