Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

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TLE
Computer Systems Servicing
Quarter 4 - Module 1
Safety Procedure and
Network Maintenance

Name of Learner: ________________________

Grade & Section: ________________________
Name of School : ________________________

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TLE-ICT Computer Systems Servicing
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 1 – Safety Procedure and Network Maintenance
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Know

Before starting with this module, let us measure what you already know about
safety procedure and network maintenance.

True or False

Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Write True on your paper if the
statement is TRUE and False if it is FALSE. Write your answers on another
sheet of paper.

______1. First aid kit should be available in case of fire or injury.

______2. Never touch the ends of any type of cable to bare skin.

______3. To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the attached

power cords.

______4. Connect all power when working near power supplies.

______5. Follow fire safety guidelines to protect lives, structures, and equipment.

______6. To avoid an electrical shock, turn off computer before beginning a repair.

______7. When handling cable, always wear eye protection.

______8. Maintaining computer system saves you from hassles.

______9. It is essential to make maintenance plans in maintaining computer system.

______10. Follow the basic safety guidelines to prevent electrical shock.

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 What’s New

Lesson
OHS Procedures in Network
1 Maintenance

Safety guidelines help protect individuals from accident and injury. They also
help to protect equipment from damage. Some of these guidelines are designed to
protect the environment from contamination caused by improperly discarded
materials.

General Safety

Follow the basic safety guidelines to prevent cuts, burns, electrical shock, and
damage to eyesight. As a best practice, make sure that a fire extinguisher and first
aid kit are available in case of fire or injury.

Here are some of the basic safety precautions to use when working on a
computer systems and network:

• Remove your watch and jewelry and secure loose clothing.

• Turn off the power and unplug equipment before performing service.
• Cover sharp edges inside the computer case with tape.
• Never open a power supply.
• Do not touch areas in printers that are hot or that use high voltage.
• Know where the fire extinguisher is located and how to use it.
• Keep food and drinks out of your workspace.
• Keep your workspace clean and free of clutter.
• Bend your knees when lifting heavy objects to avoid injuring your back.

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Cable, Cable Cutters, and Cable-Cutting Safety Hazards

All levels of technicians should know the hazards before working with network
cables and equipment. This section describes the safety hazards of working with
copper cables, which, like fiber-optic cables, can be dangerous to handle.

1. When handling cable, always wear eye protection. Never touch the ends of any
type of cable to bare skin.

2. When you cut copper cable, the small copper strands can puncture your skin
or cut you. The small pieces that come off after cables are cut often fly into
the air. Remember to always wear safety glasses when cutting any type of
cable.

3. The cutting and crimping tools used to repair set of terminate copper cables
can be dangerous if not used properly. Read the instructions that come with
the tool. Practice using the tool on scrap cable, and ask an experienced
installer for help if you need it.

4. Remember that copper cable conducts electricity. A faulty equipment, static

electricity, or lightning can energize even a disconnected cable. If in doubt,
test the cable you are working on with a simple voltage detector before
touching it.

Electrical Safety

Electric current from power, telephone, and communication cables can be

hazardous. To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the attached
power cords, telecommunications systems, networks and modems before you open
the server/ workstation covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and
configuration procedure.

Disconnect all power when:

• Performing a mechanical inspection

• Working near power supplies

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 • Removing or installing main units
• Before starting the work on the machine, unplug the power cord.
• Never assume that power has been disconnected from a circuit. First, check
that it has been powered-off.
• Always look carefully for possible hazards in your work.
• Moist floors
• Non-grounded power extension cables
• Power surges.

If an electrical accident occurs:

• Switch off power.
• Send another person to get medical aid.

Fire Safety

Follow the fire safety guidelines to protect lives, structures, and equipment. To
avoid an electrical shock and to prevent damage to the computer, turn off and unplug
the computer before beginning a repair.

