BASIC

SAFETY
RULES AND
MEASURES
 WORKPLACE
GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING
 Planning a Good Housekeeping
Program (5S)
▪ 5S is a tool that represents the basic
principles of housekeeping and workplace
organization. It is more than cleaning and
painting. It is a disciplined approach to keep
the workplace efficient and effective.
▪ Benefits Of 5S:
• Maintains safe and healthy work conditions

• High morale. Employees feel good in their

second home.

• Improve company image.

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 5S Of Good Housekeeping
5S DESCRIPTION / ACTION ILLUSTRATION

▪ identify and eliminate all unnecessary items from the workplace

Seiri
Sort
Suriin

▪ Put all essential materials in a systematic order

Seiton
Systematize
Sinupin

▪ Clean and/or polish the workplace to attain a dirt or dust-free state

Seiso
Sweep
Simutin

▪ Develop procedures, schedules, practices

Seiketsu ▪ Regularly audit using checklists and measures of housekeeping
Standardize
Siguruhin

▪ A condition where all members practice the above 4S

Shitsuke spontaneously and willingly as a way of life
Self – Discipline
Sariling - Kusa

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FIRE SAFETY
 Fire
▪ Rapid oxidation with the evolution of light and heat.

FIRE TRIANGLE
Fuel – can be any Oxygen – in
combustible sufficient
material quantities, combine
with the fuel for
combustion to
occur.

Heat – energy necessary to raise the temperature of the fuel and

the oxygen to a point at which they will react together.
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 Some Facts About Oxygen
At 23% concentration, the
At 16% concentration,
atmosphere is considered
combustion is slowed down
oxygen enriched and fire will
and will eventually diminish.
intensify.

Gaseous element in air

at 21% by volume. It is
essential for
respiration..

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 Fires Can Be Classified According To The Fuel
It Consumes
Class Examples Pictogram
A – Ordinary Combustibles paper, wood, or plastic

B – Surface Fires Oil, gasoline, alcohol, grease,

oil – based paints

C – Energized Electrical Appliances, power tools,

Equipment motors, electrical panels

D – Combustible Metal Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium

D

K – Kitchen Fires Combustible vegetable or

cooking fats

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 Importance of Fire Safety
Life Safety
The primary goal of fire safety efforts is to protect building
occupants from injury and to prevent loss of life.

Property Protection
The secondary goal of fire safety is to prevent property
damage.

Protection of Operations
By preventing fires and limiting damage we can assure that
work operations will continue.
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Using Portable Fire Extinguisher
▪ Start approximately 6-8 feet from the fire
then squeeze the trigger slowly while
moving towards the fire

▪ 10-lb fire extinguishers lasts only 10-20

seconds. It should be used correctly.

▪ When the fire is extinguish, stop pulling the

trigger. In the event of a re-ignition, at least
there would still be contents inside the
unit.

▪ Ensure that you have an escape path in

case the fire is not extinguished

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 Fire Brigade Organization

Fire Marshall

Deputy Fire Marshall

Fire Captain

Asst. Fire Captain

Fire Fighting Group Evacuation Group First Aid Group

Fire Extinguisher Evacuation Fire Exit First Aid Man

Handler Guide Guard Nurse

Fire Hose
Handler

Security and Communications Group Search & Rescue Group

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MACHINE
SAFETY
 Machine Safety
▪ Safeguarding any machine part that may cause
injury. It is the prevention of accidents when
working with machines.
▪ Prevents:
• Loss of life
• Severe accidents or serious injury
• Loss of production
• Equipment damage and repairs
• Having time spent on accident investigation and other
statutory requirements.

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 Machine Guards
▪ Guards are barriers that prevent entry
of an individual’s hands or other body
parts into a hazard area.

▪ Installed to minimize the risk of injury

to machine operators or other persons
from hazardous machine parts,
materials being processed, or scrap.

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Types Of Machine Guards

▪ Fixed enclosing guards ▪ Photoelectric light

▪ Movable Guards with curtains/Presence
interlocking switches sensing device
▪ Adjustable Guards ▪ Two hand controls
▪ Manually adjustable ▪ Pullback devices
▪ Self-adjusting ▪ Restraint device

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 SAFETY IN
MATERIAL
HANDLING &
STORAGE
 Materials Handling
A technique which includes the art of lifting,
placing, storing or moving of materials through
the use of appropriate handling equipment and
men.

Manual Handling
▪ is the of lifting, transporting and packaging of products using
own physical strength.
▪ Hand operated handling, transporting and packaging of
products.

Mechanical Handling
▪ pertains to more rigid, powered and non-powered mechanics
mainly for handling bulky and heavy items

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 Proper Procedure of Manual Lifting
REMINDERS ACTIONS DO WEAR…
▪ Inspect materials for sharp ▪ Stand close to the load and ▪ lightweight, flexible, tear and
edges, burrs, rough or slippery face the way you intend to puncture-resistant clothing,
surfaces.
move
▪ Get a firm grip on the object. ▪ safety boots with toe caps and
▪ Keep fingers away from pinch slip-resistant soles, and
points, especially when setting ▪ Keep feet apart
down materials. ▪ protective gloves, appropriate
▪ Wipe off greasy, wet, slippery, ▪ Be sure you have a good grip for the materials being
or dirty objects before trying on the load handled.
to handle them.
▪ Never attempt to lift that are
either too heavy or bulky to ▪ Look forward to keep back
handle safely. straight

▪ Keep arms straight

▪ Tighten abdominal muscles

▪ Tuck chin into the chest

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 Mechanical Handling General
Requirements

▪ Operators must be under skills

training and must be authorized.

▪ Equipment must be regularly

inspected and maintained.

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Principles Of Material Storage

SAFETY ACCESSIBILITY

ORDERLINESS

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 Materials Storage Room General
Requirements
▪ Stored materials must not create a hazard.
▪ Should be properly illuminated and ventilated.
▪ Materials are properly identified and labeled (including hazard labels).
▪ Should have proper danger or warning signs.
▪ Must have a smooth flow of materials, material handling equipment and people.
▪ Storage areas must be kept free from accumulated materials that may cause tripping,
fires, or explosions, or that may contribute to the harboring of rats and other pests).
▪ When stacking and piling materials, it is important to be aware of such factors as the
materials' height and weight, how accessible the stored materials are to the user, and
the condition of the containers where the materials are being stored.
▪ Materials & material handling equipment should not obstruct emergency equipment
such as fire alarm buttons, evacuation map, first aid kits, fire extinguishers (portable or
fixed) etc.

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ELECTRICAL
SAFETY
 Protection Against Hazards of
Electricity
Maintain adequate intentionally creating a low-resistance path
grounding of circuit and that connects to the earth
equipment

Properly install guarding enclosing electric equipment to make sure

people don't accidentally come into contact
with its live parts

Use of adequate and ▪ Proper foot protection (not tennis shoes)

approved type of personal ▪ Rubber insulating gloves, hoods, sleeves,
protective equipment matting, and blankets
▪ Hard hat (insulated - nonconductive)

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 Clear Points
• 5S is a tool that represents the basic principles of housekeeping and
workplace organization.

• Fire is a rapid oxidation process with the evolution of light and heat

• Guards are barriers that prevent entry of an individual’s hands or other

body parts into a hazard area.

• Operators must be under skills training. Storage areas shall be safe,

accessible and orderly as well.

• Regular inspection of electrical fixtures and equipment/machines will

allow early detection and correction of defects.

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