OCCUPATIONAL

SAFET Y AND
HEALTH
P R E PA R E D : J O S E P H I N E L . R I V E R A
TL E - TEAC HER
 IMPORTANCE OF OSH
It preserves the lives of
workers and the company
It is mandated by law
It is a form of motivation
It creates understanding
• 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.
MANURE
CAN YOU SEE ANY POTENTIAL DANGER
HERE?
ANIMALS
• What kind of dangers would you come across with animals?
HAZARD, RISK AND EXPOSURE IN THE
FARM
• Hazard 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
• 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. o
• Exposure occurs when a person comes into contact with
a hazard.
TYPES OF HAZARD
• 1.Physical Hazards- 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
hazards - includes electricity,
machinery, equipment, pressure
vessels, dangerous goods, fork lifts,
cranes, hoists
3. CHEMICAL HAZARDS-
includes chemical substances such as
acids or poisons and those that could
lead to fire or explosion, like pesticides,
herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts and
fumes from various processes such as
welding .
4. BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS -

•- includes bacteria, viruses,

mold, mildew, insects, vermin,
animals
5. PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
HAZARDS
-includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.
Factors include social support, such as
• loneliness,
• marriage status,
• Alcohol in the workplace.
• Body stressing.
• Bullying in the workplace.
• Customer aggression.
• Driver fatigue.
• Remote or isolated work.
IMPORTANCE IN IDENTIFYING THE TYPES
OF HAZARDS PRESENT IN THE FARMS
• - reduce the risk associated with workplace hazards
• - prevent accidents
• - prevents illness
• - protect from injuries
• - take good care of the machineries and equipment (operation and its maintenance)
Physical Mechanical Chemical Biological Psychosocial
HAZARDS HAZARDS hazards
HAZARDS and/or
electrical
HAZARDS
• BACTERIA
• Alcohol in the workplace.
• Body stressing.
Virus
• High voltage equipment.
Heavy metals, (including mercury, lead, cadmium, and
aluminum.
• Paint.Pesticides.
Petroleum products.
Mold and Fungi.
floors,
• stairs,
• Blood and Body Fluids
• floors, stairs,
• work platforms, steps,
• ladders,
• fire, falling objects,
• slippery surfaces,
• manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling),
• excessively loud and prolonged noise
• Airborne pathogens such as the common cold.
• Overheating of the machinery
• Using an electrical equipment near water.
• Stinging insects./snake bites
• Faulty wiring
• Bullying in the workplace
EVALUATION:
• IDENTIFICATION
• 1. ___________________is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee‘s health.
• 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. ____________________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. __________________ includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous goods, fork lifts,
cranes, hoists
• 6. __________________ includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those that could lead to fire or
explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts and fumes from various processes such as welding
• 7. __________________ includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals
• 8. __________________ includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.
• 9. ___________________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.
ASSIGNMENT:
• Conduct Hazard report. Visit farm near your
school or home. Observe the surroundings.
List all the possible hazard observed. Classify
these hazards. Identify persons who are at risk
with these hazards. Suggest all possible solution
to reduce or eliminate the risk. Report findings
to your teacher.
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