Practice Occupational

Safety and Health -

Identify Hazards
TECHNOLOGY LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION – COPMPUTER HARDWARE
SERVICING by: GRAYZON L.
Prepared
GONZALES
Hazard
Identification,
Risk Assessment,
and Risk Control
Objectives

• Explain hazards and risks in the workplace

• Identify hazards and risks indicators in the
workplace
• Apply contingency measures in accordance
with the OHS procedures
What is OSH? (Occupational Safety
and Health)
Occupational safety and health (OSH) 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. 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.
Three steps used to manage health
and safety at work:

1. Spot the Hazard (Hazard

Identification)
2. Assess the Risk (Risk Assessment)
3. Make the Changes (Risk Control)
1. Spot the
Hazard
What is HAZARD?

A hazard is anything that could hurt

you or someone else.

Examples of workplace hazards include:

-frayed electrical cords (could result in electrical shock)
-boxes stacked unsecurely (they could fall on someone)
-noisy machinery (could result in damage to your hearing)
2. Assess the
Risk
 What is RISK ASSESSMENT?
Assessing the risk means working out how
likely it is that a hazard will harm someone
and how serious the harm could be.

Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by asking yourself two
questions:
- How likely is it that the hazard could harm me or someone else?
- How badly could I or someone else be harmed?
3. Make
Changes
Make Changes – Risk Control
It is your employer's responsibility to fix hazards. Sometimes you
may be able to fix simple hazards yourself, as long as you don't
put yourself or others at risk. For example, you can pick up things
from the floor and put them away to eliminate a trip hazard.
What to do?
• Ask your supervisor for instructions and training before using
equipment.
• Ask for help moving or lifting heavy objects.
• Tell your supervisor if you think a work practice could be
dangerous.
HAZARD vs RISK

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Common Hazards
encountered by
Computer
Technicians and
Users
 Physical Hazards
Is an agent, factor or circumstance that can cause
harm with or without contact. They can be classified as
type of occupational hazard or environmental hazard.
One of the most common physical hazards involving
computer technicians is cables running across the
floor. If someone trips, falls, and hurts himself because
of a cable you ran across the floor, someone (you,
your employer, or your customer) has a serious legal
negligence problem.
If you need to temporarily run a cable across the floor,
place a Danger sign similar to those "wet floor" signs
used by cleaning services.
Physical Hazards
For cables that are temporary but will
need to run across the floor for a longer
period of time, use "gaffers tape".
Gaffers tape is a heavy tape with strong
adhesive to stick to the floor. It comes in a
wide range of colors, from unintrusive
matte black to hazard warning red.
Although it has strong adhesive, it can be
removed easily and cleanly.
For long term cable routing there is a wide
variety of cable organizing devices like
Mechanical Hazards
It is created as a result of either powered
or manual (human) use of tools, equipment
or machinery and plant.
When working on electronic equipment, ask
yourself "Is there any way this equipment could
hurt me?.
You might stick your hand in a printer and
suddenly the paper feed arm moves, feeding not
only paper through the printer, but a piece of
your finger too.
When working on electronic equipment always
Chemical Hazards
A type of occupational hazard caused
by exposure to chemicals in the
workplace. Exposure to chemicals in
the workplace can cause acute or long-
term detrimental health effects.
There is a wide array of chemicals used with
electronic equipment. There are display
cleaning chemicals, keyboard cleaning
chemicals, compressed gas dirt and dust
removers, and many cleaning solvents.
Some of these chemicals can be harmful if
accidentally swallowed, get on bare skin, or
Electric Shock Hazards
Inside computers and electronic
equipment, there is a range of voltages
from 3.3 volts to 25 volts, most of these
are harmless. But at the power supply,
you'll find line voltage, which is a lethal
220 volts.
Most of the time while working inside
computers and electronic equipment, you'll
want them unplugged from the wall socket.
If you need to work on equipment while it
is still plugged in or powered up, remove
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
Monitor High-Voltage Hazard
CRT monitors are becoming less common
nowadays, but should you run into one, it
is best NOT to open it up. Instead,
outsource any CRT repair job to a qualified
CRT repair service. A CRT monitor has a
high-voltage anode inside it, which can
carry a charge of up to 25,000 volts, and
it can still be holding a high charge days
after the power is removed.
If you must open a CRT monitor case for
some reason, be sure to study the proper
way to discharge a CRT before you
Applying what you learned!
Task:
1. Choose an industry or type of workplace e.g. computer
laboratory, computer manufacturing, or a computer shop.
2. Make a list of hazards that may be present in that
workplace e.g. slippery floors from spilt water, oil etc;
uneven floors from changing floor level. Use the Table
below.
3. Describe the risks.
4. Write down ways to control the risks.
Q and A /
RECAP
Self Check! – Short Quiz
Direction: Read carefully each statement below. Place T on the line
if the statement is TRUE. Place F if the statement is FALSE.

_____ 1. Health and safety procedure is the responsibility of all

persons in the computer and technology industries.
______ 2. Spotting the hazards means working out how likely it is
that a hazard will harm someone and how serious the harm
could be.
______ 3. If you need to temporarily run a cable across the floor,
place a Danger sign similar to those "wet floor" signs used by
cleaning services.
______ 4. An LCD monitor has a high-voltage anode inside it, which
can carry a charge of up to 25,000 volts, and it can still be holding a
high charge days after the power is removed.
______ 5. Inkjet printer cartridges, or laser printer toner cartridges
Extend your Learning! – Assigment
Make a list of hazards that may be present in your own home when
operating a personal computer. Give the possible risk of the said hazards.