Grade

TLE - ICT
COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING
QUARTER 1 – MODULE 7
Practice Occupational Safety and Health

Prepared by:

KATRINA M. TAMONDONG
Master Teacher -I
MANAOAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
 This lesson is intended to give you some guidelines and advice on common areas of health
and safety problems in the computer industry and to help you gain a general awareness of your
responsibilities as user and technician in a safe environment.

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:

1. Identify hazards and risk
2. Evaluate hazards and risk
3. Control hazards and risk.

Hazard 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. Health and safety
procedure is the responsibility of all persons in the computer and technology industries.

There are 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)

1.Spot the Hazard

A hazard is anything that could hurt you or someone else, you must
remain alert to anything that may be dangerous. If you see, hear or smell
anything odd, take note. If you think it could be a hazard, tell someone.

Examples of workplace hazards include:

 frayed electrical cords (could result in electrical shock)
 boxes stacked precariously (they could fall on someone)
 noisy machinery (could result in damage to your hearing)

2. Assess the Risk

Risk is the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience

an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard.

Assessing the risk means working out how likely it is that a hazard will harm
someone and how serious the harm could be.

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Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by asking yourself two questions:

1. How likely is it that the hazard could harm me or someone else?

2. How badly could I or someone else be harmed?

Always tell someone about hazards you can't fix yourself, especially if the hazard could
cause serious harm to anyone.

3.Make the Changes

It is your employer's responsibility to fix hazards. Sometimes you may

be able to fix simple hazards yourself, as long as you don't put yourself or
others at risk. For example, you can pick up things from the floor and put them
away to eliminate a trip hazard.

Common hazards encountered by computer technicians 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.

1.Physical Hazards -is an agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm
with contact. They can be classified as type of occupational hazard or
environmental hazard.One of the most common physical hazards involving
computer technicians is cables running across the floor.

2. Mechanical Hazards-Mechanical hazards are hazards created by the

use of or exposure to either powered or manually operated equipment,
machinery and plant.
When working on electronic equipment, ask yourself "Is there any
way this equipment could hurt me

3. Chemical Hazards- a (non-biological) substance that has the potential to

cause harm to life or health. Some of these chemicals can be harmful if
accidentally swallowed, get on bare skin, or get in eyes. Before using any
chemicals for electronic equipment always read the warnings and instructions
on the label.
Examples are cleaning chemicals, keyboard cleaning
chemicals, compressed gas dirt and dust removers, and
many cleaning solvents.

4. 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.

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Evaluate hazards and risk
Computers –Ergonomic Guidelines
 Viewing distance: The monitor should be 2 –2½ feet from the child’s eyes.
 Time at computer: Encourage children to use their physical energy.
 Seat and height posture: The child should sit high enough to have his arms bent at 90°
 Footrest: Use it prevent dangling feet.
 Mouse: Find one that fits small hands.
 Keyboard: Child-sized keyboards with light pressure keying are recommended.

Controlling hazards and risk

The goal of controlling hazards is to prevent workers from being exposed to

occupational hazards.

The most effective method of controlling hazards is to control at the source by

eliminating the hazard or by substituting a hazardous agent or work process with a less
dangerous one.

How can you identify health and safety problems?

Here are some of the ways you can identify health and safety problems:
 Observe your workplace
 Investigate complaints from workers
 Examine accident and near-miss records;
 Examine sickness figures;
 Use simple surveys to ask your co-workers about their health and safety
concerns;
 Use checklists to help you inspect your workplace
 Learn the results of inspections that are done by the employer, the union, or
anyone else
 Read reports or other information about your workplace.

Once you recognize a hazard, then you can determine which measure will correct the
problem most effectively.

Methods of Control

1. Elimination

Elimination of a specific hazard or hazardous work process, or preventing it

from entering the workplace, is the most effective method of control because the
hazard is no longer present. It is the preferred way to control a hazard and should
be used whenever possible.

Where are controls used?

1. At the source (where the hazard "comes from")
2. Along the path (where the hazard "travels")
3. At the worker

2. Substitution

Substitution occurs when a new chemical or substance is used instead of

another chemical. The goal, obviously, is to choose a new chemical that is less
hazardous than the original.

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 3. Good Housekeeping

Good housekeeping is essential to prevent the accumulation of hazardous

or toxic materials (e.g., build-up of dust or contaminant on ledges, or beams), or
hazardous conditions (e.g., poor stockpiling)

4. Emergency Preparedness

Being prepared for emergencies means making sure that the necessary
equipment and supplies are readily available and that employees know what to do
when something unplanned happens such as a release, spill, fire, or injury.

5. Personal protective equipment (PPE) as a hazard control method

It is the final item on the list for a very good reason. Personal protective
equipment should never be the only method used to reduce exposure except
under very specific circumstances because PPE may "fail" (stop protecting the
worker) with little or no warning.

The workplace can be a dangerous place if various safety procedures are not
properly considered. Some precautions which can be taken to reduce the risk of
accidents are:
 Ensure there are no trailing wires across or around the room which people
could trip on.
 Power cables should be safely secured.
 Electrical sockets should not be overloaded.
 Electrical equipment should be safety tested at least once a year.
 There should be adequate space around desks for people to move.
 Bags and obstacles should be stored out of the way so that people can't trip
over them.
 Food and drink should not be placed near a machine.
 Heating and ventilation should be suitable for the working environment.
 Work desks should be strong enough to support computers and equipment.
 Staff should follow the safety regulations.
 This is the science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines
for use by people.
 This includes furniture design and the design of peripherals that you need to
use, such as mouse and keyboard.

Remember the 3 steps to controlling a hazard

See it. - Identify the hazards. What is unsafe?

Think It. - Evaluate the hazard. What could happen?

Do It. - Provide solutions to control or eliminate the hazard

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 Online Link: https://tinyurl.com/g9CSSmod7Activity
I. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE otherwise.
_____1. Always observe workplace safety.
_____2. It is your sole responsibility to fix hazard.
_____3. Substitution is the preferred way to control a hazard.
_____4. Checklist is not necessary in inspecting the workplace.
_____5. Frayed electrical cords could result in electrical shock
_____6. Food and drink should always be placed near a machine.
_____7. Health and safety procedure is the responsibility of all person.
_____8. It is safer when the monitor is 2 -2 ½ feet away from the children.
_____9. Hazard is a situation in the workplace that has the potential to harm the health and
safety of people.
_____10. Determining hazard requires consideration on how much a person is exposed to a
substance or activity.

I. 1. TRUE 6.FALSE
2. FALSE 7.TRUE
3. FALSE 8.TRUE
4. FALSE 9.TRUE
5. TRUE 10. FALSE

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 Online Link: https://tinyurl.com/g9CSSmod7Summative
Name:___________________________________________Date:_____________
Grade/Section:____________________________________Score:_____________

I. Directions: Identify what is being asked in each number.

_________1 It is anything that could hurt you or someone else.

_________2 Substance that has the potential to cause harm to life or health.
_________3 An agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm with contact.
_________4 It is essential to prevent the accumulation of hazardous or toxic materials.
_________5 It is the preferred way to control hazard and should be used whenever
possible.
_________6 Dangerous event or condition due to direct or indirect electrical contact with
energized conductor or equipment.
_________7 It is a planned system of working to prevent illness and injury where you work
by recognizing and identifying hazards.
_________8 Hazards created by the use of exposure to either powered or manually
operated equipment, machinery and plant
_________9 It is the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an
adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard
_________10 Occurs when a new chemical or substance is used instead another chemical.

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