APPLY SAFETY IN FARMING

1. PREPARE
¼ SHEET
OF PAPER

3. 1. A small garden plot is usually
prepared using bolo, pick mattock
and rake . Which of the tool is
best in leveling the soil.
a. Rake
b. bolo
c. pick mattock
d. rectangular trowel

4. 2. To avoid roots of
vegetables to be damaged
during cultivation, the best
tool to use is.
a. plow
b. hand gloves
c. spading fork
d. hand fork

5. 3. Insecticides, foliar
fertilizers fungicides and
herbicides can best applied
using…
a. sprayer
b. rake
c. sprinkler
d. pruning shear

6. 4. What idea you will suggest
when a bladed tool like bolo is
dull?
a. sharpen the bolo
b. kept the bolo for future use
c. bring the bolo to the junkshop
d. forget the bolo

7. 5. Cultivating of the soil around the
seedling must be done with care not
to disturb the roots, this can be done
using..
a. bolo
b. hand cultivator
c. bar
d. rake

8. 6.Creating or digging a hole for
post can be achieved using…..
a. bar
b. hand fork
c. pick mattock
d. hand trowel

9. 7.Transplanting of vegetable
seedlings and putting
fertilizers to the seedlings is
done using..
a. hand trowel
b. shovel
c. bar
d. rake

10. 8. Which should be worn to
avoid hand injury in
pulverizing the soil using pick
mattock ?
a. hand gloves
b. arm band
c. rush guard
d. bracelets

11. 9. Stress and injury during
gardening can be minimized
using…
a. Personal Protective
Protection
b. Personal Beauty Care
c. Bullet proof vest
d. swimming suit

12. 10. Which material is a
chemical hazard in the
garden ?
a. insecticides
b. plants
c. garden tools
d. water

16. ANSWER KEY

17. 1. A small garden plot is usually
prepared using bolo, pick mattock
and rake . Which of the tool is
best in leveling the soil.
a. Rake
b. bolo
c. pick mattock
d. rectangular trowel

18. 2. To avoid roots of
vegetables to be damaged
during cultivation, the best
tool to use is.
a. plow
b. hand gloves
c. spading fork
d. hand fork

19. 3. Insecticides, foliar
fertilizers fungicides and
herbicides can best applied
using…
a. sprayer
b. rake
c. sprinkler
d. pruning shear

20. 4. What idea you will suggest
when a bladed tool like bolo is
dull?
a. sharpen the bolo
b. kept the bolo for future use
c. bring the bolo to the junkshop
d. forget the bolo

21. 5. Cultivating of the soil around the
seedling must be done with care not
to disturb the roots, this can be done
using..
a. bolo
b. hand cultivator
c. bar
d. rake

22. 6.Creating or digging a hole for
post can be achieved using…..
a. bar
b. hand fork
c. pick mattock
d. hand trowel

23. 7.Transplanting of vegetable
seedlings and putting
fertilizers to the seedlings is
done using..
a. hand trowel
b. shovel
c. bar
d. rake

24. 8. Which should be worn to
avoid hand injury in
pulverizing the soil using pick
mattock ?
a. hand gloves
b. arm band
c. rush guard
d. bracelets

25. 9. Stress and injury during
gardening can be minimized
using…
a. Personal Protective
Protection
b. Personal Beauty Care
c. Bullet proof vest
d. swimming suit

26. 10. Which material is a
chemical hazard in the
garden ?
a. insecticides
b. plants
c. garden tools
d. water

29. APPLY APPROPRIATE
SAFETY MEASURES
WHILE WORKING IN
FARM

30. Many hazards
are present in
the farm.

31. Agricultural crop
production deal with a
lot of activities to be
done in the different
workplace.

32. HAZARDS, RISKS
AND EXPOSURE

33. What is the
difference between
'hazard' and 'risk'?

34. Hazard is the potential
for harm, or adverse
effect on an employee‘s
health.

35. Anything which may cause
injury or ill health to anyone
at or near a workplace is a
hazard.

36. Risk is the likelihood that a
hazard will cause injury or
ill health to anyone at or
near aworkplace.

37. The level of risk increases
with the severity of the
hazard and the duration and
frequency of exposure.

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

39. Classes of Hazard

40. Hazards are classified
into five different types.

41. 1. Physical

42. - includes floors, stairs, work
platforms, 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

43. 2. Mechanical and/or
electrical

44. - includes electricity,
machinery, equipment,
pressure
vessels, dangerous goods,
fork lifts, cranes, hoists

45. 3. Chemical

46. - 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

47. 4. Biological

48. - includes bacteria,
viruses, mold, mildew,
insects, vermin,
animals

49. 5. Psychosocial
environment

50. - includes workplace
stressors arising from a
variety of sources.

51. Farm emergency
procedures regarding
safety working
environment

52. 1. Identify the potential
emergencies.

53. The emergencies that may occur on a crop
production farm could include:
a. fire
b. Flood
c. typhoon,
d. machinery entrapment
e. electrical shock,
f. snake or spider bite
g. chemical exposure,
h. injuries,
i. illness and
j. accidents.

54. 2. Provide emergency facilities
appropriate for the sorts of
emergencies that might
occur on the farm (e.g. deluge
showers, eye washes, firefighting
equipment, first
aid kits).

55. 3. Make sure that the correct
equipment is available to
contain and handle any
chemical or other dangerous
materials spills that might
happen.

56. 4. To help minimize the risk of
personal injury or property damage
in the event of an emergency,
people working on and visiting the
farm need to know and understand
the emergency procedures and their
responsibilities.

57. 5. Instruct everyone
working on the farm in
the emergency
response procedures

58. 6. Everyone should know the
location of fire alarms, fire
extinguishers and first aid kits; how
and where to contact emergency
services; and where to safely
assemble in the event of an
emergency.

59. The following factors may
increase risk of injury or
illness for farm workers:

60. 1. Age – Injury rates are
highest among children
age 15 and under and
adults over 65

61. 2. Equipment and Machinery – Most
farm accidents and fatalities involve
machinery.Proper machine guarding
and doing equipment maintenance
according to manufacturers‘
recommendations can help prevent
accidents.