“A planned system of working to

prevent illness and injury where

you work by recognizing and
identifying hazard and risks”
-Occupational Health and Safety
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY 9:
Computer Hardware Servicing
PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY

 At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
A. understand the concept of OHS in computer
system servicing;
B. participate actively in every activity of the lesson;
and,
C. value the importance of OHS in a working
environment.
PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

• OHS is a planned system of working to

prevent illness and injury where you work by
recognizing and identifying hazards and risks.
• Health and safety procedure is the
responsibility of all persons in the
computer and technology industries

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

• You must identify the hazards where you are

working and decide how dangerous they are.
• Eliminate the hazard or modify the risk that it
presents.

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Occupational Health and Safety standards

• Each student has a responsibility to their
colleagues and their organization to report and
act upon any potential workplace hazard.
• Students need to be aware of the type of
hazards that are possibly present in their work
environment.

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Occupational Health and Safety standards

Procedure
1. Identify the hazard
2. Clear the area close to the hazard

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Occupational Health and Safety standards

Procedure
3. Partition the hazard off or clearly identify the
area to protect other people from harm
4. If the hazard is easily and safely cleared, then do
so

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Occupational Health and Safety standards

Procedure
If not…
5. Report the hazard to the appropriate person
(such as teacher in charge, principal etc.) to
obtain assistance

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Occupational Health and Safety standards

Procedure
If not…
6. Following clearing of the hazard fill out the
correct documentation to assist in identifying
improved practice to reduce further incidence of
hazards.

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Accident reports
All hazards must be reported using Accidental
Report form. This enables us to track the kinds of
hazards we have in our workplace, and take action
where necessary to make it safer for all student and
clients.

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Accident reports
Forms are used to give specific details with regards to
the accidents that happened in the laboratory during
experiments.

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Hazardous substances
If the workplace hazard appears to be dangerous to
staff and clients and professional assistance is
required:
A. Call the supervisor or manager and advise
them of the problem and the urgency of the
matter.

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PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Hazardous substances
If the workplace hazard appears to be dangerous to
staff and clients and professional assistance is
required:
B. Depending on the risk it may be called as an
evacuation.
C. Follow the evacuation procedure.

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Hazardous substances
If the workplace hazard appears to be dangerous to
staff and clients and professional assistance is
required:
D. The supervisor or manager will call in the fire
brigade or specialized personnel who will deal
with the spill.

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MODULE 3, LESSON 1: PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Personal Safety While Working with PC’s

Computer equipment can be dangerous, and you or
others can be injured or even killed if you don’t
follow proper safety guidelines when working along
with PC’s. The following are some precautionary
measures to take before working with any computer
equipment:

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MODULE 3, LESSON 1: PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Personal Safety While Working with PC’s

• Do not work on components that are plugged into
their power source.

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MODULE 3, LESSON 1: PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Personal Safety While Working with PC’s

• Do not remove expansion cards from a
computer when it is turned on.

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MODULE 3, LESSON 1: PLAN AND PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS)

Personal Safety While Working with PC’s

• Be sure not to mix electronic components and
water.

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