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    This document discusses occupational health and safety procedures for controlling workplace hazards and risks. It explains that once hazards are identified, a risk assessment should be conducted to evaluate the likelihood and severity of potential injuries. Simple measures can often control risks, like closing drawer fronts to prevent tripping. The level of concern for control increases with risk level. When assessing risks, the likelihood of harm, severity of harm, and number of exposed workers should be considered. Risk assessments should be documented. Hazards can be controlled through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE should be a last resort. A combination of control methods is often best. The class assignment is to research proper PPE use

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    This document discusses occupational health and safety procedures for controlling workplace hazards and risks. It explains that once hazards are identified, a risk assessment should be conducted to evaluate the likelihood and severity of potential injuries. Simple measures can often control risks, like closing drawer fronts to prevent tripping. The level of concern for control increases with risk level. When assessing risks, the likelihood of harm, severity of harm, and number of exposed workers should be considered. Risk assessments should be documented. Hazards can be controlled through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE should be a last resort. A combination of control methods is often best. The class assignment is to research proper PPE use

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    This document discusses occupational health and safety procedures for controlling workplace hazards and risks. It explains that once hazards are identified, a risk assessment should be conducted to evaluate the likelihood and severity of potential injuries. Simple measures can often control risks, like closing drawer fronts to prevent tripping. The level of concern for control increases with risk level. When assessing risks, the likelihood of harm, severity of harm, and number of exposed workers should be considered. Risk assessments should be documented. Hazards can be controlled through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE should be a last resort. A combination of control methods is often best. The class assignment is to research proper PPE use

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    GO OD

    A F TE R N O O N
    C LA S S
    Discussion: Follow
    Occupational Health
    and Safety (OHS)
    procedures in
    dealing with and for
    controlling hazards
    EVALUATING
    AND
    CONTROLLING
    HAZARDS AND
    RISKS
    Once you recognize a hazard in the workplace, then
    you can proceed with risk assessment, that is
    focusing on the risks that really matter in the
    workplace. Evaluating hazards and risks is the
    process of determining the level of risk created by
    the hazard and the likelihood of injury or illness
    occurring. Most of the time, simple measures can be
    done, with no trouble, to control risks. An example of
    this is making sure that cabinet drawers are kept
    closed so that people do not trip.
    Needless to say, the concern for
    control increases as the
    recognized level of risk increases.
    A person identifying the risk of
    harm or injury from a hazard in a
    nursing home or day care should
    consider these questions:
     how likely it is that a hazard will
    cause harm;
     how serious that harm is likely
    to be;
     how often (and how many)
    workers are exposed.
    It is a must that you have a record of every
    risk assessment done. If a certain accident
    or damage happens again, it might be that
    you will trace back the original records to
    check if the assessment overlooked a
    potential hazard. Assessing or evaluating
    the hazards and risks is crucial in making a
    decision on the mode of control to be used.
    CONTROL
    HAZARDS
    AND
    RISKS
    It is possible that workplace hazards can be
    controlled by a variety of methods. Of
    course, the very reason why hazards
    should be controlled is to prevent workers
    from being exposed to occupational
    hazards. Hazard control comes in different
    processes. But one method may be more
    effective than the others.
    When we speak of controlling
    hazards and risks, it means
    settling on the measure that
    will solve the trouble most
    successfully.
    There are five major categories
    of control measures: elimination,
    substitution, engineering
    controls, administrative controls
    and personal protective
    equipment.
    1. Eliminating a hazard means removing
    it completely.
    2. Substitution is replacing or substituting
    a hazardous agent or work process
    with a less dangerous one.
    3. An engineering control may mean
    changing a piece of machinery (for
    example, using proper machine
    guards) or a work process to reduce
    exposure to a hazard.
    4. An administrative control may mean
    working a limited number of hours in a
    hazardous area is an example of an
    administrative control (for example, job
    rotation)
    5. Personal Protective Equipment
    includes ear and eye protection,
    respirators and protective clothing.
    Obviously, the best method of
    controlling hazards and risks is
    through elimination. That is to take
    away or to get rid of the hazard.
    However, more often than not, this is
    not possible. So, employers make use
    of any of the remaining control
    measures.
    The general rule is that the use of personal
    protective equipment (PPE) should be the
    last alternative in controlling hazards and
    risks in a workplace. Although it is said that
    the best method of control measure is
    through elimination of hazards, a very
    good technique for a safe and healthy
    environment is through the utilization of a
    combination of methods.
    PERFORMANCE TASK

    Directions: Draw at least one


    personal protective equipment
    (PPE) in your illustration board
    and give the steps on how to use.
    ACTIVITY
    Directions: Write True if the
    statement is correct, or False if
    it is incorrect
    I. Directions: Write True if the statement
    is correct, or False if it is incorrect.

    1. __________Human wastes should be


    discarded in the street.
    2. __________Every time a risk assessment
    is done, details should be recorded.
    3. __________Engineering control is the best
    control measure for hazards and risks.
    4. __________Appliances may be turned
    on at the same time to save time and
    effort on the part of the caregiver.
    5. __________A wet mask is not
    considered contaminated.
    ASSIGNMENT
    Class for your assignment you’re
    going to research about how to
    use properly the personal
    protective equipment for our
    demonstration tomorrow.
    Goodbye
    Class.

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