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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Quarter 1, Week 6 - Module 7
Applying Safety in the Farm

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

Technology and Livelihood Education- Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1, Wk.6 - Module 7: Applying Safety in the Farm
First Edition, 2020

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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Quarter 1, Week 6 - Module 7
Applying Safety in the Farm

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What This Module is About

This Module is all about the Lesson: Support Horticultural Work. The learning outcome
is undertake horticultural production as directed that with the sub learning outcome
undertake work in safe and environmentally-sound manner according to enterprise
guidelines that contains the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for Agricultural
Crop Production required to obtain the National Certificate.

You are required to go through a series of learning activities in order to complete each of
the learning outcomes of the module. In each learning outcome there are Information Sheets
and Activity Sheets. Do these activities on your own and answer the Pre and Post Test at the
end of each learning activity. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask your teacher for
assistance.

This module contains information and suggested learning activities on Observing

procedures, specifications and manuals of instruction. It includes instructions and procedure
on how to read, interpret and observe instruction manuals of a device or machine. Completion
of this module will help you understand the succeeding module.

This module consists of 1 sub learning outcomes. Each learning outcome

contains learning activities with information sheet. Before you follow the instruction, read the
information sheets and answer the post-test and activities provided to assess your
competence by your teacher. He/she will check if you have acquired the knowledge necessary
to perform the skill portion of the particular learning outcome.

How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

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Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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 Pretest

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer

1. It is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee‘s health. Anything which may
cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace
a. Chemicals b. Exposure c.Risk d. Hazard
2. It is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace.
a. Risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d.Chemicals
3. This occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
a. Risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d.Chemicals
4. This includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects, slippery
surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud and prolonged noise,
vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting, ventilation, air quality.
a. Chemicals
b. Mechanical and/or electrical
c. Psychosocial environment
d. Physical
5. It includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous goods, fork
lifts, cranes, hoists
a. Mechanical and/or electrical
b. Chemicals
c. Biological
d. Psychosocial environment
6. It includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those that could lead to fire
or explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts and fumes from various
processes such as welding.
a. Chemicals
b. Psychosocial environment
c. Mechanical and/or electrical
d. Biological
7. It includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals
a. Biological
b. Chemicals
c. Mechanical and/or electrical
d. Psychosocial environment
8. It includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.
a. Psychosocial environment
b. Biological
c. Chemicals
d. Mechanical and/or electrical
9. It is the physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with the prescribed
Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the workers to perform his
or her job without or within acceptable exposure to hazards.
a. Safety
b. Biological
c. Psychosocial environment
d. Chemicals
10. It is the practices related to production and work process
a. Occupational safety
b. Safety
c. Psychosocial environment
d. Biological
 Applying Safety in the
Lesson Farm
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LESSON 1 SUPPORT HORTICULTURAL WORK

LO2: Undertake horticultural production work as directed

Learning Competencies :

2.2 Undertake work in a safe and environmentally sound manner according to

enterprises guidelines

At the end pf the lesson the students will be able to:

a. recognize on how to undertake work in a safe and environmentally sound manner

according to enterprises guidelines.

Definition of Terms:

Cleaning- the act or process of removing dirt from tools, containers and farm facilities.
Disinfection chemicals- refers to the chemical used in cleaning which has the ability
to kill microorganisms especially pathogens.
Health- a sound state of the body and mind of the workers that enable him or her to
perform the job normally
Occupational safety- the practices related to production and work process Safety-the
physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with the prescribed Occupational
Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the workers to perform his or her job without
or within acceptable exposure to hazards
Safety- deals with the physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with
the prescribed Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards, and allow the workers to
perform their job without and within acceptable exposure to hazards.
Sharpening- the process of thinning the edge of the tools like knife, pruning shears,
hedge shears, etc.

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General Farm Tool Safety

Keeping tools in good working condition is half the formula for being safe. The other half is
the ability and awareness of the person using the tool.

Safety- Good Working Tools + Able and Aware Worker

Tool failure causes some farm accidents; however, most farm accidents are caused by tired,
stressed, rushed, distracted, or incompetent workers.

Information Sheet 1.1

APPLY APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES WHILE WORKING IN FARM

Many hazards are present in the farm. If the farmers are not aware of these hazards
these may cause injury to their body or may cause diseases and even death. Farmer should
always apply appropriate safety measures while working in the farm. In this lesson the
students with the guidance and supervision of their teacher should identify farm works that
involve the use of chemicals and hazardous tools and equipment; determine the uses of
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and determine farm emergency procedures regarding
safety measures in the farm. accident.