Fire can spread rapidly and be very costly. Proper use of a fire extinguisher can
prevent a small fire from getting out of control. When working with computer
components, be aware of the possibility of an accidental fire and know how to react.
Be alert for odors emitting from computers and electronic devices. When electronic
components overheat or short out, they emit a burning odor.

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 What’s More

Activity 1. Picture Comparison

Directions: Take a look at the images below and make a comparison. Choose
between the two technicians who observe safety precautions. Write
your answers on the activity notebook.

Image A
Source 1 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p1FFyHiOERI/maxresdefault.jpg

Image B
Source 2 https://tsoft.ai/uploads/2015/04/engineer-hand-soldering-
playstation-PCB-tfix.jpg

Which of the two technicians observe safety precautions? Why?

□ Technician in Image A
□ Technician in Image B
Between the two technicians, the technician in image _____
observes safety precaution because _________________________
______________________________________________________

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 Lesson
Protective Personal
2 Equipment (PPE)

How can we distinguish the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

for the job? How to properly use PPE in order to prevent accidents at work?

Defining Hazards

What is a hazard? A hazard is anything that produces adverse effects on

anyone. Examples of hazards are slippery floors, falling objects, chemicals and many
more.

What do you think that make these occurrences hazardous? Unsafe/ unhealthy
acts bring about unsafe/ unhealthy conditions causing hazards in the workplace.
Although some hazards are intrinsic in nature or force majeure, a human hand is still
behind most of the hazards we now encounter.

Controlling Hazards

There are three methods in controlling hazards: engineering, administrative and

PPE.

1. Engineering method - This is the application of engineering technology to

control hazards. An example is machine guarding which prevents anyone from
coming in contact with moving parts of a machine during the operation. Other
examples are installation of safety devices like emergency stop, limit, grab-wire
and photo electric switches. These prevent accidents in case of improper work
practices.
2. Administrative method – This aims to minimize the exposure of humans to
workplace hazards and employs administrative approaches such as rotation
and shifting.
3. PPE – These are considered as the last line of defense. These devices provide
limited protection to the ones using them.

Selecting the Proper PPE

In selecting the proper protector, consideration should be given to the kind and
degree of hazard. Where a choice of protectors is given and the degree of protection
required is not an important issue, worker’s comfort may be a deciding factor. Another
is contacting the PPE supplier. Manufacturers and distributors do not just help the
selection of the most useful equipment, but can give valuable aid in fit-sizing, cleaning,
care and storage.

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Uses of PPE

The following are the functions and uses of PPE:

1. Head Protection - It is used when there are threats on falling objects and
electrocution.

2. Eye Protection - A goggle is a device that provides eye protection from hazards
caused by: flying particles, sparks, light radiation, splashes, and gases.

3. Face Shields - Face shields should only be used as eye and face protection in
areas where splashing or dusts, rather than impact resistance is the problem.
In the case of grinding operations (plus other operations), a face shield is only
secondary protection to other protective devices, such as safety goggles.

4. Ear Protection - This is used when there is excessive noise - noise exceeding
85-90 dB or more on eight-hour exposure. Examples: ear plug, ear muffs, and
canal caps.

5. Respiratory Protection - Respiratory protection is required when engineering

improvements and administrative controls cannot eliminate risk. Engineering
controls include isolation of the source of contaminants, design process or
procedural changes, etc. Administrative controls on the other hand include
monitoring, limiting worker exposure, training and education, etc.

6. Hand and Arm Protection - This is used when there are hazards like harmful
substances that can be absorbed by the skin, severe cuts or lacerations, severe
abrasions, chemical burns, thermal burns, and temperature extremes.

7. Foot and Leg Protection - It is used for the following hazards: falling or rolling
objects, sharp objects, hot surfaces, wet, slippery surfaces, and electricity.
Examples are:
• Conductive Shoes - protect against the buildup of static electricity or
equalize the electrical potential between personnel and the ground.
• Electrical Hazard Safety Shoes - are non-conductive and protect against
open circuits of 600 volts or less under dry conditions.

