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TLE-AFA-AGRI CROP
Production
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Apply Safety Measures in Farm
Operations
TLE – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 4: Apply Safety Measures in Farm Operations
First Edition, 2020

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TLE
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Apply Safety Measures in Farm
Operations
 What I Need to Know

Content Standard
The learner demonstrates an understanding of applying safety measures in the farm.

Performance Standard

The learner consistently applies measure in the farm.

Learning Competencies

Apply appropriate safety measures in farm operations.

Safekeep/ Dispose materials and outfit

Learning Objectives

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Identify work tasks in line with farm operations.

2. Determine place for safety measures in line with line operations.
3. Prepare appropriately the tools, materials, and outfit in line with job
requirements.

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 What I Know

Let us determine how much you know about safety measures while working on
the farm. Take this test.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer and write your answer on a sheet
of paper.
1. It is the potential for harm or adverse effect on an employee's health. Anything
which may cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace.
a. Chemical b. Exposure c. Risk d. Hazard
2. It is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near
a workplace.
a. Risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d. Chemicals
3. This occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
a. Risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d. Chemicals
4. This includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects,
slippery surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud and
prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting, ventilation, air
quality.
a. Chemical b. Mechanical and/or electrical c. Psychological d. Physical
5. It includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous goods,
fork lifts, cranes, hoists.
a. Mechanical and/or electrical b. Chemicals c. Biological d. Psychosocial

Note: If you get 100% correct in this pre-assessment, skip the lesson but if you
get 50% to 99% correct, then proceed with the lesson.

Lesson
Apply Safety Measures in
4 Farm 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. Farmer
should always apply appropriate safety measures while working in the farm.

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 What’s In

Try to answer this one:

1. The growth of a single crop is called ________.

2. What is FFTF?

What’s New
Direction: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False. Write
your answer on a sheet of paper.
1. Hazard is the potential for harm or adverse effect on an employee's health.
2. Chemical is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to
anyone at or near a workplace.
3. Exposure occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
4. Risk includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling
objects, slippery surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively
loud and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting,
ventilation, air quality.
5. Biological includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin,
animals.

What is It

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, mollusks,
etc. Most of these chemicals are applied by spraying.
Examples of chemical hazards:
• Spraying in a strong wind and the spray drifting over a dam or the farmhouse.

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 • 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.
Some ways you can 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 the procedure.
• Keep a list of all hazardous substances used on the farm.
Safe use of chemicals
• Consider if a chemical substance is 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
• Lack of Training
• Poor Communication
How to prevent runover
• Never allow riders on tractors
• Discuss with family members and farm workers on 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 field or remote work sites.

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce the number and severity of farm
work-related injuries and illnesses. Personal protective equipment 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.

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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.

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Protect your lungs with the correct respiratory equipment (dust
masks, cartridge respirators, gas masks, air packs) when working
in dusty or moldy conditions, spray painting, apg chemicals,
working in bins, tanks, silos, and manure storage places.

https://www.slideshare.net/kathryngraham/safety-on-the-farm

APPLY APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES WHILE WORKING IN FARM

Many hazards are present on 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.
Farmer should always apply appropriate safety measures while working on the farm.

HAZARD, RISK AND EXPOSURE IN THE FARM

Agricultural crop production deals with a lot of activities to be done in different
workplaces. While performing these activities we expose ourselves to a lot of risk.
Workplace hazard is a major cause of accident, injury, or harm to a worker who

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performs such a task. These hazards should be the major concern of all who are
involved in a certain job or work.

