SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE OF LAGUNA

BASIC EDUCATION DIVISION

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Technology and Livelihood Education – Carpentry

Second Quarter: Practice Occupational Health and Safety Procedures

LO1 Identity hazards and risks

Learning Packet No. 28. ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTOCOL

Performance Standards
1. Workplace hazards and risks are identified and clearly explained.
2. Hazards/risks and its corresponding indicators are identified in with the company
procedures.
3. Contingency measures are recognized and established in accordance with
organizational procedures.

The Occupational Health and Safety (Manual Handling) Regulations 1999

require employers to ensure that:

 any task undertaken, or to be undertaken, by an employee involving hazardous

manual handling is identified;
 an assessment is made to determine whether there is any risk (likelihood of
injury, illness or disease) of a musculoskeletal disorder affecting an employee
occurring as a result of that task; and
 any risk is eliminated, or if that is not practicable, reduced so far as is practicable.

The Occupational Health and Safety (Plant) Regulations 1995 require

employers to ensure that:

 all hazards (potential to cause injury or illness) associated with the installation,
commissioning, erection, operation, inspection, maintenance, repair, service and
cleaning of plant and associated systems of work are identified;
 an assessment is made to determine whether there is any risk (likelihood of
injury or illness) associated with the identified hazards; and
 any risk is eliminated, or if that is not practicable, reduced so far as is practicable.

The Occupational Health and Safety (Hazardous Substances) Regulations

1999 require employers to ensure that:

 an assessment is made to determine whether there is any risk (likelihood of

injury, illness or disease) associated with the use of a hazardous substance at
the workplace; and
 any risk is eliminated, or if that is not practicable, reduced so far as is practicable.
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 The Occupational Health and Safety (Noise) Regulations 2004 require
employers to ensure that:

 any risk to employees from exposure to noise is identified; and

 employees' exposure to noise is controlled so as to minimize risk to health and
safety.

The Occupational Health and Safety (Confined Spaces) Regulations 1996

require employers to ensure that:

 all hazards (potential to cause injury or illness) associated with work in a confined
space are identified;
 an assessment is made to determine whether there is any risk (likelihood of
injury or illness) associated with the identified hazards; and
 any risk is eliminated, or if that is not practicable, reduced so far as is practicable.
The Occupational Health and Safety (Lead) Regulations 2000 require
employers to ensure that:

 an assessment is made to determine whether there is any risk (likelihood of

injury, illness or disease) associated with the use of lead at the workplace; and
 any risk is eliminated, or if that is not practicable, reduced so far as is practicable.

The Regulations require employers to consult with the health and safety
representative of a designated work group if practicable when undertaking hazard
identification, risk assessment or control of risk processes that may affect the health or
safety of any member of the designated work group.

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