1LESSON 3 - Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

9/14/21, 4:54 PM LESSON 3: Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
LESSON 3: Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
Site: TESDA Online Program Printed by: IRISH JANE SEDILLO

Course: Introduction to Electrical Installation and Maintenance Date: Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 4:54 PM
Book: LESSON 3: Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
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Table of contents
Introduction
TOPIC 1: Practicing OHS Policies and Procedures

Personal Protective Equipment for Electrical Installation and Maintenance
Occupational Health Indicators (OHI)
Workplace OHS Personal Records
Information on Emergency-related Drill
TOPIC 2: Identifying and Controlling Electrical Hazards and Risk

Eliminating Electrical Hazards and Risks
TOPIC 3: Exercising Efficient and Effective Sustainable Practices in the Workplace

Personal Hygiene Practices
3Rs of Waste Management
Waste Segregation
5S of Good Housekeeping
References
Introduction
Electrical engineers, licensed and non-licensed electricians, and low powerline workers work with electricity directly. It has been a part of their daily lives that
some tend to overlook the hazards electricity poses, and tend to be less cautious with handling it. Hazards cause injuries to the workers, and sometimes even
death. This is why it is crucial to establish a set of policies and procedures that will ensure the safety and wellness of the workers. Aside from that, setting up
occupational health and safety procedures benefits the organization through the following ways:
Reduction and avoidance of injury and illness in the workplace

Employee productivity improvement
Retention of employees in an organization
Cost reduction for employees’ compensation due to injury
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TOPIC 1: Practicing OHS Policies and Procedures
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH or OHS) policies and procedures serve as a guide for organizations and their employees to prevent work-related accidents,
illnesses, and injuries.
The following are some examples of OHS policies and procedures in the electrical industry:
1. All electrical circuits should be covered by residual current devices (RCDs)
2. All maintenance work on the electrical plant should be carried out on the de-energized plant unless required to be testing in an energized format
3. Maintenance on the de-energized plant must be carried out under lock-out/tag-out conditions
4. Only licensed and authorized personnel can work on electrical plants
5. Work on the fixed electrical plant should be routinely tested and tagged in conformance with the Philippine Electrical Code
6. First aid processes should include cognizance of the possibility of electrical incidents
7. During reporting processes, the provision for electrical incidents, particularly in relation to mandatory reporting to the jurisdiction regulator must be included.
8. Examination of electrical safety matters must be included in routine audit processes.
Other common OHS policies and procedures in the electrical industry include:
1. De-energizing electrical equipment before inspection or repair
2. Keeping electric tools properly maintained
3. Exercising caution when working near energized lines
4. Using appropriate protective equipment
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Personal Protective Equipment for Electrical Installation and Maintenance
Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Additional PPE may also be required, depending on the identified hazards, like:
Fall protection equipment
Respirators
Chemical-resistant or cut-resistant gloves
Chaps
Occupational Health Indicators (OHI)
Workplace OHS Personal Records
Maintenance of records allows businesses to identify and address possible harmful trends and issues to keep them from escalating.
Examples of OHS records:
Training records
Written safe work procedures
Hazard assessments and result
Incident investigations
Equipment logbooks, maintenance records
PPE fit testing
Inspection reports— internal or OHS Officer
OHS disciplinary measures
JOHS minutes
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Information on Emergency-related Drill
A drill is a practice of implementing the emergency plan to test if the plan is complete enough, to give the workers an idea on how to react in an organized or
methodical way during an emergency.
Being prepared is a cycle of planning, coordinating and equipping, training, exercising, and evaluating and assessing actions in times of a disaster. The
preparedness cycle is established to prevent, lessen, react to, and recover from different types of disasters.
TOPIC 2: Identifying and Controlling Electrical Hazards and Risk
A hazard is something that can cause harm, like electricity, fire, chemicals, etc. Meanwhile, a risk is a likelihood, high or low, of the hazard to cause somebody
harm.
A worker can experience an electric shock when the body comes in contact with both wires of an electrical circuit, one wire of an energized circuit and the ground,
or a metallic part that has become energized by contact with an electrical conductor. The severity of the electrical shock is determined by how much electric
current the person has taken. The table below shows the general relationship between the severity of the injury and the amount of current for a 60-cycle hand-to-
foot path of one second’s duration of shock.
It should be noted that under normal circumstances, most electrical circuits can provide up to 20,000 milliamperes of current flow.
Eliminating Electrical Hazards and Risks
HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS
The Hierarchy of Controls is a system followed by industries to reduce or eliminate hazards in the workplace. It is arranged from the least effective method up to
the most effective.
Elimination means physically removing the hazards that are present in the workplace.
Substitution means replacing hazardous material with a safer option.
Engineering controls keep the people from the hazard.
Administrative controls entail changing how people work to prevent the hazard.
PPE is the personal protective equipment that must be provided to the workers.
CONTINGENCY MEASURES
In case of unavoidable and uncontrollable disasters, organizations need to set up contingency measures to safeguard data, minimize disruption, and keep
everyone safe.
The following are examples of contingency measures:
Evacuation - removing people from an immediate threat
Isolation - separating the threat from the public
Decontamination - cleaning out hazardous substances from an area or object
Calling Designated Emergency Personnel
TOPIC 3: Exercising Efficient and Effective Sustainable Practices in the Workplace
Exercising efficient and effective sustainable practices in the workplace is important no matter which industry you are in. In the electrical industry, doing so makes
your workplace more productive because the equipment, tools, and rooms that you use are well-maintained.
Personal Hygiene Practices
Washing your hands should be performed:
Before starting work.