8. Fall Protection - prevents you from fall. Examples are: travel restraint system,
fall arrest system, and lifelines.

9. Torso/ Full Body Protection - is used when there are threats in a form of bodily
injury. Workplace hazards that can cause bodily injury are: intense heat,
splashes of hot metals and other hot liquids, impact from tools, machinery, and
other materials, cuts, hazardous chemicals, contact with potentially infectious
materials, like blood and radiation.

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 Assessment

True or False

Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Write True on your paper if the
statement is TRUE and False if it is FALSE. Write your answers on
another sheet of paper.

______1. First aid kit should be available in case of fire or injury.

______2. Never touch the ends of any type of cable to bare skin.

______3. To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the attached power
cords.

______4. Connect all power when working near power supplies.

______5. Follow fire safety guidelines to protect lives, structures, and equipment.

______6. To avoid an electrical shock, turn off computer before beginning a repair.

______7. When handling cable, always wear eye protection.

______8. Maintaining computer system saves you from hassles.

______9. It is essential to make maintenance plans in maintaining computer system.

______10. Follow the basic safety guidelines to prevent electrical shock.

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Assessment What’s More What I know
1. True 1. Your own 1. True
2. True discussion. 2. True
3. True 3. True
4. False 4. False
5. True 5. True
6. True 6. True
7. True 7. True
8. True 8. True
9. True 9. True
10.True 10.True
Answer Key
 Region IX: Zamboanga Peninsula Hymn – Our Eden Land
Here the trees and flowers bloom Gallant men And Ladies fair
Here the breezes gently Blow, Linger with love and care
Here the birds sing Merrily, Golden beams of sunrise and sunset
The liberty forever Stays, Are visions you’ll never forget
Oh! That’s Region IX
Here the Badjaos roam the seas Hardworking people Abound,
Here the Samals live in peace Every valleys and Dale
Here the Tausogs thrive so free Zamboangueños, Tagalogs, Bicolanos,
With the Yakans in unity
My Final Farewell
Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime of the sun caress'd
Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost!,
Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life's best,
And were it brighter, fresher, or more blest
Still would I give it thee, nor count the cost.
On the field of battle, 'mid the frenzy of fight,
Others have given their lives, without doubt or heed;
The place matters not-cypress or laurel or lily white,
Scaffold or open plain, combat or martyrdom's plight,
T is ever the same, to serve our home and country's need.
I die just when I see the dawn break,
Through the gloom of night, to herald the day;
And if color is lacking my blood thou shalt take,
Pour'd out at need for thy dear sake
To dye with its crimson the waking ray.
My dreams, when life first opened to me,
My dreams, when the hopes of youth beat high,
Were to see thy lov'd face, O gem of the Orient sea
From gloom and grief, from care and sorrow free;
No blush on thy brow, no tear in thine eye.
Dream of my life, my living and burning desire,
All hail ! cries the soul that is now to take flight;
All hail ! And sweet it is for thee to expire ;
To die for thy sake, that thou mayst aspire;
And sleep in thy bosom eternity's long night.
If over my grave some day thou seest grow,
In the grassy sod, a humble flower,
Draw it to thy lips and kiss my soul so,
While I may feel on my brow in the cold tomb below
The touch of thy tenderness, thy breath's warm power.
Let the moon beam over me soft and serene,
Let the dawn shed over me its radiant flashes,
Let the wind with sad lament over me keen ;
And if on my cross a bird should be seen,
Let it trill there its hymn of peace to my ashes.
I Am a Filipino, by Carlos P. Romulo
I am a Filipino–inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain
future. As such I must prove equal to a two-fold task–the task of
meeting my responsibility to the past, and the task of performing my
obligation to the future.
I sprung from a hardy race, child many generations removed of
ancient Malayan pioneers. Across the centuries the memory comes
