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LEARNING OUTCOME 4
MAINTAINING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
AWARENESS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Procedures in emergency related drill are strictly followed in line with the established organization
guidelines and procedures.
OSH personal records are filled up in accordance with workplace requirements

OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROCEDURES,

PRACTICES AND REGULATIONS

Occupational health should aim at: the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of
physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations; the prevention among workers of
departures from health caused by their working conditions; the protection of workers in their
employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health; the placing and maintenance of the
worker in an occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological capabilities;
and, to summarize, the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job.
The main focus in occupational health is on three different objectives:
1. maintain and promote workers’ health and working capacity;
2. improve working environment and work; and
3. Develop work organizations and working cultures in a direction which supports health and
safety at work and in doing so also promotes positive social climate and smooth operation and
may enhance productivity of the undertakings.
Safety procedures, practices in the workplace contribute to:
1. low rates of accident;
2. good employee morale;
3. employee satisfaction;
4. reduction of insurance and other operating cost; and
5. Reduction of losses of employees due to disabling accidents.
Some health and safety procedures and practices
A. Personal hygiene practices
1. Keep your hands always clean and nails cut short.
2. Wear comfortable clean clothes.
3. Use of PPE when working.
4. Remove jewelries especially when working with food.
5. Use gloves when hands are thoroughly washed.
B. Good housekeeping practice.
1. Keep the area clean. Plan and implement a program of regular cleaning of the
equipment and all other areas.
2. Eliminate the possible breeding of flies. Screen the house and use effective insecticides
whenever necessary.
3. Exterminate rodents. Prevent their increases by not leaving food and dirty dishes on the
table or in the sink. Keep foods likely to be eaten by rats in rodent-proof containers.
C. Observance of safety precautions. The observance of safety precaution to promote work efficiency and
to avoid accident is important. Accidents are caused either by people themselves, by unsafe
environment, or defective equipment. Accidents are caused by people are due to haste, distraction or
failure to observe safety regulations. Carelessness causes slips, falls, burns and bumps and the
destruction of things in the workplace. Accidents in the laboratory area are caused by contact with
exposed electrical tools or kitchen equipment and short circuits.
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Workplace safety checklist
OSH requirements mean that managing risk in the workplace is more than a priority. It is a
fundamental issue of effective workplace management. Occupational safety and health risks exist,
even though they may not be as apparent as the obviously dangerous machines or situations that you
would normally find in a warehouse or factory or industry.
Check the guide below for some of the OSH responsibilities for the workers to ensure
their personal safety.
1. First Aid. The requirement for a first aid kit or a trained first aid person will depend on the
number of people in the workplace. Where 25 or more people are located in a workplace on you need
to train a first aid person. There is also the requirement for a first aid kit, register of injuries book and
a notice specifying who to contact in the workplace if first aid is required. A first aid room is only
required where there are 200 employees in an office workplace.
2. Ergonomics. Ergonomics is crucial in offices yet commonly overlooked. A workstation has
correct ergonomics if the alignment of the computer screen, keyboard, person and chair is in a
straight line, with no twisting of the head or body. The height of the screen, keyboard and chair will
also be important for good ergonomics. A footrest and document holder may be required, depending on the
situation.
3. Fire control. Sources of ignition and combustible materials should be separated to avoid
potential fires. Fire equipment should be available and unobstructed, with some employees trained in
its use. The complexity of your evacuation system will depend on the size of the business, number of
floors involved and number of people to be evacuated.
Sources of ignition include heat sources (photocopiers, computers, printers, portable heaters)
and electrical sources including damaged electrical cables and piggy-backed double adaptors.
Cleaning cloths in cleaners' cabinets can also be sources of heat, depending on the chemicals used
and how the materials are stored.
4. Emergency Evacuation. Have a documented evacuation procedure, which has been
communicated to all employees, and has been practiced as an evacuation drill at least once each year.
The evacuation procedure should differentiate between bomb threat and other types of emergencies,
as the procedure will vary slightly. Your office area will have a different procedure to other parts of the
business if you are part of a high rise office block while other areas are in an industrial estate.
Determine an assembly point, and keep a record of people's names to determine who might
be left in the building. This will be useful for the emergency services if a rescue is required.
Consideration should also be given to first aid provision at the assembly point and the identification
of a person who is trained in first aid should anyone be injured.
Also include in your procedure the method to be used to contact the emergency services, for
example whether you will contact them before or after you evacuate the building.
5. Electrical Hazards. All electrical cables should be periodically inspected for integrity and
replaced if damaged. The practice of 'piggy backing' double adaptors should be eliminated as this can
create a fire risk. If there are insufficient power points, a power board is a safer option. Alternatively,
you could have an electrician install more power points. Electrical switchboards should be checked to
ensure that neither combustible materials nor flammable liquids are stored nearby.
6. Chemical Safety. You have legal obligations even if your office keeps very small quantities
of dangerous chemicals. These include addressing hazardous substances requirements in the OSH
Regulation 2001. This requires you keep a register of hazardous substances, copies of material safety
data sheets, precautions in place to prevent injury to anyone using the chemicals, and assessing
whether control measures (gloves, glasses etc.) are sufficient. All containers must be labeled with the
product name, and any hazards associated with it, for example flammable, corrosive, poison etc.
7. Housekeeping. Untidy offices with materials placed in boxes or in piles on the floor create a
hazardous environment - not only a trip hazard, but could indicate that there is insufficient storage
space, insufficient time for storing materials, or just poor management of the work area.
Many workplaces have difficulty finding a temperature setting that all workers find
comfortable. The recommended range is 22 to 26 person's egress from the workplace, as well as
leading to injury if a person is constantly moving around a cluttered work area.
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8. Temperature. Many workplaces have difficulty finding a temperature setting that all
workers find comfortable. The recommended range is 22 to 26 person's egress from the workplace, as
well as leading to injury if a person is constantly moving around a cluttered work area.
Set the temperature at 22 or 23 degrees and make adjustments from that point. Check that the
air conditioning reaches all areas in the office, and that windows receiving substantial quantities of
sunlight are not causing problems.
9. Manual handling. Whenever staff are required to lift, shift or move heavy items, for
example moving stationery supplies in and out of cabinets and printers/photocopiers, or moving
quantities of mail, computers, printers and other office furniture, there are manual handling
procedures that should be used to avoid injury.

