OSHS.pptx Occupational Health and Safety in Technology and Livelihood Education

Occupational Health and Safety

1. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

2. Cleaning - the act or process of removing dirt from tools, containers and farm facilities.

3. Disinfection chemicals - refers to the chemical used in cleaning which has the ability to kill microorganisms especially pathogens.

4. Health- a sound state of the body and mind of the workers that enable him or her to perform the job normally .

5. Occupational safety - the practices related to production and work process .

6. Safety -the physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with the prescribed Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the workers to perform his or her job without or within acceptable exposure to hazards

7. Sharpening - the process of thinning the edge of the tools

8. Many hazards are present in the farm. If the farmers are not aware of these hazards these may cause injury to their body or may cause diseases and even death. Farmer should always apply appropriate safety measures while working in the farm.

9. HAZARD, RISK AND EXPOSURE IN THE FARM

10. Hazard is the potential for harm , or adverse effect on an employee‘s health. Anything which may cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace is a hazard.

11. Risk is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace. The level of risk increases with the severity of the hazard and the duration and frequency of exposure

12. Exposure occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.

13. TYPES OF HAZARD

14. 1. Physical- includes floors, stairs, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects, slippery surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting, ventilation, air quality .

15. 2. Mechanical and/or electrical - includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, fork lifts,

16. 3. Chemical- includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those that could lead to fire or explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts and fumes from various processes such as welding

17. 4. Biological- includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals.

18. 5 . Psychosocial environment- includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.