TLE 7

Learning Activity Sheet No. 3

Agricultural Crop Production
Quarter 1 – Week 3 and 4

Name: __________________________________________________Rating: _______________

Grade and Section: ________________________________________Date: _________________
FACTORS IN LAYOUTING A CROP FARM (WEEK 3)
A. Site Selection- The selection of sites is important. The north-easterly slopes are preferred for
maximum sunlight, warmth and wind protection. Slopes are prone to erosion, and must be carefully
grown.
B. Buffer Zones- Buffer zones are areas of vegetated land that need to be set up or left in place to
protect vulnerable parts of the landscape and provide a wildlife habitat or sanctuary.
Soil types
1. CLAY- It is stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often
forming an impermeable layer in the soil.
2. LOAM- It is a kind of soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay.
3. SAND- This is a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.
4. SILT- It is fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as
sediment, especially in a channel or harbour.
Types of Personal Protective Equipment and Its Functions (WEEK 4)
1. Helmet - protect the user's head against: impact from objects falling from above, by resisting and
deflecting blows to the head
2. Face Shield - intended to protect the entire face or portions of it from impact hazards such as flying
fragments, objects, large chips, and particles.
3. Goggles and safety eye glass – forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area
surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes.
4. Gloves - save the user's hands and fingers from unnecessary wounds.
5. Boots - help to protect the toes from falling objects or any kind of compression.
6. Respirator - prevent the wearer from inhaling any type of particulate matter or contaminant present
in the surrounding air.
7. Earmuffs- cover a person’s ear for hearing protection or for warmth.
Ten (10) Commandments of Safety Workplace.
1. Everyone is responsible for their own safety and safety of others.
2. All accident is preventable.
3. Follow company rules, regulation and procedure.
4. Assess the risk, stop and think.
5. Be pro-active about safety.
6. If you’re not trained don’t do it.
7. Manual handling – manage the lift.
8. Don’t take shortcuts.
9. Practice good housekeeping
10. Be prepared.
Occupational Health Safety (OHS)
- A planned system of working to prevent illness and injury where you work by recognizing and
identifying hazard and risk.
Hazard – it is the potential for farm, or adverse effect on worker’s health. Anything which may cause
injury or ill health 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 a hazard and the duration and frequency of exposure.
Exposure occur when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
Types of Hazard
1. Physical hazard – includes floor, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects, slippery
surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessive loud and prolonged noise, vibration,
heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting ventilation, air quality.
 2. Mechanical and or electrical - includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels,
dangerous goods, fork lift, crane, hoist.
3. Chemical - include chemical substances such as: acid s or poisons and those that could lead to fire or
explosion, like pesticides,
4. Biological - includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, and animals.
5. Ergonomic hazard – occurs when the type of work, body positions and working condition put a strain
into your body.
6. Work organization hazard – is a hazard or stressors that cause stress ( short - term effect) and strain (
long – term effect ). These hazard associated with clean workplace issues such as workload, lack of
control and / effect.
Activity 1: Matching Type

Activity 2:
Draw your answer on the space before the each number. Draw a heart if the statement is true and smiley if it
is not.
__________1. Personal Protective Equipment is essential to prevent damage work.
__________2. Earmuffs are suitable to protect eyes from small particles.
__________3. Face Shield is appropriate to use when spraying plants using chemicals.
__________4. Gloves are for hand protection.
__________5. Boots are bot necessary when you are gardening
Activity 2:
Direction: Write four (4) factors to consider in layouting a crop farm and their importance.