TLE 9 - 3RD QTR

Occupational Health and Safety Commission

OHSC

Occupational Health and Safety Standards

OHSS

Personal Protective Equipment

PPE

Occupational Safety and Health

Health is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.

moral

an employee should not have to risk injury at work, nor should others

associated with the work environment.

economic

many governments realize that poor occupation and health per result

in cost to the State (e.g. through social security payments to the incapacitated,

costs for medical treatment, and the loss of the “employability” of the worker).

Economic studies human welfare in terms of the production, distribution, and

consumption of goods and services.

legal

Occupational safety and health requirements may be reinforced in civil

law and/or criminal law.

safety standards

are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities

or processes and others.

seiri (sorting)

Take out unnecessary items and dispose. Keep only the items you need at work, and

discard or store everything else.

seiton

"Set in order" means that there's a place for everything, and everything should be in its place. Arrange necessary items in good order for use.

seiso (sweeping)

At the end of each working day, take time to clean up your office space. Clean up

any mess you make.

seiketsu (standardizing)

Maintain high standard of housekeeping

danger sign

is used only where an immediate hazard exists.

caution sign

is used to ward against or caution against practices.

exit sign

when needed shall be lettered in legible red letters, not less than 6 inches

high on a white field and the stroke of the letters shall be at least ¾ in width.

safety instruction signs

when used shall be written with a green upper panel with white letters to

convey the message. Any additional wording should be in black lettering

directional signs

other than automotive traffic signs specified shall be white with a black

panel and white directional symbol.

traffic signs

Construction areas shall be posted with traffic signs at point hazard.

All traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers shall

conform to OSHA standards

hazard

is a term used to describe something that has the potential to cause harm.

safety hazard

inadequate and insufficient machine guards, unsafe workplace

conditions, unsafe work practices.

caused by organisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites

biological hazard

chemical hazard

solid, liquid, vapor or gaseous chemicals, dust, fume or mist.

ergonomic hazard

Anatomical, Physiological, psychological demands on the worker, such as

repetitive and forceful movements, bad postures, improper working station, extreme temperatures, etc.

physical hazard

Noise, vibration, energy, weather, electricity, radiation, and pressure

psychological hazard

things that cause stress to a worker.