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AMO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

WORK IMMERSION
Learning Activity Sheet
Quarter 3 – Module 3

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 Safety in the workplace

A. Background Information for Learners

This is your self-learning module on Pre-Immersion. All the activities provided in this lesson
will help you learn and understand: Safety in the Workplace
B. Learning Competency with code
I. Pre-Immersion

C. Directions/ Instructions
After going through with this unit, you are expected to:
1. define work immersion and its nature;
2. determine the reasons for conducting a Work Immersion;
3. get familiarized with the terms used for Work Immersion; and
4. offer possible solutions to the probable obstacles a learner may encounter during Work
Immersion.

D. Exercises / Activities
D.1 INTRODUCTION
ACTIVITY 1: Pre-Test
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. What is being referred to by this statement?

It refers to the physical or environmental conditions of work or employment, which substantially

comply with the provisions of this Standard.
A. Health B. PPE C. Safety D. Workplace
2. What is an unplanned or expected event in the workplace that results to injury or damage to
property?
A. Recognized Hazards
B. Risks
C. Work Accident
D. Work Safety
3. Why do you need to work safely on the perspective of the management?
A. For the most important people in our lives
B. To earn more for the family
C. To be more productive
D. To protect ourselves
4. What shall you do when a potential hazard is discovered?
A. Make sure that everyone else in your workplace is aware of the problem.
B. Just keep quiet and avoid it.
C. Notify your supervisor.
D. Stay calm.
E. Both a & C.
5. What agency has the mandate to protect an employee if he encounters problems with his work?
A. DILG B. DOH C. DOLE D. TESDA

D.2 DEVELOPMENT

Wherever you go, you see a lot of signage’s like these:

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WHY DO WE HAVE THESE SIGNAGE’S?

Of course, they are for everyone’s safety. According to Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE), Work Immersion is an integral part of the K-12 Program in fully realizing its
goal to produce job-ready graduates quipped with industry – base skills. Likewise, it strongly affirms
that while work immersion contributes to the full realization of the objectives of the K to 12 Program,
the safety, health, and morals of SHS students, especially those below 18 years of age, shall be a
paramount area of consideration.

Here are some definitions you also have to understand:

 “Employer” includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer, in
relation to an employee, and shall include government-owned or controlled corporations and
institutions, as well as non-profit private institutions or organizations.
 “Employee” shall mean any person hired, permitted or suffered to work by an employer.
 “Safe or Safety” shall refer to the physical or environmental conditions of work or employment,
which substantially comply with the provisions of these Standards.
 “Health” shall connote a sound state of the body and mind of the worker, which enables him to
perform his job normally, in a state of well-being.
 “Work Accident” shall mean an unplanned or unexpected occurrence that may or may not result
in personal injury, property damage, work stoppage or interference or any combination thereof,
which arises out of and in the course of employment.
 “Work Injury” shall mean any injury or occupational illness suffered by a person, which arises
out of or in the course of his employment.
 ”Workplace” means the office, premises or work site, where the workers are habitually
employed and shall include the office or place where the workers, who have no fixed or definite
work site, regularly report for assignment in the course of their employment.

DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS, WORKERS AND OTHER PERSONS:

(1) Each employer covered by the provisions of these Standards shall:
a. furnish his workers a place of employment free from hazardous conditions that are causing
or are likely to cause death, illness or physical harm to his workers;
b. Give complete job safety instructions to all his workers, especially to those entering the job
for the first time, including those relating to the familiarization with their work environment,
hazards to which the workers are exposed to and steps taken in case of emergency;
c. Comply with the requirements of this Standards; and
d. use only approved devices and equipment in his workplace.

(2) Each worker shall:

a. Cooperate with the employer in carrying out the provisions of this Standards
b. report to his supervisor any work hazard that may be discovered in his workplace.
c. Make proper use of all safeguards and safety devices furnished in accordance with the
provisions of this Standards for his protection and that of others, and shall follow all
instructions given by the employer in compliance with the provisions of this Standards.
d. use personal protection and safety equipment as required by the employer
e. Follow work safe procedures
(3) It shall be the duty of any person, including any builder or contractor or enforcement agent, who
visits, builds, renovates, or installs devices, or conducts business in any establishment or workplace,
to comply with the provisions of this Standards and all regulations of the employer issued there under
as well as with other subsequent issuances of the Secretary.

