LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1

1. What are the safety measures to be observed in the following work

tasks:
a. Pond draining and drying - Wear a hat and a long sleeve shirt.
Over exposure to heat and extreme temperature may result in
range of injuries from burns to frostbite.
b. Cultivation of pond bottom - Use long sleeve working clothes, hat
and hand gloves. For small ponds, a shovel or rake is used in
tilling or cultivating the pond bottom just after draining. For large
pond, a Rotavator is used.
c. Leveling - Wear gloves and long sleeve working clothes and hat to
prevent fingers from possible injuries and to prevent skin from
direct sunlight of the sun. Remove or gather shell of snails in the
pond fro these may cause incision or puncture to the feet.
d. Repairing gates and screens - Broken or damaged slab and pipes
must be repaired. In doing so, use proper tools to avoid accident.
e. Repairing dikes - Use digging blade in repairing leakage and
seepages of pond dikes. Extra care must be observed so that feet
will not be wounded.
f. Predator control -Keep the dikes’ banks clean to control predators
like snakes and frogs. Wear boots, hat and long sleeve clothes in
cleaning the grasses along pond dikes.

2. What are the tools/materials used in tilling or cultivating the small

pond bottom just after draining?
 For small ponds, a shovel or rake is used
 For large pond, a Rotavator is used

3. What are the important parts of an emergency plan?

 Listing possible emergencies - Identify any emergencies that might
occur.
 Provide a communication system - Consider providing two-way radios,
phones or cellular phones fro communication.
 Planning for action - Write out a plan fro each potential emergency.
 Identifying resources - List everything needed to deal with possible
emergencies in all ares of your farm.

4. How can you investigate incidents and near misses in your

workplace?
You need to find out:
 What caused the incident?
 What contributed to the incident?
 What are the root causes that set the stage for the incident?
 What are the ways to prevent and try to understand why.

Use the six questions to get the basis information about the incident.
 Who was involved?
 Where did the incident happen?
 When did it happen?
 What were the immediate causes?
 Why did the incident happen (root cause)?

5. How can you make your farm healthier and safer workplace?
 Re - examine workplace hazards
 Update supervisor/worker training
 Change how supervising is done
 Reassign responsibilities for safety
 Review your workplace inspection procedure and conduct safety
inspections differently.