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    Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Is A Planned System

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    Hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk control are the three steps to managing health and safety at work. [1] Spotting hazards involves remaining alert to anything dangerous like frayed cords, stacked boxes, or noisy machinery. [2] Assessing risks means determining how likely harm is and how severe it could be. [3] Making changes involves fixing hazards yourself if possible or telling your employer so they can address risks, like running cables safely across floors.

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    Hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk control are the three steps to managing health and safety at work. [1] Spotting hazards involves remaining alert to anything dangerous like frayed cords, stacked boxes, or noisy machinery. [2] Assessing risks means determining how likely harm is and how severe it could be. [3] Making changes involves fixing hazards yourself if possible or telling your employer so they can address risks, like running cables safely across floors.

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    Hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk control are the three steps to managing health and safety at work. [1] Spotting hazards involves remaining alert to anything dangerous like frayed cords, stacked boxes, or noisy machinery. [2] Assessing risks means determining how likely harm is and how severe it could be. [3] Making changes involves fixing hazards yourself if possible or telling your employer so they can address risks, like running cables safely across floors.

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    Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Is A Planned System

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    Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control

     
    Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a planned system
    of working to prevent illness and injury where you work by
    recognizing and identifying hazards and risks. Health and
    safety procedure is the responsibility of all persons in the
    computer and technology industries. You must identify the
    hazards where you are working and decide how dangerous
    they are. Eliminate the hazard or modify the risk that it
    presents.
    There are three steps to manage health and safety
    at work: (1.) Spot the Hazard (Hazard
    Identification), (2.) Assess the Risk (Risk
    Assessment) and (3.) Make the Changes (Risk
    Control). You can use these three Think Safe steps
    to help prevent accidents at work
     
    The Think Safe Steps
    1. Spot the Hazard
    A hazard is anything that could hurt you or someone
    else.
    Examples of workplace hazards include:
    *frayed electrical cords (could result in electrical shock)
    *boxes stacked precariously (they could fall on someone)
    *noisy machinery (could result in damage to your
    hearing)
    During working hours, you must remain alert to
    anything that may be dangerous. If you see, hear
    or smell anything odd, take note. If you think it
    could be a hazard, tell someone.
    2. Assess the Risk
    Assessing the risk means working out how likely it
    is that a hazard will harm someone and how serious
    the harm could be.
    Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by
    asking yourself two questions:
    · How likely is it that the hazard could harm me or
    someone else?
    · How badly could I or someone else be harmed?
    Always tell someone (your employer, your
    supervisor or your health and safety
    representative) about hazards you can't fix
    yourself, especially if the hazard could cause
    serious harm to anyone.
    For example, (1) Ask your supervisor for
    instructions and training before using equipment,
    (2) Ask for help moving or lifting heavy objects,
    and (3) Tell your supervisor if you think a work
    practice could be dangerous.
    If you are not sure of the safest way to do
    something during work experience, always ask
    your supervisor.
    3. Make the Changes
    It is your employer's responsibility to fix hazards.
    Sometimes you may be able to fix simple hazards
    yourself, as long as you don't put yourself or
    others at risk. For example, you can pick up things
    from the floor and put them away to eliminate a
    trip hazard.
    Common hazards encountered by computer
    technicians and users
     
    A hazard is a situation in the workplace that has
    the potential to harm the health and safety of
    people or to damage plant and equipment. The
    situation could involve a task, chemical or
    equipment used. Hazard management is a
    continuous process that can be used to improve the
    health and safety of all workplaces.
    Physical Hazards
    One of the most common physical hazards
    involving computer technicians is cables running
    across the floor. If someone trips, falls, and hurts
    himself because of a cable you ran across the floor,
    someone (you, your employer, or your customer)
    has a serious legal negligence problem. If you need
    to temporarily run a cable across the floor, place a
    Danger sign similar to those "wet floor" signs used
    by cleaning services.
    For cables that are temporary but will need to run
    across the floor for a longer period of time, use
    "gaffers tape". Gaffers tape is a heavy tape with
    strong adhesive to stick to the floor. For long term
    cable routing there is a wide variety of cable
    organizing devices like cable ties, cable wraps,
    and cable raceways which can be used to run cable
    safely along the wall or ceiling.
    Other common physical hazards include leaving
    tools on top of ladders and placing electronic
    equipment in precarious positions or on support
    that is not sturdy enough or not designed for
    holding electronic equipment.

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