Before putting on or changing gloves.
After using the toilet.
After sneezing, coughing, or using a handkerchief or tissue.
After touching hair, face, or body.
After smoking, eating, drinking, or chewing gum or tobacco.
After any cleaning up through sweeping, mopping, or wiping counters.
After touching dirty equipment.
After handling trash.
After handling money.
Here are some of the things you can consider to practice good hygiene. Swipe left and right to see the Do's
and Don'ts of Good Hygiene.
3Rs of Waste Management
Waste Segregation
Waste Segregation is the practice of separating different solid waste materials to promote recycling and reuse of resources and to reduce the volume of waste
for collection and disposal. Source segregation emphasizes the importance of waste segregation at the household or workplace level.
Here is the classification of wastes as discussed in the course Performing Solid Waste Management in the Workplace:
5S of Good Housekeeping
References
List of References
Asian Productivity Organization. (n.d.). 5S or Good Housekeeping. Asian Productivity Organization-Tokyo. https://www.apo-
tokyo.org/publications/p_glossary/5s-or-good-housekeeping-3/
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. (n.d.). Occupational Health Indicators. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists.
https://www.cste.org/page/OHIndicators
Crismundo, K. (2020, February 27). How to save more on electricity this summer. Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1095032
Emergency Drill Planning. (n.d.). Secura Insurance Companies. Retrieved September 24, 2020, from https://www.secura.net/secura-erater-vm/pdf-
files/prevention-connection/business/safety-programs/emergency-drill-sample-revised.pdf
Essential Workplace Hygiene Do’s and Don’ts. (n.d.). Honeywell. Retrieved September 24, 2020, from https://safety.honeywell.com/en-us/news-and-
events/blog/essential-workplace-hygiene-do-s-and-don-ts
HaSPA (Health and Safety Professionals Alliance).(2012). The Core Body of Knowledge for Generalist OHS Professionals. Tullamarine, VIC. Safety Institute of
Australia.
John. (2019, January 22). Common Electrical Hazards. TPC Training. https://www.tpctraining.com/blogs/news/common-electrical-hazards
OHS Records-- What Do You Keep?. (n.d.). Aware-NS. Retrieved September 24, 2020, from http://www.awarens.ca/wp-content/uploads/OHS-Records.pdf
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (n.d.). Personal Protective Equipment. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/electric_power/personal_protective_equipment.html#:~:text=Depending%20on%20the%20job%20task,%2Dresistant%20(FR)%
Occupational Safety and Health Council. (n.d.). Good Housekeeping. Occupational Safety and Health Council. http://www.oshc.org.hk/eng/main/hot/5S/
Preventing Electrical Hazards. (n.d.). Sabanci Universitesi Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. Retrieved September 23, 2020 from
https://fens.sabanciuniv.edu/en/preventing-electrical-hazards
Rinkesh. (n.d.). What is Energy Conservation?. Conserve Energy Future. https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/energy-conservation-techniques.php
US Department of Labor & Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (2002). Controlling Electrical Hazards. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3075.pdf

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9/14/21, 4:54 PM LESSON 3: Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

LESSON 3: Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

Site: TESDA Online Program Printed by: IRISH JANE SEDILLO

TOPIC 1: Practicing OHS Policies and Procedures

TOPIC 2: Identifying and Controlling Electrical Hazards and Risk

TOPIC 3: Exercising Efficient and Effective Sustainable Practices in the Workplace

Reduction and avoidance of injury and illness in the workplace

Icons by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

TOPIC 1: Practicing OHS Policies and Procedures

1. All electrical circuits should be covered by residual current devices (RCDs)

4. Only licensed and authorized personnel can work on electrical plants

8. Examination of electrical safety matters must be included in routine audit processes.

1. De-energizing electrical equipment before inspection or repair

2. Keeping electric tools properly maintained

3. Exercising caution when working near energized lines

4. Using appropriate protective equipment

Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

Personal Protective Equipment for Electrical Installation and Maintenance

Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Fall protection equipment

Chemical-resistant or cut-resistant gloves

Occupational Health Indicators (OHI)

Workplace OHS Personal Records

Examples of OHS records:

Written safe work procedures

Hazard assessments and result

Equipment logbooks, maintenance records

PPE fit testing

Inspection reports— internal or OHS Officer

OHS disciplinary measures

Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

Information on Emergency-related Drill

TOPIC 2: Identifying and Controlling Electrical Hazards and Risk

Eliminating Electrical Hazards and Risks

The following are examples of contingency measures:

Evacuation - removing people from an immediate threat

Isolation - separating the threat from the public

Decontamination - cleaning out hazardous substances from an area or object

Calling Designated Emergency Personnel

TOPIC 3: Exercising Efficient and Effective Sustainable Practices in the Workplace

Personal Hygiene Practices

Washing your hands should be performed:

Before starting work.

3Rs of Waste Management

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