This document discusses workplace safety and hazards. It begins by asking the reader about their work experience and whether they followed any safety guidelines. It then defines safety, hazards, and notes that hazards cannot be eliminated but only controlled. The document outlines different types of hazards including physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and psychological hazards. It discusses how hazards can lead to incidents or accidents. It promotes safety through ergonomics and adjusting the workplace to fit workers. The document provides tips for preventing accidents through following rules, using protective equipment, and notifying supervisors of hazards. It lists some common injuries and ways to control hazards through removing them, following policies, wearing protective equipment, and obeying signs.

1. Principles of Information
Technology
Job Safety Skills
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2. Your Work Experience!
 How many of you have ever had a job?
 Where did you work?
 What did you do?
 Did you have safety guidelines to follow?
 Have you ever felt uncomfortable performing
a task at work?
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3. Does a safe workplace
exist?
 Safety is the CONTROL of accidental loss.
 A true safe work place DOES NOT exist.
 Regardless of the job, hazards are going to
take place!
 HAZARD
 An activity, event or condition that could create an
incident that causes damage, injury or illness.
 CAN YOU THINK OF ANY HAZARDS?
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4. Hazards
 Most people think of hazardous jobs as those
that involve construction or heavy lifting, but
this is FALSE.
 Hazardous Jobs
 Office Jobs
 Teachers
 Engineers
 Preachers
 Healthcare
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5. Facts about Hazards
 HAZARDS can not be removed, only
CONTROLLED.
 Hazard Control
 Reducing risk on injury, damage or loss
 ALL jobs have some form of Hazard.
 WHAT ARE THE HAZARDS ON YOUR
JOB?
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6. Types of Hazards
 Physical
 Noisy Equipment
 Vibrating Equipment
 Falling Objects
 Chemical
 Strong products
 Oil based paint
 Biological
 Insect Stings
 Mold
 Ergonomic
 Poor lighting
 Inappropriate job or
workstation design
 Repetitive strain
 Psychological
 Workplace-induced
stressors
 Discrimination
 Excessive work hours
 Relationships
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7. Incidents & Accidents
INCIDENTS
 Events that could
have, but did not, cause
an injury
 Near Misses
ACCIDENTS
 Incidents that have
caused one or more of
the following:
 Injuries to Workers
 Property damage
 Environmental damage
 Loss of profits
 Loss of productivity
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Hazards can eventually lead to:
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8. So how do you Promote
Safety?
 Ergonomics
 The study of the fit between people and their jobs
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9. Goals of Ergonomics
 Increase the well-being of workers
 Increase the productivity of workers
 Improve the health of workers
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10. Ergonomics
 Workers who feel well work better!
 Workers well-being can be improved by
 Having a healthy and safe workplace
 Reducing worker stress
 Increasing job safety
 Reducing repetitive strain injuries
 Studies how:
 People work with people
 People work with equipment
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11. Ergonomic Hazard
 Any hazard that can cause injury or harm to a
body part or system
 Repetitive Strain Injuries
 Injuries caused by doing the same task over and
over again each and every day
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12. Ergonomic Fit Checklist
 What task(s) needs to be done?
 What tools and equipment are needed?
 Is a lot of physical work needed?
 Is a lot of mental work needed?
 Is paying attention important to the work?
 Is the workplace adjustable?
 Something that can be made to fit or be used in
many different ways by many different people
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13. Preventing Accidents
 Read signs and know the meanings of signs.
 Obey Rules set forth by your company.
 DO NOT do anything that will put you in a
situation where you feel unsafe.
 Always use protective equipment.
 Always notify a supervisor of a hazardous
situation.
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14. Common Injuries
 Back strains
 Slipping on slippery floor
 Strained eyesight
 Tripping over a ladder
Can you think of any other common Injuries?
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15. Controlling Hazards
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Remove
Potential
HazardsObey Work
Policies and
Procedures
Wear Protective
Equipment
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16. Scenarios
 We will now evaluate a few scenarios and
determine what Type of Hazard it is, the
potential workplace, and how it could have
been avoided!!!!
 AND REMEMBER…
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