Workplace safety T.

Mourad BOUMAHDI

LESSON OBJECTTIVES: 1. Identify common workplace safety practices.

2. Describe personal habits that improve workplace safety.
3. Locate and follow posted safety rules and procedures at the workplace.
4. Design safety rules postures at workplace.
Opening: Watch the video: What did the workplace do wrong? What did the employee do wrong?

A. Match the signs with their meanings. Then match meanings with examples:

Sign Meaning Examples

A. Mandatory/ a. You can’t smoke here. / you mustn’t open this door/ Do not

obligation use your phone here.

B. Danger b. Pay attention! This product is explosible/ This liquid is

C. Information harmful;

/instructions c. Emergency exit/ Go this way if you want to use the lift.

D. Prohibition d. You must put on your mask! / Wear your gloves,

B. Match the rules with right symbols in the pictures.

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2
6

1
3 4 13

9 10 11 12

7
8
a. danger of heavy equipment f. you must wear a hard hat
b. you must wear safety harness g. you can’t smoke here
c. a danger of high voltage h. fire extinguisher
d. pay attention to falling debris i. wear a face shield
e. wear overalls j. wear gloves
f. fire exit k. wear a protective mask
g. wear safety boots l. do not touch
h.

C. Listen. Write the number beside each picture. e h

a b

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c d
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D. Complete the following sentences with expressions from exercise ‘B’.
1. To protect your eyes, you ……………………………………………………………
2. To protect your hands, you ………………………………………
3. ………………………………………………… to protect your head from falling objects.
4. There is ………………………………………….. . please, do not touch wires or any electrical devices.
5. Workers must …………………………………………….in the construction site to protect their feet from hazards.

E. Think of other examples:

1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

F. Read the story and decide why the employer does not want the worker to wear the clothing they like.

Case 1: Fatma works for a caterer. She makes bread. The boss tells Fatma not to wear her Jellaba
to work. He tells her to wear pants and a short smock. Fatma does not like to wear pants. She is
angry.

Case 2: Jamal wears a turban all the time . He wants to work for a
construction company. The boss tells him he cannot wear the turban
on the construction site. Jamal thinks he will have to quit his job.

Case 3: David operates a drill. David has a lot of jewelry from his home
country. In his country jewelry is a sign of social status. When he wears it
to work the boss asks him to take it off. Jamal is offended

G. For the safety of all the employees, design workplace rules for the following places:
( use drawings and pictures to illustrate the rules )

Group1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4
Listening

Transcript
• Number one. You must wear a hard hat here.
• Number two. Lift the boxes properly to protect your back.
• Number three. Please wear your gloves.
• Number four. You must wear your goggles here.
• Number five. You have to wear safety boots in here.
• Number six. You can’t smoke here.
• Number seven. Wear your hair net .
• Number eight. Wear your vest, please.
• Number nine. You must wash your hands.
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