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    This document discusses workplace safety and health concerns. It defines safety, health, work accidents, and injuries. It also defines the workplace and describes different types of hazards including physical, biological, ergonomic, and psychological hazards. Specific examples are provided for each type of hazard. The document concludes with tips for keeping the workplace clean, including not doing personal hygiene at work and following the 5S method of organization and cleanliness.

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    This document discusses workplace safety and health concerns. It defines safety, health, work accidents, and injuries. It also defines the workplace and describes different types of hazards including physical, biological, ergonomic, and psychological hazards. Specific examples are provided for each type of hazard. The document concludes with tips for keeping the workplace clean, including not doing personal hygiene at work and following the 5S method of organization and cleanliness.

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    This document discusses workplace safety and health concerns. It defines safety, health, work accidents, and injuries. It also defines the workplace and describes different types of hazards including physical, biological, ergonomic, and psychological hazards. Specific examples are provided for each type of hazard. The document concludes with tips for keeping the workplace clean, including not doing personal hygiene at work and following the 5S method of organization and cleanliness.

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    3b Safety Concerns

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    SAFETY CONCERNS

    SAFETY refers to physical or


    environmental conditions of
    work and employment which
    substantially comply with
    the provisions of these
    Standards.
    HEALTH connotes a sound
    state of the body and mind
    of the worker which enables
    him or her to perform his/her
    job normally, in a state of
    well being.
    • WORK ACCIDENT means 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 in the course
    of employment.
    WORK INJURY shall mean any
    injury or occupational illness
    suffered by a person which
    arises out, or in the course of
    his/her employment.
    WORKPLACE means the
    office, premises of work site
    where the workers or
    employees regularly report
    for assignment or tasks in the
    course of their employment.
    TYPES OF HAZARDS
    PHYSICAL HAZARDS

    •These are brought about by unhealthy


    working conditions; poor lighting, poor
    ventilation, insufficient facilities, faulty
    equipment or machine, and improper work
    practice.
    BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

    These are brought about by the workers infected


    with diseases or illnesses , unhygienic personal
    practices that can transmit bacteria, parasites, fungi
    to other workers .
    ERGONOMIC HAZARDS

    These are brought about by poor posture when working


    long periods of standing, bending, pushing, lifting,
    carrying that can cause body stress, muscle pains,
    soreness, back injury, numbness of hands, feet and other
    parts of the body.
    PSYCHOLOGICAL HAZARDS

    •These are brought by too much stress from


    work that may cause mental, emotional
    strains, anxieties, depression, and losing
    focus in one’s work.
    To keep the
    workplace clean:
    1. Do not do personal
    hygiene activities in the
    workplace.
    2. Do not eat, smoke, drink
    or spit in the workplace.
    3. Do sit or lie down on the
    working / office table,
    floors, and / or office
    equipment or machine.
    4. Clean as you go.
    5. Keep your area organized
    and in order. (Staplers, office
    supplies, the in and out
    documents, folders, and many
    others)
    6. Follow the Japanese philosophy
    of housekeeping, the 5S method
    a. Sort / seiri
    b. Set in order / Seiton
    c. shine / seiso
    d. standardize / seiketsu
    e. sustain / shitsuke
    Source:
    YouTube http://bit.ly/YT-SIR-O

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