Health Safety in The Workshop Theory

Health & Safety

in the workshop
PUP Manila
Why Health and Safety in a
workshop is very important?

to avoid accident
LAYMAN'S TERM

• ACCIDENT
• "Oras na niya."
• "Malas lang niya"
• "Tanga kasi"
• "kasama sa trabaho"
NOT REAL CAUSES...

ONLY EXCUSES!
Accident is an event that is
•unexpected,
•unplanned and
•unwanted
that results in harm to people, cause

damage or loss to properties.
Primary Causes of Accident
• Unsafe Act
– The human action that departs from a standard job
procedure or safe practice, safety regulations or
instructions.
• Unsafe Condition
– hazards that have the potential to cause injury or death
to an employee.
UNSAFE ACT
• Operating Equipment without Authority
• Disregard of SOP or instructions
• Removing Safety Devices
• Using Defective equipment
• Using improper PPEs or Using PPEs improperly
• Horseplay
• Working in an unsafe posture
• Absent-mindedness / Nervousness
• Willful intent to injure
• Working while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Improper lifting and carrying
• Lack of knowledge or skills
• Failure to understand instructions
UNSAFE CONDITIONS
• Wet slippery floors
• Unstable stacking of materials
• Protruding re-bars
• Live conductors without insulation
• Equipment without machine guarding
• Poor storage of combustible materials

Knowing about
workplace hazards
What are hazards?
A hazard is anything that could hurt

you or make you sick.
What could hurt you or make you sick

where you work?
A hazard is
anything that
can
cut you
A hazard is
anything that
can
trip you
A hazard is
anything that
can
burn you
A hazard is
anything that
can
crush you
A hazard is
anything that
can
hurt your
hearing
A hazard is
anything that
can
hurt your
eyes
A hazard is
anything that
can
make you
sick
A hazard is
anything that
can
cause you
pain
9 DEADLY HAZARDS
1. PHYSICAL HAZARD
• an HAZARD that can

cause harm with or
without contact.
2. BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
• include viruses,
parasites, bacteria,
food, fungi, and
foreign toxins
3. CHEMICAL HAZARD
• exposure to
chemicals in the
workplace
4. MECHANICAL HAZARD
• result of either powered or manual

(human) use of tools, equipment or
machinery and plant.
5. ELECTRICAL HAZARD
• energized equipment or a
conductor
• may sustain an injury from
– shock
– arc flash burn,
– thermal burn,
– blast injury.
6. ERGONOMICS HAZARD
• are physical conditions that may pose risk

of injury to the muscle, bones, ligaments,
nerve
– awkward or extreme postures
– whole-body or hand/arm vibration
– poorly designed tools, equipment, or
workstations
– repetitive motion
– poor lighting.
7. PHYCHOSOCIAL HAZARD
• are hazards that affect the psychological well-

being of people, including
• STRESS,
• DEPRESSION,
• LACK OF SLEEP
8. RADIATION
Radiation is a mutagen, which eventually

can lead to cancer
9. FIRE HAZARD
• presence of flame or the risk of an

uncontrolled fire.
Find the hazard
Find the hazard
Find the hazard
Find the hazard
Hazard signs
Your workplace has signs to remind
you to be careful.
What does this sign

mean?
Hazard signs
What does this sign

mean?
Hazard signs
What does this sign

mean?
Knowing about
safety gear
Personal Protective Equipment
To keep you safe at work you must wear
safety equipment.
When would you wear
these?
When would you wear
these?
When would you wear this?
When would you wear
these?
When would you wear
these?
Is this person wearing
the right safety
equipment?
Knowing about the
safety signs
What should you do when
you
see this sign?
Wear safety glasses
you
see this sign
Wear ear muffs or ear
plugs.
you
see this sign?
Wear a safety vest.
you
see this sign?
Wear safety gloves.
Knowing about
manual handling
Lifting
What type of lifting equipment do we use?
Why is it important to lift things using the

right equipment?
What things can we lift
with our hands?
What things need more
than
one person to lift them?
When do we use
trolleys?
What do we use pallet jacks
for?
When do we use a forklift?
Keeping your
workplace safe
Machines and safety
What machines do you use?
What safety checks must you do first?

Disposing of waste
What is waste at your workplace?
What should be done with waste?