EMERGENCY-RELATED DRILL AND TRAINING

Emergency drills and training have the objective of preparing a trained and organized response
to situations of great difficulty which may unexpectedly threaten loss of life at sea. It is important that
they should be carried out realistically, approaching as closely as possible to emergency conditions.
Drills and training should stress and include emergency procedure and equipment, emergency
personnel duties.

Emergency Evacuation Drills

Fire is only one type of emergency that happens at work. Large and small workplaces alike
experience fires, explosions, medical emergencies, chemical spills, toxic releases, and a variety of other
incidents. Here are some basic drills that you should know.

Fire Drill
A fire drill is a practice event, where people leave a building.
They are practicing what they would do if there was a fire in the
building. The event is started when a fire alarm is turned on.
Fire drills can be helpful in saving lives in the event of an actual
fire. A fire drill is a simulation of what a person or group of people
would do if an actual fire occurred.
Fire drills happen a couple of times a year. Even though they
are drills, they are very important because
Through practice you will learn what to do and how to behave
in an emergency. Observe the following:
1. Take the drill seriously.
2. Review the expectations before drill.
3. Know your escape route beforehand.
4. Remain calm.
5. Line up and stay in line.
6. Go quietly through the school to your destination.

Earthquake Drill Procedures

1. Once the drill is announced, conduct the DROP Procedure (duck, cover and hold).
2. Leave quickly the building in an orderly manner.
3. Stay away directly under the corridors.
4. Walk away from the building then unto the escape route.
5. Once safe, help others go to safety.
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NAME: QUARTER:
STRAND&SECTION: WEEK:
TEACHER: QUIZ:

How Much Have You Learned?

A. Write the letter of your answer.
1. The following are the causes of accident except for one. Which one?
a) people themselves
b) organized work area
c) defective tools and equipment
d) unsafe environment
2. Safety procedures, practices in the workplace contribute to:
a) high rates of accident
b) good employee morale
c) employee dissatisfaction
d) increase of insurance and other operating cost
3. Which of the following is not a personal hygiene practice?
a) Keep your hands always clean and nails cut short.
b) Wearing of comfortable clean clothes.
c) Use of PPE when working.
d) Having a ring on fingers while working with food.
4. All of these describe the working environment that is conducive to safety and health EXCEPT for one.
Which one?
a) Clean floor area, free from waste and grease
b) Clean cabinets, dry and closed tightly to keep away rodents and insects
c) A well fixed electrical connections
d) Defective lighting and ventilation facilities.
5. Which of the following could be avoided due to carelessness?
a) Slips
b) Burns
c) Electric shock
d) Stress
B. Give 5 OSH responsibilities for the workers to ensure their personal safety. Give a Short explanation for each.

NAME: QUARTER:
STRAND&SECTION: WEEK:
TEACHER: QUIZ:

A. Arrange the fire drill procedure in proper sequence. Write A for the first, B for second and so on and so
forth.
1. Remain calm.
2. Review the expectations before drill.
3. Line up and stay in line.
4. Know your escape route beforehand.
5. Go quietly through the school to your destination.

B. Sequence the earthquake drill procedure. Write A for the first, B for second and so on and so forth.
1. Stay away directly under the corridors.
2. Duck, cover and hold.
3. Once safe, help others go to safety.
4. Walk away from the building then onto the escape route.
5. Leave quickly the building in an orderly manner.