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The document outlines essential terms and types of workplace hazards, particularly in an electronics laboratory, including safety, biological, physical, ergonomic, chemical, and workload hazards. It emphasizes the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety practices, detailing steps to identify and mitigate risks. Additionally, it provides fire safety guidelines and basic first aid information for handling injuries.

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LESSON 4

Practice Occupational Health and Safety


Definition of Terms
Electronics Laboratory - a place where
activities pertaining to electronics
projects are done.
Electric shock - effect on animal body
on sudden discharge
of electricity.
Electrostatic discharge - releasing of
the electrical charges produced by
the human
body to
ground.
Gloves - covering of leather, cotton, silk,
etc… for the hand usually with
separated fingers.
Goggle - spectacles for protecting eyes
from glare, dust, and other pollutants.
Hazard - something causing danger.
Types of Workplace Hazard

1) Safety hazards - can affect any


employee, but these are more likely to
affect those who work with machinery or
on a construction site. Safety hazards
include slips, trips and falls, operating
dangerous machinery and electrical
hazards.
2) Biological hazards - are extremely
dangerous. These include exposure to
dangerous substances and diseases
associated with working amongst
animals, people, or infectious plant
materials. Employees who work in
hospitals, laboratories or various other
outdoor occupations are at risk from
biological hazards.
3) Physical hazards - can affect those
who work in extreme weather
conditions or in harmful environments.
Workers that are exposed to continuous
loud noise, radiation, sun rays and
ultraviolet rays could be at risk.
4) Ergonomic hazards - affect individuals
whose work puts a strain on their body.
Manual roles that require lifting or sitting for
long periods can cause damage over time.
These hazards may not be noticeable at first
which makes them much harder to identify. If
your staff use improperly adjusted
workstations or have poor posture when
performing manual roles and heavy lifting,
they may be at risk of injury.
5) Chemical hazards - mainly threaten
employees whose roles expose them to
dangerous liquids, solvents or flammable
gases. Individuals who are most likely to be
affected are those working in cleaning
facilities, engineers and employees in field-
based roles. Exposure to harmful chemicals
can cause illness, skin irritation, breathing
problems and, in extreme cases, death.
6) Workload hazards - include issues that
could cause stress or strain, such as
workload, violence or aggression. These
hazards can be experienced in any job
role. However, lone workers may struggle
to voice concerns due to their isolated
work environment or find themselves a
target for anti-social behaviour.
Mask - covering for concealing the
face.
Maintenance - keeping up with an
A1 operation.
Occupational health - pertaining to
wellness of an
individual with
reference to an
activity or job in
an electronics lab.
Personal Protective Equipment - (PPE)
equipment used to
protect one’s body
from hazards and
danger of all trades.
Risk - exposure to
something
unpleasant.
Safety practices - set
of rules or procedure
intended for a safe
execution of a certain
activity or job in
a laboratory.
Three Think Safe Steps:
1. SPOT THE HAZARD- A hazard is
anything that could hurt you or
someone else.
Three Think Safe Steps:
1. SPOT THE HAZARD- A hazard is
anything that could hurt you or someone
else.

2. ASSESS THE RISK- It means working out


how likely it is that a hazard will harm
someone and how serious the harm could
be.
Three Think Safe Steps:
3. MAKE THE CHANGES- For example, you can pick
things from the floor and put
them away to eliminate a trip hazard.
• Three Think Safe Steps:
• 1. SPOT THE HAZARD- A hazard is anything that could hurt you or someone else.
• 2. ASSESS THE RISK- It means working out how likely it is that a hazard will harm
• someone and how serious the harm could be.
• 3. MAKE THE CHANGES- For example, you can pick things from the floor and put
• them away to eliminate a trip hazard.
• C0MMON HAZARDS
• -A hazard is a situation in the workplace that has the potential to harm the health
• and safety of people or to damage plant and equipment. with pics
• PHYSICAL HAZARDS
• -One of the most common physical hazards. with pics
• MECHANICAL HAZARDS
• -When working on electronic equipment always be alert. With pic
• CHEMICAL HAZARDS
• -Always read the warnings and instructions on the label.
• ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
• -Inside computers and electronic equipment, there is a range of voltages from3.3 volts
• to 25 volts, most of which are harmless.
• SAFETY GUIDELINES
• • Protect people from injury
• • protect equipment from damage
• • Protect the environment from contamination
• FIRE SAFETY GUIDELINES
• • Know the location of fire extinguishers, how to use them and
• which to use for electrical fires and for combustible fires.
• • Find an escape route in case of fire gets out of control.
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• • Know how to contact emergency services quickly.
• • Keep the workspace clean.
• • Keep most solvents in a separate area.
5S - five actions that start with
letter S that helps
in the arrangement
of things in a
laboratory.
Injury - damage or harm caused to
the structure or function of
the body caused by
an outside agent
or force, which
may be
physical or chemical.
Cuts - break in the skin
inflicted by sharp
objects.
Burns - damage in the skin caused by
exposure to fire or excessive heat.
Fire extinguisher - an equipment of
chemicals intended to terminate or
extinguish fire.
First Aid Kit – medicine for initial
treatment of any wounds inflicted
to a person.

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