PART IX

EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND

HEALTH AT WORK
CONTENTS

01 Workplace Safety and Laws

02 Health Hazards at Work

EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
指导思想
1 Design an effective Occupational safety Audits within the organization to
prevent risk in the workplace

2
Examine the significance of Employee’s safety and health at work OSH

3 Promote and advocate the implementation of existing laws, policies,

procedures of employee safety and health at work
CONTENTS

01 Workplace Safety and Laws

WORKPLACE SAFETY
AND LAWS
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

DID YOU KNOW?

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

DID YOU KNOW?

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

DID YOU KNOW?

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

DID YOU KNOW?

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

DID YOU KNOW?

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

DID YOU KNOW?

DEFINITION

The process of Working environment at a

protecting company and
encompasses all factors
employees from that impact the safety,
work-related illness health, and well-being of
and injury. employees
What is the NEED for SAFETY in the
WORKPLACE?
SOME BENEFITS OF A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT
 SOME BENEFITS OF A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. The safer the work environment the more

productive it is.
 SOME BENEFITS OF A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT

2. Workplace safety promotes the wellness

of employees and employers alike.
 SOME BENEFITS OF A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT

3. Less downtime for safety investigations and

reduces costs for workers compensation.
 SOME BENEFITS OF A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT

4. Incur fewer expenses and increase

 SOME BENEFITS OF A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT

5. Employees are more confident and

comfortable
WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO CREATE
SAFETY WORKPLACE?
 WAYS TO CREATE SAFETY
WORKPLACE

1. Being Aware and Identifying workplace Hazards

 WAYS TO CREATE SAFETY
WORKPLACE

2. Implementing Workplace Safety Programs

 WAYS TO CREATE SAFETY
WORKPLACE

3. Providing Proper Safety Training to Employees

 WAYS TO CREATE SAFETY
WORKPLACE

4. Using Protective Safety Equipment

 WAYS TO CREATE SAFETY
WORKPLACE

5. Reporting Unsafe Working Conditions

 7S OF GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING
WHAT IS 7S OF GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING?
GUESS THE
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
ELECTRIC HAZZARD
FIRST AID
EMERGENCY
STAIRS
FIRE ALARM
NO ENTRY
HIGH VOLTAGE
DO NOT LIFT
FLAMMABLE
TOXIC OR POISONOUS
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

W O R K P L A C E S A F E T Y L AW S
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WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

a) Provide workplace free from hazardous conditions;

b) Give complete work safety instructions for
workers;
c) Comply with the requirements of OSH System;
d) Use only approved devices and equipment.
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES

1. The right to know about hazards in the

workplace
2. The right to refuse unsafe work
3. The right to report accidents
4. The right to Personal Protective
Equipment
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES

1. The right to know about

HAZARDS in the workplace

A HAZARD is anything that

is likely to cause harm or
injury in certain
circumstances.
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES

2. The right to refuse unsafe work

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES

3. The right to report accidents

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND LAWS

RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES

4. The right to Personal Protective

Equipment
HEALTH HAZARD AT
WORK
HEALTH HAZARD AT WORK

Do you know that hazard

exist in every workplace?
HEALTH HAZARD AT WORK

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION:

指导思想
1 Definition of Hazard

2 Differentiate Hazards from Risks

3
Identifying the Six(6) Common Workplace Hazard
4 Conduct of Hazard Assessment
5 The Role of HR in Workplace Safety
HAZARD
Any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health
effects on something or someone.
II. Difference between hazard AND RISK

Hazard refers to the agent responsible while Risk is the chance

or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an
adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard.
III. The 6 common workplace
hazards are:
1. Biological hazards
It is commonly known as biohazards, can be any biological substance that
could cause harm to humans. Biological hazards include exposure to harm or
disease from working with animals, people, or infectious plant materials.