HAZARD, RISK AND EXPOSURE IN THE FARM

Agricultural crop production deals with a lot of activities to be done in the different
workplace. While performing these activities we expose ourselves to a lot of risk. Workplace
hazard is a major cause of accident, injury, or harm to a worker who performs such task. These
hazards should be the major concern of all who are involved in a certain job or work. It is
important to distinguish hazard, risk and exposure when undertaking risk management.
o Hazard is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee‘s health. Anything which
may cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace is a hazard.

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 Risk is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a
workplace. The level of risk increases with the severity of the hazard and the duration and
frequency of exposure.
Exposure occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.
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Types of Hazard Hazards are classified into five different types.

1. Physical - includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps,

ladders, fire, falling objects, slippery surfaces, manual handling
(lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud and prolonged noise,
vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting, ventilation, air
quality

2. Mechanical and/or electrical - includes electricity, machinery,

equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous goods, fork lifts, cranes,
hoists

3. Chemical - includes chemical substances such as acids or

poisons and those that could lead to fire or explosion, like
pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts and fumes from
various processes such as welding

4. Biological - includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin,

animals

5. Psychosocial environment - includes workplace

stressors arising from a variety of sources.

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The following factors may increase risk of injury or illness for farm workers:

1. Age – injury rates are highest among children age 15 and under and adults over 65.

2. Equipment and Machinery – most farm accidents and fatalities involve machinery. Proper
machine guarding and doing equipment maintenance according to manufacturers‘
recommendations can help prevent accidents.

Activity Sheet 1.1

Instruction: Each number has a Farm emergency procedures regarding safety working
environment give a short explanation for each number and write your answer in
your TLE activity notebook.

1. Identify the potential emergencies. The emergencies that may occur on a crop production
farm could include:
a. Fire
b. Flood
c. Typhoon
d. Machinery entrapment
e. Electrical shock
f. Snake or spider bite
g. Chemical exposure
h. Injuries
i. Illness and
j. Accidents

2. Provide emergency facilities appropriate for the sorts of emergencies that might occur on
the farm (e.g. deluge showers, eye washes, firefighting equipment, first aid kits).

3. Make sure that the correct equipment is available to contain and handle any chemical or
other dangerous materials spills that might happen.

4. To help minimize the risk of personal injury or property damage in the event of an
emergency, people working on and visiting the farm need to know and understand the
emergency procedures and their responsibilities.
5. Instruct everyone working on the farm in the emergency response procedures

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6. Everyone should know the location of fire alarms, fire extinguishers and first aid kits; how
and
7. Where to contact emergency services; and where to safely assemble in the event of an
emergency.

Summary
Agricultural crop production deals with a lot of activities to be done in the different
workplace. While performing these activities we expose ourselves to a lot of risk. Workplace
hazard is a major cause of accident, injury, or harm to a worker who performs such task.
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These hazards should be the major concern of all who are involved in a certain job or
work. It is important to distinguish hazard, risk and exposure when undertaking risk
management.

Hazard is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee‘s health. Anything
which may cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace is a hazard.

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IDENTIFICATION:
1. ___________________is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee‘s
health.

2. ___________________ is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to
anyone at or near a workplace. The level of risk increases with the severity of the hazard
and the duration and frequency of exposure.

3. ___________________occurs when a person comes into contact with a hazard.

4. ____________________includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire,

falling objects, slippery surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively
loud and prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting, ventilation,
air quality

5. __________________ includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels,

dangerous goods, fork lifts, cranes, hoists

6. __________________ includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those

that could lead to fire or explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts and
fumes from various processes such as welding

7. __________________ includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals

8. __________________ includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.

9. ___________________the physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with

the prescribed Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the workers
to perform his or her job without or within acceptable exposure to hazards.

10. ____________________the practices related to production and work process.

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 10. Occupational Safety
9. Safety
8. Psychosocial hazards
7. Biological hazards
6. Chemical hazards
5. Mechanical and /or electrical hazards
4. Physical hazards
3. Exposure
2. Risk
1. Hazard
Assessement

10. a
9. a
8. a
7. a
6. a
5. a
4. d
3. b
2. a
1. d
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References
• AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION
• K-12 Technology and Livelihood Education
• HORTICULTURE
• K-12 Technology and Livelihood Education
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