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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

WORK IMMERSION
Quarter 3 – Module 3:
Safety in the Workplace

Name of Student:

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Grade & Section:

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Marawi National High School

Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-learning module on Pre-Immersion. All the activities

provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand: Safety in the
Workplace.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify the safety measures in the workplace.
2. Be acquainted with the Occupational Health Safe and Healthy
Standards; and
3. Cite ways on how hazards are prevented.

Pre-Test
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is being referred to by this statement?

It refers to the physical or environmental conditions of work or employment,
which substantially comply with the provisions of this Standard..
A. Safety B. Workplace C PPE D. Health

2. What is unplanned or unexpected event in the workplace that results to

injury or damage to property?
A. Recognized hazards C. Work Accident
B. Risks D. Work Safety

3. Why do you need to work safely on the perspective of the management?

A. For the most important people in our lives
B. To earn more for the family
C. To be more productive
D. To protect ourselves
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4. What shall you do when a potential hazard is discovered?

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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

A. Make sure that everyone else in your workplace is aware of the problem
B. Just keep quiet and avoid it
C. Notify your supervisor
D. Stay calm
E. Both A & C

5. What agency has the mandate to protect an employee if he encounters

problems with his work?
A. DILG B. DOH C. DOLE D.TESDA

RECAP
WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS- POSITIVE WORK
ETHICS
Honesty Initiative Trust Respect
Efficiency Positive Work Habits Integrity at Work Leadership
Positive Attitude Positive Work Ethics

LESSON 1

Wherever you go, you see a lot of signages like these:

Why do we have these signages?

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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

Of course, they are for everyone’s safety. According to Department of

Labor and Employment (DOLE), Work Immersion is an integral part of the
K-12 Program in fully realizing its goal to produce job-ready graduates
equipped with industry-base skills.

Likewise, its strongly affirms that while work immersion contributes to the
full realization of the objectives of the K to 12 Program, the safety, health,
and morals of SHS students, especially those below 18 years of age, shall
be a paramount area of consideration.

Hence, being a Work Immersion student, who will also become employees
or even an employer, or an entrepreneur soon, you must learn this lesson:
Safety in the Workplace.

To learn about this, let us be familiarized with what Occupational Safety

and Health Standards (OSHS) is.
This was formulated in 1978 in compliance with the constitutional mandate
to safeguard the workers’ social and economic well-being as well as their
physical safety and health.

The Department of Labor and Employment under Article 162 of the

Labor Code of the Philippines, the OSHS was promulgated for the
guidance and compliance of all concerned. This body of rules and
regulations is referred to as “standards”.

OSHS aims to protect every workingman and woman against the dangers
of injury, sickness or death through safe and healthful working conditions,
thereby assuring the conservation of valuable manpower resources and the
prevention of loss or damage to lives and properties, consistent with
national development goals and with the State’s commitment for the total
development of every worker as a complete human being.
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Here are some definitions you also have to understand:

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Marawi National High School

Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

“Employer” includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest

of an employer, in relation to an employee, and shall include government-
owned or controlled corporations and institutions, as well as non-profit
private institutions or organizations.

“Employee” shall mean any person hired, permitted or suffered to work by

an employer.

“Safe or Safety” shall refer to the physical or environmental conditions of

work or employment, which substantially comply with the provisions of
these Standards.

“Health” shall connote a sound state of the body and mind of the work
which enables him to perform his job normally, in a state of well-being.

“Work Accident” shall mean an unplanned or unexpected occurrence that

may or may not result in personal injury, property damage, work stoppage
or interference or any combination thereof, which arises out of and in the
course of employment.

“Work Injury” shall mean any injury or occupational illness suffered by a

person, which arises out of or in the course of his employment.

“Workplace” means the office, premises or worksite, where the workers

are habitually employed and shall include the office or place where the
workers, who have no fixed or definite work site, regularly report for
assignment in the course of their employment.

Duties of Employers, Workers and other persons:

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(1) Each employer covered by the provisions of these Standards

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Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

shall:
A. Furnish his workers a place of employment free from hazardous
conditions that are causing or are likely to cause death, illness or physical
harm to his workers.
B. Give complete job safety instructions to all his workers, especially to
those entering the job for the first time, including those relating to the
familiarization with their work environment, hazards to which the workers
are exposed to and steps taken in case of emergency.
C. Comply with the requirements of this Standards; and
D. Use only approved devices and equipment in his workplace.

(2) Each worker shall:

A. Cooperate with the employer in carrying out the provisions of this
Standards.
B. Report to his supervisor any work hazard and may be discovered in his
workplace.
C. Make a proper use of all safeguards ad safety devices furnished in
accordance with the provisions of this Standards for his protection and that
of others, and shall follow all instructions given by the employer in
compliance with the provisions of this Standards.
D. Use personal protection and safety equipment as required by the
employer.
E. Follow work safety procedures.

(3) It shall be the “duty of any person”, including any builder or

contractor or enforcement agent, who visits, builds, renovates, or
install devices, or conducts business in any establishment or
workplace, to comply with the provisions of this Standards and all
regulations of the employer issued there under as well as with other
subsequent issuances of the Secretary.
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Now that our country is in time of crisis, here are some SPECIFIC

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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
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Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

GUIDELINES that DOH implements:

1. The employer must ensure that the workplace is properly disinfected,

ventilated, and maintained.
2. The employer shall also provide proper visual reminders for safety
policies around the workplace to improve compliance.

