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 Home Economics
HOUSEHOLD
SERVICES
Lesson 2-Module 4 (Q1)

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  Identify hazards and risk in the workplace

 EVALUATE HAZARDS AND RISK IN THE

WORKPLACE

Control Hazard and Risk

  Explain Occupational
After you Health and Safety
Procedures, Emergencies
finished this in the workplace and
module, you must Control Measures

be able to:

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UNLOCKING DIFFICULTIES:
OHS
 Occupational Health and Safety means a planned system of working
to prevent illness and injury, where you work.
Disinfection
 the process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical,
in order to destroy bacteria.
Harm
 are adverse health effects on something or someone under
certain conditions at work.
PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
PROTECTIVE MASK
Used to protect the wearer's face and eyes and prevent
the breathing of air contaminated with chemical and/or
biological agents.

 IMPEARMEABLE GLOVES
Using gloves will not allow fluid to pass inside your hands.

SPLASH PROOF APRON

An apron is a piece of clothing that you put on over the
front of your normal clothes, in order to prevent your
clothes from getting dirty.
GOGGLES
protecting employees from hazards like
liquid chemicals, acids/caustic liquids and
other hazards that could splash into the
eyes.

HAIRNET
A light net that is worn to keep a person's
hair in place or, in some places of work, to
keep hair out of the way.
ELECTRICAL HAZARD
 Control Measures:
1  You should always check any equipment before use.
 Ask qualified electrician to check all pieces of
electrical equipment in the workplace annually or as
often as possible.
 Damaged or broken electrical equipment should not
be used, the tag must warn people not to use the
equipment.
 When adjusting or cleaning equipment, SWITCH OFF
the power and pull out the plug and NOT by the
cord.
 Do not touch equipment with wet hands or don't use
a wet cloth to clean sockets.
 Make sure flexible cords are fully unwound and kept
clear of work traffic.
 Do not run too many pieces of equipment from one
socket.
CHEMICAL HAZARD
 Measures of Concentration of Toxic Substances
(Chemical Substances)
TLV
 Threshold Limit Value measures of
concentration of toxic substances
MCL
 Maximal Allowable Concentration is a peak or
maximum concentration of an airborne to
which most worker could be safely exposed.
 CONTROL MEASURES:
2
 Used alternative substances or processes which
are less hazardous.
 Provide good ventilation can get rid of the fumes
and chemical smell that builds up in a
workplace.
 Provide separate eating and drinking amenities
for employees.
 Ensure appropriate safety signs, training,
instruction and provision of Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS) and labels.
 Use appropriate PPE.
 loss of balance caused by
too little friction between

 hit an object, lose your

balance and fall

 when you lose your balance

& drop to the floor.
3 CONTROL MEASURES:
 Clean up spills straight away. Use mats on
slippery floors.
 Wear appropriate work shoes.
 Improve cleaning methods to prevent
build-up of grease/detergent.
 Provide ample storage space, to avoid
materials being placed in aisles/walkways.
 Set absorbent flooring materials into
entrance areas.
 FIRE SAFETY
Keep all escape routes and fire exits clear, and make
4

regular checks to ensure they are safe to use.
 Firefighting equipment must be available, located in
specified area. You can include fire extinguishers,
blankets, sand buckets and water hoses.
 Store products, particularly aerosols, away from
naked flames or sources of heat, at or below room
temperature and in a dry atmosphere.
 Switch off and unplug all electrical appliances before
leaving the workplace .
 Make sure that all workers in the area are aware of the
action that must takes in the event of a fire.
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD CONTROL MEASURES:

 CLEANING
 DISINFECTION
 STERILIZATION
ERGONOMIC HAZARD CONTROL MEASURES:
 Practicing shifts.
5  Raised platform to help operators
reach badly located controls.
 Provide height adjustable chairs
to individual. Operator can work
at their preferred work height.
 Proper orientation of machine to
prevent squatting posture.
 Take some rest if you feel tired to
prevent pain and numbness.
 ACTIVITY NO. 5 (P3)
 What?

Make a Video Presentation/Video Record

(5mins maximum/minimum)
 Showing Control Measures ( Just Chose 1 Topic Below)
1. Electrical Control
2. Chemical Control
3. Biological Hazard Control
4. Fire Control
5. Ergonomic Control
Criteria Standards of Levels Rating
Learning
Punctuality Accomplish the 5 3 1  
(15%) activity. Accomplish Accomplish Accomplish  
the activity the activity 1
the activity 2
on the given day after theor more days
deadline given after the
deadline. given
deadline.
Content and -Observe the safety All indicators One of the Two or more  
Overall precautions at all were met indicators indicators
Performance times. was not met. were not
(85%)   met.

 
-The audio is clear
and effectively assists
in communicating the
concept/idea.
 
-Shows creativity in
creating video.