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 Now that our country is in time of crisis, here are some SPECIFIC GUIDELINES that DOH
implements:
1. The employer must ensure that the workspace is properly disinfected, ventilated, and maintained.
2. The employer shall also provide proper
visual reminders for safety policies around the workplace to improve
compliance.
3. Other prevention and control measures are:
a. Conduct daily temperature and symptom monitoring
and recording of all staff who report for work.
b. Establish referral network for employees who will
develop symptoms.
c. Employers must enforce infection control procedures
such as physical distancing, wearing of masks, meticulous
hand hygiene, and cough etiquette.

Appropriate PPE shall also be worn based on the setting of their

work (e.g. face shields and masks for those who render service via
face-to-face encounters, full PPE for frontline healthcare workers, etc.).

WHAT IS HAZARD?
Hazard is anything with potential to cause injury, illness, or damage.
Types of Hazards:
1. Physical Hazards. These are brought by unhealthy working conditions, poor lighting, poor
ventilation, insufficient facilities, inefficient or faulty equipment or machine, and improper work
practices like wrong use of knives.
2. Biological Hazards. These are brought about by workers infected with diseases or illnesses,
unhygienic personal practices that can transmit bacteria, parasites, fungi to other workers and food
and equipment being handled. Hence, it is advised that Covid-19 probable cases should be isolated
right away.
3. Ergonomic Hazards. These are brought by poor posture when working long periods of standing,
bending, pushing, lifting, carrying that can cause body stress, muscle pains, and soreness, back injury,
numbness of hands, feet and other parts of the body
4. Psychological Hazards. These are brought by too much stress from work that may cause mental
emotional strains, anxieties, depression- losing focus on one’s work and others

When potential hazard is discovered, what does an employee need to do?

 Be sure that every individual in the workplace is aware of the problem.
 Inform or notify your supervisor. Unless you are the supervisor, then get going on that safety
committee plan.
 Make a follow up. Informing about the hazard is not an assurance that problem is resolved,
unless you make follow ups.
 Record or file any reports or documents about the problem.

Identifying the hazard is not the only way to make everyone safe. You and I have to keep ourselves
clean, to keep the food clean, and to keep the workplace clean.
A. To Keep Oneself Clean
1. Wash hands thoroughly.
2. Keep the finger nails short and clean.
3. Always wear PPE while at work.
4. Wear mask anywhere and anytime.
5. Remove all accessories before working.
B. To Keep the Workplace Clean
1. Do not do personal hygiene activities in the workplace.
2. Do not eat, smoke or spit in the workplace.

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3 Do not sit on equipment and worktables.
4. Keep the surrounding areas free from dirt and disorganization.

D.3 ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITY 2: SPOT THE HAZARD
Directions: Below are pictures of the workplace, identify the hazard and complete the table below for
each picture. (1 table for picture A, 1 for picture B, and 1 for picture 3)

Picture:_____________________________________

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ACTIVITY 3: RISKY EXPERIENCE
Direction: Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Think of a most risky activity you have already experienced either at home, in school, barangay or
any place you have visited. Shortly narrate your experiences on how you discovered and dealt with it
or how you resolved it.
ACTIVITY 4: VALUING
Direction: Write your answer on your answer sheet.
React on this quotation:
“One earnest worker can do more by personal suggestion to prevent accidents than a carload of
safety signs. “Making Paper, E.R. Brown
E. Rubric for scoring
Short Answer
Correct answer but not in Correct answer written Correct answer written Correct answer written in
a sentence in a sentence but no in a sentence with 1 a sentence with 2

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the text
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F. References for learners

Donor, I. (2020). PRE-IMMERSION12 - Q 3- SLM 3. Department of Education-
Division of Pasig City. Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/
folders/jkdsjkfeoituergjdkljgvsdk3hg5jj4sda2hj7k64