PRACTICE

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY PROCEDURES

MODULE 5-6
LESSON 1: IDENTIFY
HAZARDS AND RISKS
 Hazards Identification, Risk Assessment,
and Risk Control
Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a
planned system of working to prevent illness
and injury where you work by recognizing
and identifying hazards and risks. You must
identify the hazards where you are working
and decide how dangerous they are.
 These are the three steps
used to manage health and
safety at work:

1. Spot the Hazard ( Hazard

Identification )
2. Assess the Risk ( Risk Assessment )
3. Make the Changes ( Risk Control )
 Hazard Identification

Hazard Identication is identifying

all situations or events that could
cause injury or illness. Eliminating
or minimizing workplace hazards
needs a systematic approach
 Common Hazards encountered by computer
technician s and users

A hazard is a situation in the workplace that has

the potential to harm the health and safety of
people or to damage plant and equipment. The
situation could involve a task, chemical or
equipment used. Hazard management is a
continuous process that can be used to improve
the health and safety of all workplaces
 Physical Hazards
Physical hazards are factors or
conditions within the environment
that can harm your health. Examples
of these hazards are body stressing,
confined spaces, electricity, heat,
heights, noise and vibration
 Mechanical hazards
Mechanical hazards are those
associated with power-driven machines,
whether automated or manually
operated. Examples are: crushing,
shearing, cutting, entanglement,
trapping, impact, stabbing or puncture
and friction
 Chemical Hazards
A hazardous chemical can be solid,
liquid, or gas. It can be a pure
substance, consisting of one ingredient,
or a mixture of substances. Examples
are skin irritants, carcinogens, and
respiratory sensitizers
 Electric Shock Hazard
Electrical Hazard or Electric Shock may be
defined as " Dangerous event or condition
due to direct or indirect electrical contact
with energized conductor or equipment and
from which a person may sustain electrical
injury from shock, damage to workplace
environment, damage to property or both
 CRT Monitor High-Voltage hazard
CRT Monitors are becoming less common
nowadays, but should you run into one, it is best
NOT to open it up. Instead, outsource any CRT
repair job to a qualified CRT repair service. A
CRT monitor has a high-voltage anode inside it,
which can carry a charge of up to 25,000 volts,
and it can be holding a high charge days after
the power is removed
 Biological Hazards
Biological Hazards are organic substances
that present a threat to the health of
people and other living organisms.
Dangers can come from unclean
restrooms, mold and fungus, bacteria,
insect strings, animal bites and poorly
stored medical waste
 Ergonomic Hazards
Ergonomic Hazards are physical
factors in the environment that
may cause musculoskeletal
injuries. This includes lighing,
chairs, lifting, repeating and
computer screens
 Psychological Hazard
Those that are basicallycausing stress to a
worker. This kind of hazard troubles an
individual very much to an extent that his
general well-being is affected. Workplaces
causes of stress include heavy workloads,
lack of control over the pace of work, shift
work, noise, fear of job loss and conflict with
emloyer
 Safety Hazard
Safety Hazards are unsafe working
conditions that can cause injury, illness,
and death. Safety Hazards are the most
common workplace risks. This includes
slipping or tripping hazards, inappropiate
machine guarding, equipment
malfunctions or breakdowns