Keeping your work area
safe
What would
you do if this
was you?
Make your workplace
safe
Keeping
What your
is wrong work
here? area safe
Which picture shows the safe workplace?
What is wrong here?
Keeping your work area safe
What should you do if you
Follow
see ayour workhazard
safety safety rules
Keeping
What shouldyour work
you do if area
safe
you find a hazard?
Report it
Knowing about
evacuation
Why do we have an
evacuation
• We can leave safely.
drill?
• No one gets hurt.
• No one gets left behind.
When you hear the alarm:
Evacuation Drill
1. Stop work
2. Walk through the emergency exit to
the assembly point
3. Answer your name when called
4. Wait for instructions
Exits
Insert photo of Insert photo of
emergency exit emergency exit
here here
Assembly points
Insert photo of assembly point
• If a pupil/student uses equipment,
tools and machinery, he/she should
have received safety training.
• Before you can use equipment and
machines or attempt practical work
in a workshop you must understand
basic safety rules. These rules will
help keep you and others safe in
the workshop.
• 1. Always listen carefully to the teacher and follow instructions.
2. Do not run in the workshop, you could ‘bump’ into another pupil and
cause an accident.
3. Know where the emergency stop buttons are positioned in the
workshop. If you see an accident at the other side of the workshop you
can use the emergency stop button to turn off all electrical power to
machines.
• 4. Always wear an apron as it will protect your clothes and hold lose
clothing such as ties in place.
5. Wear good strong shoes. training shoes are not suitable.
6. When attempting practical work all stools should be put away.
7. Bags should not be brought into a workshop as people can trip over
them.
8. When learning how to use a machine, listen very carefully to all the
instructions given by the teacher. Ask questions, especially if you do not
fully understand.
9. Do not use a machine if you have not been shown how to operate it
safely by the teacher.
10. Always be patient, never rush in the workshop.
11. Always use a guard when working on a machine.
12. Keep hands away from moving/rotating machinery.
13. Use hand tools carefully, keeping both hands behind the cutting edge.
14. Report any damage to machines/equipment as this could cause an
accident.
When using the brazing hearth always;
Face the brazing hearth.
Turn on the torch slowly and carefully.
Never turn round with the torch, this is highly dangerous.
Concentrate fully on the heating of the material.
When finished heating the material place the torch back onto
its rest
Never pick up materials without using tongs and wearing
leather gloves.
Allow the material to cool before moving it elsewhere in the
workshop.
Ed the Handyman has rushed into the workshop
with a piece of driftwood to drill. He has left his
commonsense at home, again.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is unsafe
about the drilling
machine that Jeff is
using?
2. What is Jeff
doing wrong?
QUESTIONS:
1. Which Ed has the right approach to safety - is it Ed1 of
Ed 2?
2. Describe the safety factors you need to keep in mind when
using a machine drill.
Ed the Handyman is taking his time. He will clean up the
bench tomorrow (possibly) and prefers to drink coffee than
leave the bench safe for the next person to use. Ed has left
his commonsense at home, yet again.
QUESTIONS:1. What is unsafe about the bench that Ed has

finished using?
2. Describe how you intend to leave a workbench after using
it.
Ed the Handyman is using a fretsaw. His brother is trying to tell
him about what he did at lunch time. Ed does not have the
commonsense to tell him to act in a safe manner or to use the
machine safely himself.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is unsafe about the way Ed and his brother are
behaving?
2. What is wrong with the way the machine is being used?3.
Explain how you intend to use a fretsaw safely.
Anyone working in a workshop should be in a fit and
well condition. Working on machines when you are not
able to think clearly could result in a dangerous accident.
One of the 'Eds' seen below is ready for work whilst the
other is unfit to work, especially in a workshop that is
full of machinery.
QUESTION:
1. Look at the two drawings below. Explain, in detail,
which diagram shows safe use of the buffing machine and
which shows dangerous/reckless use of the machine.

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Health & Safety

NOT REAL CAUSES...

that results in harm to people, cause

• Wet slippery floors

• Unstable stacking of materials

• Live conductors without insulation

• Equipment without machine guarding

• Poor storage of combustible materials

A hazard is anything that could hurt

What could hurt you or make you sick

• an HAZARD that can

• result of either powered or manual

• are physical conditions that may pose risk

• are hazards that affect the psychological well-

Radiation is a mutagen, which eventually

• presence of flame or the risk of an

What does this sign

What does this sign

What does this sign

What type of lifting equipment do we use?

Why is it important to lift things using the

What safety checks must you do first?

What is waste at your workplace?

What should be done with waste?

QUESTIONS:1. What is unsafe about the bench that Ed has

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