rushing back to me: of brown-skinned men putting out to sea in
ships that were as frail as their hearts were stout. Over the sea I see
them come, borne upon the billowing wave and the whistling wind,
carried upon the mighty swell of hope–hope in the free abundance of
new land that was to be their home and their children’s forever.
I am a Filipino. In my blood runs the immortal seed of heroes–seed
that flowered down the centuries in deeds of courage and defiance.
In my veins yet pulses the same hot blood that sent Lapulapu to
battle against the first invader of this land, that nerved Lakandula in
the combat against the alien foe, that drove Diego Silang and
Dagohoy into rebellion against the foreign oppressor.
The seed I bear within me is an immortal seed. It is the mark of my
manhood, the symbol of dignity as a human being. Like the seeds
that were once buried in the tomb of Tutankhamen many thousand
years ago, it shall grow and flower and bear fruit again. It is the
insignia of my race, and my generation is but a stage in the
unending search of my people for freedom and happiness.
Cebuanos, Ilocanos, Subanons, Boholanos, Ilongos,
All of them are proud and true
Region IX our Eden Land
Region IX
Our..
Eden...
Land...
Let the sun draw the vapors up to the sky,
And heavenward in purity bear my tardy protest
Let some kind soul o 'er my untimely fate sigh,
And in the still evening a prayer be lifted on high
From thee, 0 my country, that in God I may rest.
Pray for all those that hapless have died,
For all who have suffered the unmeasur'd pain;
For our mothers that bitterly their woes have cried,
For widows and orphans, for captives by torture tried
And then for thyself that redemption thou mayst gain
And whe n the d ark nig ht wr ap s the gr ave y ar d ar ound
With only the d e ad in the ir v ig il to s e e
B re ak not m y re p os e or the m ys tery p r of ound
And pe rc hanc e thou m ays t he ar a s ad hym n re s ound
' T is I, O my c ountry, r aising a s ong unto the e .
And ev e n my g rav e is r em em be re d no m ore
Unm ark 'd by ne ve r a c r os s nor a stone
Le t the plow s we ep thr oug h it, the sp ade tur n it o' er
That m y as hes m ay c arp e t e ar thly f loor,
B ef ore into nothing nes s at las t the y are b lown.
The n will ob liv ion br ing to me no c ar e
As ove r thy v ale s and p lains I s we e p;
Thr ob b ing and c le anse d in thy s p ace and air
With c olor and lig ht, with s ong and lame nt I f are ,
Ev e r re p e ating the f aith that I k ee p .
M y F athe rland ad or' d, that s ad ne ss to my sor r ow le nd s
B e lov ed F ilip inas, he ar now m y las t g ood -b y!
I g ive the e all: p are nts and k indr ed and f r iend s
F or I g o wher e no s lav e be f or e the op pr es s or b e nds ,
Whe r e f aith c an ne ve r kill, and God r e ig ns e ' er on hig h!
F are well to y ou all, f r om m y s oul tor n away,
F rie nds of m y c hild hood in the home disp oss e ss ed !
Giv e thanks that I re s t fr om the we ar is om e d ay !
F are well to the e, too, s we e t f rie nd that lig hte ne d m y way;
B e lov ed cre ature s all, f are well! I n d e ath ther e is re s t!
I am a Filipino, child of the marriage of the East and the West. The
East, with its languor and mysticism, its passivity and endurance,
was my mother, and my sire was the West that came thundering
across the seas with the Cross and Sword and the Machine. I am of
the East, an eager participant in its spirit, and in its struggles for
liberation from the imperialist yoke. But I also know that the East
must awake from its centuried sleep, shake off the lethargy that has
bound his limbs, and start moving where destiny awaits.
I am a Filipino, and this is my inheritance. What pledge shall I give
that I may prove worthy of my inheritance? I shall give the pledge that
has come ringing down the corridors of the centuries, and it shall be
compounded of the joyous cries of my Malayan forebears when first
they saw the contours of this land loom before their eyes, of the battle
cries that have resounded in every field of combat from Mactan to
Tirad Pass, of the voices of my people when they sing:
“I am a Filipino born to freedom, and I shall not rest until freedom
shall have been added unto my inheritance—for myself and my
children and my children’s children—forever.”
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