The document outlines essential safety precautions for working in ICT environments, particularly in computer laboratories. Key objectives include protecting people, equipment, and the environment, with specific guidelines on grounding, teamwork, tool usage, and emergency preparedness. Fire safety measures are also emphasized, including knowledge of fire extinguisher locations and maintaining a clean workspace.

1. DAY 7

2. Safety Precautions When Working in ICT
Environments Fire Safety Guidelines

6. What does the picture
show?
What are your
observations on the
computer laboratory?

7. The 3 Major Objectives of
Following Safety Guidelines
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8. The 3 Major Objectives of Following Safety Guidelines
1. Protect people from injury.
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9. The 3 Major Objectives of Following Safety Guidelines
2. Protect equipment from
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10. The 3 Major Objectives of Following Safety Guidelines
3. Protect the environment
from contamination.
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11. Safety Precautions when
working in the Computer
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12. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
1. Always ground or discharge
yourself before touching any
part of the computer.
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13. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
2. Do not work alone so that
there is someone who can
take care of you in case of
accident or emergency.
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14. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
3. Be careful with the tools
that may cause a short circuit.
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15. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
4. Always pull the cable
connector on the handle and
not hold on the cable itself.
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16. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
5. Use only rubber shoes when
standing on the ground or on
a concrete floor.
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17. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
6. Make sure that the pins are
properly aligned when
connecting a cable connector.
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18. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
7. Always power off and
unplug the computer before
working on it.
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19. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
8. Take away any liquid such as
mineral water or soft drinks
near your working area or
near computers.
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20. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
9. Contingency measures
during workplace accidents,
fire, and other emergencies
are recognized.
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21. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
10. Personal protective
equipment is correctly used in
accordance with organization
procedures and practice.
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22. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
11. Hazard/risks in the workplace and
their corresponding indicators are
identified to minimize or eliminate risk
to co‐workers, workplace, and
environment.
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23. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
12. Take necessary precautions to
protect the component of the
computer from damage caused
by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).
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24. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
13. Hold the components by
the edges and do not touch
the ICs.
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25. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
14. Read and follow
instructions in the manual
carefully.
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26. Safety Precautions when working in the Computer Laboratory:
15. Do not use excessive force
if things do not quite slip into
place.
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27. Fire Safety Guidelines e
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28. Fire Safety Guidelines
Know the location of fire
extinguishers, how to use
them, and which to use for
electrical fires and for
combustible fires.
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29. Fire Safety Guidelines
Find an escape route in case a
fire gets out of control.
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30. Fire Safety Guidelines
Know how to contact
emergency services quickly.
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31. Fire Safety Guidelines
Keep the workspace clean.
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32. Fire Safety Guidelines
Keep most solvents in a
separate area.
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33. Worked Example

34. Worked Example
1. Why is it strictly
prohibited to plug
electrical appliances like
computers if the hands
are wet?
2. What is an emergency
exit?

35. Lesson Activity

36. Lesson Activity
Explain the safety
regulations while working in
ICT environments using a
graphic organizer. Refer to
Learning Activity Sheet,
Lesson 2 – Activity #5