Workplaces with these kinds of safety hazards include, but are not limited to,
work in schools, daycare facilities, colleges and universities, hospitals,
laboratories, emergency response, nursing homes, or various outdoor
occupations.
2. chemical hazards
Chemical hazards are present when a worker is exposed to any
chemical preparation in the workplace in any form (solid, liquid or
gas).
Some are safer than others, but to some workers who are more
sensitive to chemicals, even common solutions can cause illness,
skin irritation, or breathing problems.
3. Physical Hazards
Physical hazards affect workers in extreme weather conditions or
harmful working environments. Workers who are exposed outside
in the sun for a prolonged period of time can suffer physical hazards
which can cause long-term effects to their health. Physical hazards
can be any factors within the environment that can harm the body
without necessarily touching it.
4. Safety Hazards
 Safety hazards are unsafe working conditions that can cause injury,
illness, and death.
 It is known in all companies and organization as it includes anything that
can cause spills or trips, such as cords running across the floor or ice,
anything that can cause falls, such as working from heights including
ladders, scaffolds, roofs, or any elevated work area, unguarded and
moving machinery parts that a worker can accidentally touch, electrical
hazards like frayed cords, exposed electric wiring, mislabeled
equipment, lack of safety trainings, etc.
 5. Ergonomic Hazards
 Ergonomic hazards occur when the type of work, body positions,
and working conditions put a strain on your body. They are the
hardest to spot since you don’t always immediately notice the
strain on your body or the harm that these hazards pose. Short-
term exposure may result in “sore muscles” the next day or in the
days following the strain, but extended exposure can result in
serious long-term issues.
Based in one of the PSA survey, back pain is considered
as the most common occupational disease. Followed by
essential hypertension, neck-shoulder pain, peptic ulcer
and tuberculosis.
6. Psychosocial Hazards
 A psychosocial hazard is anything that could cause psychological harm (e.g.
harm someone’s mental health). Common psychosocial hazards at work
include: too much stress, job demands, low job control, poor support from the
management, lack of role clarity, poor organizational change management,
inadequate reward and recognition, bullying, harassment, or workplace violence.
 Overworked employees tend to become stressed out, and in turn, other aspects of
their health may fail.
Stress is a major concern for organizations, since it can decrease
productivity in the workplace.
 Types of Stress:

a) Eustress
b) Distress
c) Acute Stress
d) Chronic Stress
e) Hyperstress
f) Hypostress
 IV. Conduct of Hazard Assessment
 Collect and review information about the hazards present or likely to be
present in the workplace.
 Conduct initial and periodic workplace inspections of the workplace to identify
new or recurring hazards.
 Investigate injuries, illnesses, incidents, and close calls/near misses to
determine the underlying hazards, their causes, and safety and health program
shortcomings.
 Consider hazards associated with emergency or nonroutine situations.
 Determine the severity and likelihood of incidents that could result for each
hazard identified, and use this information to prioritize corrective actions.
 IV. Conduct of Hazard Assessment
 Collect and review information about the hazards present or likely to be
present in the workplace.
 Conduct initial and periodic workplace inspections of the workplace to identify
new or recurring hazards.
 Investigate injuries, illnesses, incidents, and close calls/near misses to
determine the underlying hazards, their causes, and safety and health program
shortcomings.
 Consider hazards associated with emergency or nonroutine situations.
 Determine the severity and likelihood of incidents that could result for each
hazard identified, and use this information to prioritize corrective actions.
v. THE ROLEs OF HR IN WORKPLACE SAFETY
1. Health and safety standards should be part of your company culture, and
it’s essential to emphasize this throughout your recruiting and hiring
process.
2. Establish communication between Management and Employees to ensure
that all the issues that the employees face are heard by the management
3. Take care that the values are respected and that the safety protection
program is taken seriously
4. Ensure that the investigation of an accident is properly conducted, as that
will prevent similar accidents in the future.
v. THE ROLE OF HR IN WORKPLACE SAFETY
5. Inform the employees about their rights – if they notice unsafe work
practices and procedures that are not in line with the adopted safety policies,
they should be allowed to report these issues openly, as well as to refuse to
work without any repercussions, until these issues are solved
6. HR is supposed to make sure that their company invests in proper training
and education of the employees about safety and health in the workplace.
7. Encourage overall employee wellbeing
THANK YOU !