It is important to distinguish hazard, risk, and exposure when undertaking risk

management.
• Hazard is the potential for harm or adverse effect on an employee's health.
Anything which may cause injury or ill to anyone at or near a workplace is a
hazard.
• Risk is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at
or near a workplace. The level of risk increases with the severity of the hazard
and the duration and frequency of exposure.
• Exposure - occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
Types of Hazard
Hazards are classified into five types. They are:
1. Physical – includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling
objects, slippery surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively
loud and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting,
ventilation, air quality.
2. Mechanical and/or electrical- It includes electricity, machinery, equipment,
pressure vessels, dangerous goods, forklifts, cranes, hoists.
3. Chemical- It includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those
that could lead to fire or explosions, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents,
dusts, and fumes from various processes such as welding.
4. Biological- It includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals.
5. Psychosocial environment- It includes workplace stressors arising from a variety
of sources.
Farm emergency procedures regarding safety working environment
1. Identify the potential emergencies.
The emergencies that may occur on a crop production farm could include:
a. Fire

b. Flood
c. Typhoon
d. machinery entrapment
e. electrical shock
f. snake or spider bite
g. chemical exposure
h. injuries
i. illness and
k. accidents

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2. Provide emergency facility appropriate for the sorts of emergencies that might
occur on the farm
3. Make sure that the correct equipment is available to contain and handle any
chemical or other dangerous materials spills that might happen.
4. To help minimize the risk of personal injury or property damage in the event of an
emergency, people working on and visiting the farm need to know and understand
the emergency procedures and their responsibilities.
5. Instruct everyone working on the farm in the emergency response procedures.
6. Everyone should know the locations of fire alarms, fire extinguishers, and first aid
kits; how and where to contact emergency services; and where to safely assemble in
the event of an emergency.

The following factors may increase the risk of injury or illness for farm workers:
1. Age- injury rates are highest among children age 15 and under and adults over
65.
2. Equipment and Machinery- most farm accidents and fatalities involve
machinery. Proper machine guarding and doing equipment maintenance according
to manufacturers’ recommendations can help prevent accidents.

What’s More

Activity 1
IDENTIFICATION: Answer the questions being asked below and put on a sheet
of paper.
1. is the potential for harm or adverse effect on an employee's
health.
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2. is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to

anyone at or near a workplace. The level of risk increases with the severity of
the hazard and the duration and frequency of exposure.
3. occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
4. This includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire,
falling objects, slippery surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling),
excessively loud and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor
lighting, ventilation, air quality.
5. It includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels,
dangerous goods, forklifts, cranes, hoists.

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6. includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and
those that could lead to fire or explosions, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning
agents, dusts, and fumes from various processes such as welding.
7. It includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin,
animals.
8. It includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of
sources.
9. is the physical or environmental conditions of work which
comply with the prescribed Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and
which allow the workers to perform his or her job without or within acceptable
exposure to hazards.
10. the practices related to production and work process.

What I Have Learned

Many hazards are present on 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. That’s why it is very important to wear the appropriate clothes and
equipment when going to farm to avoid accidents

What I Can Do

Task 1: First Option- For learners w/ available PPE at Home.

WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Quantity Description
1 pc Hard hat
1 pc Facemask
1 pc Footwear
1 pc Goggles
1 pc Earmuffs

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 Quantity Description
2 sheets Bond paper
1 pc 1 pencil or ballpen

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Choose two (2) farm activities in which you are to wear the proper PPE.
2. Demonstrate the following farm activities through action or body language. Have
a video clip or a picture of yourself performing the chosen activities.
3. After performing the specific farm activities, remove the PPE from your body and
write the reasons why you need to wear that particular PPE when performing that
task.
4. Submit your answer together with your photo or video to the teacher.
Farm Activities

• Operating noisy equipment

• Applying pesticides/fertilizers
• Land preparation
• Planting

Criteria Score

20 15 10 5

Identification and selection of

correct PPE
Reenactment of farm activities
Written report

Interpretation of Scores:
16 – 20 – Excellent output
11 – 15 – Very good
6 – 10 – Fair output
5 and below - Poor output

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Task 2: Option 2 – For those learners who cannot comply Task #1

CONDUCT HAZARD REPORT

Quantity Description

2 Sheets Bond paper short

1 pc Pencil/Ballpen

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. With the accompany of your parent/older sibling/guardian, visit a farm near your
school or home.
2. Observe the surroundings.
3. List all the possible hazards observed.
4. Classify these hazards.
5. Identify persons who are at risk with these hazards.
6. Suggest all possible solutions to reduce hazards.
7. Report your findings to your teacher.
8. Use the template below.
HAZARD REPORT

HAZARDS CLASSIFICATION PERSONS AT POSSIBLE

OF HAZARDS RISK SOLUTION

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 Assessment

A. A Put a smiling face , if the statement is correct and a sad face if the
statement is incorrect. Write it on a sheet of paper.