3. Other prevention and control measures are:

A. Conduct daily temperature and symptom monitoring and recording of all
staff who report for work.
B. Establish referral network for employees who will develop symptoms.
C. Employees must enforce infection control procedures such as physical
distancing, wearing of masks, meticulous hand hygiene, and cough
etiquette.
Appropriate PPE shall also be worn based on the setting of their work.
(e.g face shields and masks for those who render service via face-to-face
encounters, full PPE for front line healthcare workers, etc.)
D. Employers shall implement activities to promote physical and mental
resilience among their employees and workers, and ensure other measures
to reduce transmission, contact rate and risk of infection.
(Department Memorandum No.2020_0220)

What is hazard?
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Hazard is anything with potential to cause injury, illness, or damage.

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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
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Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

Types of Hazards:
1. Physical Hazards. These are brought by unhealthy working conditions,
poor lighting, poor ventilation, insufficient facilities, inefficient or faulty
equipment or machine, and improper work practices like wrong use of
knives.
2. Biological Hazards. These are brought about by workers infected with
diseases or illnesses, unhygienic personal practices that can transmit
bacteria, parasites, fungi to other workers and food and equipment being
handled. Hence, it is advised that Covid-19 probable cases should be
isolated right away.
3. Ergonomic hazards.These are brought by poor posture when working
long periods of standing, bending, pushing, lifting, carrying that can cause
body stress, muscle pains, and soreness, back;s injury, numbness of
hands, feet and other parts of the body.
4. Psychological Hazards. These are brought by too much stress from
work that may cause mental emotional strains, anxieties, depression, losing
focus on one’s work and others.

When potential hazard is discovered, what does an employee need to do?

> Be sure that every individual in the workplace is aware of the problem.
> Inform or notify your supervisor. Unless you are the supervisor, then get
going on that safety committee plan.
> Make a follow-up. Informing about the hazard is not an assurance that
problem is resolved, unless you make follow-ups.
> Record or file any reports or documents about the problem.

Identifying the hazard is not the only way to make everyone safe. You and I
have to keep ourselves clean, to keep the food clean, and to keep the
workplace clean.
A. To Keep Oneself Clean
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1. Wash hands thoroughly.

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Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
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Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

2. Keep the finger nails short and clean.

3. Always wear PPE while at work.
4. Wear mask anywhere and anytime.
5. Remove all accessories before working.

A. To keep the Food Clean

1. Never handle food when you have wounds, cuts and infections.
2. It is best to work with clean and sanitized gloves all times to minimize
hand contact with food.
3. Refrigerate food, especially perishable ones.
4. Keep food in clean containers with cover.
5. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before use.
6. Check food and containers for any possible contamination.
7. Clean the containers of ingredients regularly.
8. Follow the policy of first in, first out. Those stored earlier should be used
first before those stored later.
9. Label package of food to determine information.

B. To Keep the Workplace Clean

1. Do not do personal hygiene activities in the workplace.
2. Do not eat, smoke, or spit in the workplace.
3. Do not sit on equipment and worktables.
4. Keep the surrounding areas free from dirt and disorganization.
5. Follow the Japanese philosophy of good housekeeping-sort/seiri, set-in-
order/seiton, sweep/seiso, standardize/ seiketsu, and sustain/shitsuke.

TERM English Term Meaning in Japanese Context

Seiri Tidiness Throw away all rubbish and unrelated
materials in the workplace.
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Seiton Orderliness Set everything in proper place quick

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retrieval and storage.

Marawi National High School
Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

Seiso Cleanliness Clean the workplace, everyone should be a

janitor.
Seiketsu Standardization Standardize the way of maintaining
cleanliness.
Shitsuke Discipline Practice 5 S daily-make it a way of life (also
means commitment)

Activity #1: Risky Experience

Think of a most risky activity you have already experienced either at home,
in school, barangay or any place you have visited. Shortly narrate your
experiences on how you discovered and dealt with it or how you resolve it.
5 points

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WRAP-UP
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Fill-in the graphic organizer below. 5 points

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Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

Old Things I New Things I’ve How It Make

know Learned Sense?
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VALUING
React on this quotation:
“One earnest worker can do more by personal suggestion to prevent
accidents than a carload of safety signs. “Making Paper,E.R. Brown. 5
points

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POST-TEST
Directions: Choose and encircle the letter of the correct answer. 5
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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

1. Why is Occupational Safety and health Standards (OHSP) being

implemented?
A. For compliance C. For popularity of the department
B. For safety and protection D. For evaluation and reflection.

2. If you know you are not feeling well due to colds, cough and fever, you
prefer to stay at home and rest. This act can help everyone in the
workplace safe from spread of the illness. What type of hazard can be
avoided?
A. Biological B. Chemical C. Ergonic D. Physical

3. What kind of hazard causes emotional strains like anxieties and

depression?
A. Biological B. Ergonic C. Physical D. Psychological

4. What value is being inculcated in you upon the discussion of the safety
in a workplace?
A. Empathy B. Flexibility C. Obedience D. Reliability

5. You are the 3rd worker who came into a shop. You have noticed spilled
milk on the floor which could be considered a physical hazard. What is the
best thing you have to do to avoid this hazard?
A. I will just look for a signage and put it on the wet floor.
B. I will inform the others not to step on that wet floor.
C. I will ask my colleagues why there is spilled milk.
D. I will get a wet mop to clean and dry the floor.
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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph