Practice of

Occupational Health
and Safety
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
• Is a planned system of working to avoid injury and illness in a working environment
by recognizing hazards and risks. PREVENTIONS IS BETTER THAN CURE!

Steps in Managing Health and Safety at Work

 Hazard Identification (Spotting the Hazard)
• Anything that can hurt someone is a Hazard. When working, always be alert to
anything that may be dangerous.
• Examples:
• Frayed Electrical Cords could result in electrical shock.

• Boxes that are stacked could fall on someone.

 Risk Assessment
• Is done to evaluate how a hazard could harm someone and how serious the harm would be.
Assess the risk by asking questions such as, “How could the hazard badly hurt someone?”.

• Once you spot a hazard and after assessing the harm it may inflict someone, you need to
report it to higher authority, particularly if these are difficult to fix and would cause serious
harm to workers.

 Make Changes (Risk Control)

• It is the responsibility of the employer to fix hazards in the workplace. But workers may fix
simple hazards like picking up things from the floor and putting these away to avoid a trip
hazard.
COMMON HAZRADS ENCOUNTERED
BY COMPUTER TECHNICIANS and
USERS
 A hazard is a condition in any working environment that can possible
harm or hurt the health and safety of people or cause damage to an area
and equipment.
Physical Hazards

 Physical hazard are conditions that can lead to physical harm or intense stress
these an be a natural made or man made elements or both.
 Remember to place DANGER sign if necessary.

Other common physical hazards in the workplace.

- Leaving tools on top of ladders.
-Placing electronic equipment in unsafe positions or on support that is not strong
enough or not customized to hold equipment.
Mechanical Hazards

 Mechanical hazards involve the use of the machines or devices that may be
harmful or pose as a threat in a working environment.

Examples of ways that a computer technician or a use can be hurt when working on
electrical equipment.
 Sticking a hand in a printer, if the paper arm suddenly moves, it will not only feed
paper but also one’s fingers.
 A technician’s hand might be wounded when moving past a razor sharp computer
chassis or case.
 Always be alert to any chance of being hurt by moving parts or hot components
when working on any electronic equipment.
Chemical Hazards

 Are compromised of gases, dust, corrosive vapors and liquids that could harm or
hurt someone if inhaled or absorbed through the skin. It can result to breathing
problem, skin irritations or burns.

 Some of these chemicals are harmful if swallowed or gets into contact with eyes
or bare skin.
Electrical Shock Hazard
 Happen when any body part comes into contact with a source of electricity that
can produce enough current to travel through the skin, muscles or hair.

CTR Monitor High-Voltage Hazard

 are rarely used nowadays but if encountered, do not open it up and bring it to a
CRT repair shot. It contains a very high voltage of up to 25000 volts.