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Agricultural Crop Production

Quarter 2 – Module 1; Week 1

Determining areas of concern for safety

measures
Agricultural Crops Production NC II – Grade 11
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Determining Areas of Concern for Safety Measures
First Edition, 2020

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Agricultural Crop Production
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Week 1

Determining Areas of Concern for Safety

Measures
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 Let Us Learn

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master on noting details about Determining Areas of Concern for Safety
Measures.The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning
situations. This covers the skills and competencies in Determining areas of concern
for safety measures in identifying work tasks in line with farm operations, determining
place and time for safety measures in line with farm operations, and preparing
appropriate tools, materials, and outfits in line with job requirements with the code
TLE_AFAACP9-12ASMO-Ia-b-1.
Information 1
Determining areas of concern for safety measures

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify work tasks in line with farm procedures
2. determine place for safety measures
3. consider the use of outfit in line with job requirement

Let Us Try

Select your answer from the choices given below by writing the letter only on a
separate sheet.

1. Identify the outfit which can reduce the number and severity of farm work related
injuries and illnesses. This will not only help in protecting people but also improves
productivity and profits.
a. Personal Protective Equipment
b. Professional Protective Equipment
c. Protection Protective Equipment
d. Personal Protection Equipment
2. Scheduling the most difficult tasks of each day will help the worker avoid injury or
burnout. This can be achieved by taking____________.
a. regular breaks c. workplace stress
b. risks d. rest
3. Farmers should apply appropriate safety measures while working in the farm.
Safety working environment is always given consideration while doing the tasks.
Below are work tasks in line with farm operation EXCEPT one:
a. Performing manual labor
b. Performing maintenance in the farm
c. Handling tools
d. Repairing vehicles and machinery

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4. Using personal protective equipment such as respirators, waterproof clothes,
rubber gloves and waterproof footwear is one of the ways to reduce the risk of
hazards from chemicals. Chemical hazard includes;
a. Spraying during strong wind may contaminate over a dam or in the
farm house.
b. A substance which are environment friendly.
c. A substance which are possible to eliminate toxic in the farmland
d. Biodegradable materials replenished soil deficiency
5. Personal protective equipment can help farmers and ranchers free from risks of
physical and chemical hazards. Among the choices below, what is the most
beneficial from using PPE?
a. can reduce the number and severity of farm work related injuries and
illnesses
b. does not help people
c. productivity and profits not important
d. very expensive

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 Let Us Study

Identifying work tasks in line with farm

Information 1.1
operations
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. Farmers should apply appropriate safety measures while working in the farm.
Safety measures include identifying farm works that involve the use of chemicals and
hazardous tools and equipment, determining the uses of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) and in determining farm emergency procedures regarding safety
working environment.

Work Tasks in Line with Farm Operation

1. Performing manual labor.
2. Performing maintenance on the farm.
3. Handling heavy machinery.
4. Repairing faulty vehicles and machinery.
5. Managing farming activities.
6. Overseeing farmworkers.
7. Devising strategies for harvesting or breeding.
8. Liaising with clients.
Farm Works that involve using Chemicals and Hazardous tools and
equipment

1. Spraying Chemicals

Many different chemicals are used on a farm including pesticides. These chemicals
are used to fertilize and control pests such as insects, weeds, mollusk, etc. Most of
these chemicals are applied by spraying. These are:
• Spraying in a strong wind and the spray drifting over a dam or the farm
house.
• Washing spray equipment and the water running into open drains, collecting
in puddles, or running into stockyards or dams.
• Containers or chemicals left lying around. Empty containers lying in a heap.

Ways to reduce the risk of hazards from chemicals are:

• Use personal protective equipment such as respirators, waterproof clothes,
rubber gloves and waterproof footwear.
• Make sure chemicals are safely stored and cupboards locked.
• Never spray chemicals on days when there is a high wind.
• Know first aid procedures.
• Keep a list of all hazardous substances used on the farm.

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Safe use of chemicals
• Consider if a chemical substance is really needed.
• Eliminate a hazardous substance, or if that is not possible, substitute it with
less hazardous one.
• Safe work practices or personal protective equipment should be used 
Keep records of farm chemicals.

2. Land Preparation Using Tractor

a. Victims fall off or are thrown from the tractor
b. Run over by either the tractor or an implement being towed, or both. c.
Overturn

Safety Reminders
• Tractors are not passenger vehicles.
• Use seat belts when driving tractors.
• ROPS will protect the operator from serious injuries.

Causes of run over accidents

• Sudden stops
• Driving over holes, stumps and debris, or a sharp turn

How to prevent run over

• Never allow riders on tractors.
• Discuss with family members and farm workers the potential risks of riding
tractor.
• It's also helpful to post 'no riders' decals on all tractors to remind others about
the policy.
• Use or provide other vehicles that allow passengers, such as trucks or cars,
when transportation is needed to fields or remote work sites.

Information 1.2 Determining place and time for safety measures in

line with farm operations

Place for safety measures in line with farm operations

Staying healthy and safe at work is important. Tasks in the farm should
consider safe and sound environment. Safety measures are important to reduce your
risks of injury and illness at work.

