Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines and Procedures

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) refers to the legislation, policies, procedures and activities that aim to protect the health, safety and welfare of all people at the workplace. Every worker
has a right to healthy and safe work and to a work environment that enables them to live a socially and economically productive life. When terminating and connecting electrical wiring and
electronic circuit, everyone must be aware of the hazards associated with the process. Accident can be avoided by recognizing hazard and risk in the working area.

What is Hazard and Risk?

Risk is the chance or

A hazard is something that probability that a person will
can cause harm, e.g., be harmed or experience an
electricity, chemicals, adverse health effect once to
working on a ladder, noise, a a hazard. It may also apply to
bully at work, or stress. situations with property or
equipment loss. A risk is the
chance, high or low, that any
hazard will cause somebody
harm.

General Safety

Before working on any electronics, consider following these basic safety precautions to help reduce any hazards.
❖ Remove any electronic equipment you’re testing or working on from the power source.
❖ Never assume the power circuit is off. Test and test again with a voltmeter to confirm.
❖ Remove fuses and replace them only after the power to the circuit is disconnected.
❖ Don’t connect power to a circuit while working on it and rechecked the work.
❖ Always ensure that all electronics equipment is properly grounded
❖ If it’s damaged, replace it. Replace cables instead of repairing with insulating tape.
❖ Always use the right electronics repair and maintenance tools.
❖ Always return covers after removing them to reduce the risk of electric shock.
❖ Make sure your circuit is not overloaded.
❖ Always have safety equipment like a fire extinguisher, a basic first aid kit and a mobile phone nearby
Electrical Wiring Diagram

The flow of current in a conductor or wire can be represented in a diagram. There are two types of diagrams: pictorial diagram and schematic diagram.

1. . Pictorial diagram is a sketch of electrical circuit that shows the external appearance of each component. It is much like a photograph of the circuit and uses simple images of parts.

Sample pictorial diagram of one bulb controlled by single pole switch using 9-volt battery source.

1. Schematic diagram is a sketch showing the components of the circuit using standard electrical symbols. It shows the actual
number of components and how the wiring is routed but not the actual location.

Sample schematic diagrams of one bulb controlled by single pole switch using direct current (Diagram A) and alternating current
(Diagram B) source.