_____1. Tractors are passenger vehicles.

_____2. Use PPE like respirators when spraying chemicals.

_____3. Risk is anything that causes injury or ill to anyone.

_____4. Exposure occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.

_____5. The level of risk increases with the severity of the hazard and the duration
and frequency of exposure.

B. Determine the type of hazard a worker is exposed to base on the description

given in each item. Unscramble the letter by placing the correct letter sequence in
the shaded boxes to come up with the correct answer for each number. Write and
answer on your notebook.

1. Slippery surfaces
L H A P Y I C S

2. Insects
O L B I G L A C I O

3. Pesticides
C E L H M I C A

4. Cranes
H A M I E C N A L C

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5. Workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources
P C O S H Y S A C L I O

Additional Activities

First Option – Learners w/ available peripherals.

Direction: Watch the video by following the link below. Then, answer the questions
directly to the point. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay7z3ddHf3c

1. What is the video all about?

2. What are the safety measures in ensuring a safe and healthy work-
environment?
Rubrics
5 - Comprehensive/Analytical (strong and extensive answer)
4 - Well written/includes some analysis (with strong answer)
3 - Well written but lacks balance (acceptable with limited answer)
2 - Weak essay/lack organization/no analysis (simple with little answer)
1 - poorly written/barely addresses question (with factual errors)
2nd Option
Instructions: Try to answer these questions by basing on the previous
discussion.
1. What should we put in mind when going to farm? (5pts)
2. Is it really necessary to apply the proper equipment when going to farm?
Why?(5pts)

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WHAT’s MORE
Activity 1
IDENTIFICATION
1. Hazard
2. Risk
3. Exposure
4. Physical
5. Mechanical and/or
electrical
6. Chemical
7. Biological
8. Psychosocial
Environment
9. Safety
1.0ccupational Safety
Assessment (LO1 WHAT I KNOW)
WHAT’s NEW
A. 1. D
Activity 1
1. :( 2. A
True or False
2. :) 3. B
1. T
3. :( 4. D
2. F
4. :) 5. A
3 .T
5. :)
4. F
B.
5. T
PHYSICAL
1. BIOLOGICAL
2. CHEMICAL
3. MECHANICAL
4. PSYCHOSOCIAL
Answer Key
References

Books:
CBLM Horliculture
http://www.ashinstitute.org/PDFS/ASHI_BasicFirstAid_SG_Sample.p
http://www.necasag.org/pdf/Personal_protective_equipment_updated.pdf
http://www.ashinstitute.org/PDFS/ASHI_BasicFirstAid_SG_Sample.pdf
http://firstaid.about.com/od/cpr/ss/abcs.htm
http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/Fire/DEM/pages/SafetyTips/BASIC%20FIRST%20AID%
20PROCEDURES.pdf
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/PM1563K.pdf
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/resources/Basic-Farm-FirstAid-Kit-
List.pdf
http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TFH/Step-
ByStep/display/FH00MAR_SHARPT_06.JPG
http://www.thucphamantoanviet.vn/a-aproducers-and-traders/avegetables-fruits-
tea/a-quality-assurance-systems/1200_-_ffv_-_gap_-
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sop_for_cleaning_equipments_tools_containers_handling_and_storage_areas_for_fres
h_vegetables_-_version_3.0.pdf
fhttp://www.ci.miami.fl.us/Fire/DEM/pages/SafetyTips/BASIC%2OFI
RST%20AID%20PROCEDURES.pdf
http://www.extension.istate.edu/publications/PM1563K.pdf
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/resources/Basic-
http://hostedmedia.remainpub.com/TFH/StepByStep/display/FH00M
AR_SHARPT_06.JPG

Worksheets:

http://www.thucphamantoanviet.vn/a-aproducers-and-traders/a-egetables-fruits-
tea/a-quality-assurance-systems/1200_- -
_sop_for_cleaning_equipments_tools_containers_handling_and_storage_
as_for_fresh_vegetables_-_version_3.0.pdf

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