Here are some tips on how to help make the workplace safe.
1. Understand the risks. Once you know the particular hazards of the job or
workplace, you can take steps to reduce your risk of work-related injury or illness.
2. Reduce workplace stress. Common causes include long hours, heavy
workload, job insecurity and conflicts with coworkers or bosses. Stress can lead to
depression, sleeping difficulties and problems with concentration.

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 3. Take regular breaks. Staying fresh and alert will help you avoid injury or
burnout. Schedule the most difficult tasks of each day for times when your
concentration is best, such as first thing in the morning.

4. Avoid stooping or twisting. Use ergonomically designed furniture and

equipment, and rearrange your work area so that everything you need is within easy
reach.

5. Use mechanical aids whenever possible. Instead of trying to lift or carry

a heavy object, use a wheelbarrow, conveyor belt, crane or forklift.

6. Protect your back. If you do need to pick up and carry heavy loads, keep
the load close to your body and lift with your thigh muscles.

7. Wear protective equipment to suit the task. If worn correctly, gear such
as earplugs, earmuffs, hard hat, safety goggles, gloves or full-face mask can
dramatically reduce your risk of injury

8. Stay sober. Alcohol and drugs are a contributing factor in around three per
cent of workplace fatalities.

Information 1.4 Preparing appropriate tools, materials and outfits

in line with job requirements

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce the number and severity of
farm work related injuries and illnesses. This will not only helps protect people but
also improves productivity and profits. Farmers and ranchers can share in these
benefits by using the appropriate protective equipment for themselves, family
members and employees when the job and its potential hazards call for it.
Protect your head with a hard hat when performing
construction work, trimming trees, repairing machinery,
and doing other jobs with head injury risks. Use a sun
safety hat (one with a wide brim and neck protection) to
assist in the prevention of skin cancer.

Protect your vision with appropriate safety eyewear

(safety glasses, goggles, face-shields) when applying
pesticides, fertilizers, working in the shop, or in heavy
dust conditions.

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 Protect your hearing with acoustic earmuffs or plugs
when operating noisy equipment such as grain dryers,
feed grinders, older tractors, chain saws, etc.

Protect your lungs with the correct respiratory equipment

(dust masks, cartridge respirators, gas masks, air pacts)
when working in dusty or moldy conditions, spray
painting, applying chemicals, working in bins, tanks,
silos, and manure storage places.

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Courtesy of Agricultural Crop Production
K to 12 Technology and Livelihood Education

Let Us Practice
In a separate sheet, write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the
statement is FALSE. Write your answer on a separate sheet.

______1. Using personal protective equipment such as respirators,

waterproof clothes, rubber gloves and waterproof footwear will help
the farmers safe from harm.
______2. Chemicals are stored anywhere and in open cupboards.
______3. Spraying chemicals on the days when there is a strong wind.
______4. Knowing first aid procedures is not essential in the farm.
______ 5. Keep a list of all hazardous substances used in the farm

Let Us Practice More

Here are some tips on how to help make the workplace safe. Match these with
the description that you think appropriate for each by writing the letter only on a
separate sheet.
1. Understand the risks. 
2. Reduce workplace stress. 
3. Take regular breaks. 
4. Avoid stooping or twisting. 
5. Use mechanical aids whenever possible. 

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 a. Staying fresh and alert will help you avoid injury or burnout.
b. Take steps to reduce your risk of work-related injury or
illness.
c. rearrange your work area so that everything you need is
within easy reach
d. use a wheelbarrow, conveyor belt, crane or forklift
e. stress can lead to depression
f. eat healthy foods

Let Us Remember

Complete the paragraph below by supplying the words from the box. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

diseases injury hazardous

hazard Safety environment

Many (1)________ are present in the farm. If the farmers are not aware, these
may cause (2)_________to their body or may cause(3)________ and even death.
Farmers should apply appropriate safety measures while working in the farm.
(4)________measures include identifying farm works that involve the use of
chemicals and (5)_________tools and equipment, determining the uses of Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) and in determining farm emergency procedures
regarding safety working environment.

Let Us Assess

Direction: In a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions by

writing only the letter.

As a farmer, the best thing to do in the farm is to follow safety procedures

according to Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS). What appropriate
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) you are going to provide for workers’ safety?
Identify what PPE will:
1. Protect the head when trimming trees or doing similar jobs with head
injury risks.
a. hard hat c. goggles
b. safety glasses d. face shields
2. Helps to prevent skin cancer
a. safety hat c. goggles
b. safety glasses d. face shields

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 3. Protects the vision
a. safety hat c . respiratory equipment
b. hard hat d. goggles
4. Protects the lungs
a. respiratory equipment c. goggles
b. safety hat d. face shields

5. Protects the feet

a. rubber boots c. respiratory equipment
b. safety hat d. face shields

Let Us Enhance

Describe the image/s below by writing your answer on a separate sheet.

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 Let Us Reflect

Hazards are present in the farm. These may cause injuries to their body or
may cause diseases and even death. Knowing the details of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) will help people free from physical and chemical hazards.

Answer Key

1. a 1. T 1. b
2. a
2. F
3. c 2. e
4. a 3. F
5. d 3. a
4. F
4. c
5. T
5. d

1. hzard 1. a

2. injury 2. a

3. diseases 3. d

4. safety 4. a

5. hazardous 5. a

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