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• Fire hazard


  A type of hazard that needs careful evaluation before extinguishing
• Hazard


  Something that can cause harm, e.g. electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise, a keyboard, a bully at work, stress
• Risk


  The chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect once in a hazard. It may also apply to situations with property or equipment loss.
• Chemical hazards


  • Liquids such as cleansers, acids, and paints
  • Vapors and fumes such as welding fumes
  • Gases such as carbon monoxide
  • Products that can catch fire or explode
• Physical hazards


  • Machinery
  • Trip and fall hazards
  • Ladders and scaffolds
  • Electrical power
  • Heat and cold
  • Noise
  • Ventilation
  • Power and hand tools
• Biological hazards


  • Unclean restrooms
  • Mold and fungus
  • Bacteria
  • Insect stings
  • Animal bites
  • Poorly stored medical waste
• Ergonomic/job-related hazards


  • Lighting
  • Chairs
  • Lifting
  • Repeated movements
  • Computer
• Stress hazards


  • Heavy workloads
  • Lack of control over the pace of work
  • Shift work
  • Noise
  • Working by yourself
  • Fear of job loss
  • Conflict with the employer
• Waste management


  1. Collecting

  2. Transporting

  3. Managing

  4. Monitoring of waste materials
• Seiri (Sorting)


  Take out unnecessary items and dispose. Keep only the items you need at work, and discard or store everything else.
• Seiton (Set in order)


  There's a place for everything, and everything should be in its place. Arrange necessary items in good order for use.
• Seiso (Sweeping)


  At the end of each working day, take time to clean up your office space. Clean up any mess you make.
• Shitsuke (Sustaining)


  Do things spontaneously without being told or ordered. A systematic and productive workplace is not a one-day-affair just because somebody is observing.
• Seikatsu (Systematizing)


  An action to arrange or put every necessary item in good order so that they can be easily picked up for use. A place for everything, everything is in place.
• Examples of PPE


  • Hand
  • Hats/Helmets
  • Gloves
  • Goggles
  • Mask
  • Work Boots
  • Pants
• Cable splicing


  A technique used to tap wire under considerable tensile stress
• Rat tail


  An electrical wire splice commonly used to join two or more conductors inside the junction box
• Procedure for controlling hazards

  1. Identify the hazard

  2. Assess the risk

  3. Eliminate the hazard (Engineering control)

  4. Administrative control