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Immerssion
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Safety in the
Workplace
According to Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE),
Work Immersion is an integral
part of the K-12 Program in fully
realizing its goal to produce job-
ready graduates quipped with
industry – base skills.
Likewise, it strongly affirms that while
work immersion contributes to the full
realization of the objectives of the K to
12 Program, the safety, health, and
morals of SHS students, especially
those below 18 years of age, shall be a
paramount area of consideration
let us be familiarized with what Occupational
Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) is.
• This was formulated in 1978 in compliance
with the constitutional mandate to safeguard
the workers’ social and economic well-being
as well as their physical safety and health.
• The Department of Labor and Employment
under Article 162 of the Labor Code of the
Philippines, the OSHS was promulgated for
the guidance and compliance of all
concerned. This body of rules and regulations
is referred to as “Standards”
OSHS aims to protect every workingman and
woman against the dangers of injury, sickness
or death through safe and healthful working
conditions, thereby assuring the conservation
of valuable manpower resources and the
prevention of loss or damage to lives and
properties, consistent with national
development goals and with the State’s
commitment for the total development of
every worker as a complete human being.
Here are some definitions you
also have to understand:
• “Employer” includes any person acting
directly or indirectly in the interest of an
employer, in relation to an employee, and
shall include government owned or
controlled corporations and institutions, as
well as non-profit private institutions or
organizations.
Here are some definitions you
also have to understand:
• “Employee” shall mean any person
hired, permitted or suffered to work by
an employer.
• “Safe or Safety” shall refer to the
physical or environmental conditions of
work or employment, which
substantially comply with the provisions
of these Standards.
Here are some definitions you
also have to understand:
• “Work Injury” shall mean any injury or
occupational illness suffered by a person, which
arises out of or in the course of his
employment.
• “Workplace” means the office, premises or
work site, where the workers are habitually
employed and shall include the office or place
where the workers, who have no fixed or
definite work site, regularly report for
assignment in the course of their employment.
Here are some definitions you
also have to understand:
• “Health” shall connote a sound state of the
body and mind of the worker, which enables
him to perform his job normally, in a state of
well-being.
• “Work Accident” shall mean an unplanned or
unexpected occurrence that may or may not
result in personal injury, property damage,
work stoppage or interference or any
combination thereof, which arises out of and
in the course of employment.
Duties of Employers, Workers and
other Persons
(1) Each employer covered by the
provisions of these Standards shall:
a. furnish his workers a place of employment free from
hazardous conditions that are causing or are likely to
cause death, illness or physical harm to his workers;
b. Give complete job safety instructions to all his workers,
especially to those entering the job for the first time,
including those relating to the familiarization with their
work environment, hazards to which the workers are
exposed to and steps taken in case of emergency;
c. Comply with the requirements of this Standards; and d.
use only approved devices and equipment in his
workplace.
(2) Each worker shall:
a. Cooperate with the employer in carrying out the
provisions of this Standards
b. report to his supervisor any work hazard that may be
discovered in his workplace.
c. Make proper use of all safeguards and safety devices
furnished in accordance with the provisions of this
Standards for his protection and that of others, and
shall follow all instructions given by the employer in
compliance with the provisions of this Standards.
d. use personal protection and safety equipment as
required by the employer
e. Follow work safe procedures
(3) It shall be the duty of any person,
including any builder or contractor or
enforcement agent, who visits, builds,
renovates, or installs devices, or
conducts business in any establishment
or workplace, to comply with the
provisions of this Standards and all
regulations of the employer issued
there under as well as with other
subsequent issuances of the Secretary.
What is hazard?
Hazard is anything with
potential to cause injury,
illness, or damage.
Types of Hazards:
1. Physical Hazards. These are brought
by unhealthy working conditions, poor
lighting, poor ventilation, insufficient
facilities, inefficient or faulty equipment
or machine, and improper work
practices like wrong use of knives.
Types of Hazards:
2. Biological Hazards. These are brought
about by workers infected with diseases or
illnesses, unhygienic personal practices that
can transmit bacteria, parasites, fungi to other
workers and food and equipment being
handled. Hence, it is advised that Covid-19
probable cases should be isolated right away.
Types of Hazards:
3. Ergonomic Hazards. These are
brought by poor posture when working
long periods of standing, bending,
pushing, lifting, carrying that can cause
body stress, muscle pains, and soreness,
back injury, numbness of hands, feet and
other parts of the body
Types of Hazards:
4. Psychological Hazards. These are
brought by too much stress from
work that may cause mental
emotional strains, anxieties,
depressionlosing focus on one’s
work and others
When potential hazard is discovered,
what does an employee need to do?
 Be sure that every individual in the workplace is
aware of the problem.
 Inform or notify your supervisor. Unless you are
the supervisor, then get going on that safety
committee plan.
 Make a follow up. Informing about the hazard is
not an assurance that problem is resolved, unless you
make follow ups.
 Record or file any reports or documents about the
problem.
Identifying the hazard is not the only way to make
everyone safe. You and I have to keep ourselves clean, to
keep the food clean, and to keep the workplace clean.
A. To Keep Oneself Clean
1. Wash hands thoroughly.
2. Keep the fingernails short and clean.
3. Always wear PPE while at work.
4. Wear mask anywhere and anytime.
5. Remove all accessories before
working.
B. To keep the Food Clean
1. Never handle food when you have wounds, cuts,
and infections.
2. It is best to work with clean and sanitized gloves
all times to minimize hand contact with food.
3. Refrigerate food, especially perishable ones.
4. Keep food in clean containers with cover.
5. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before use.
6. Check food and containers for any possible
contamination.
7. Clean the containers of ingredients regularly.
8. Follow the policy of first in, first out. Those stored
earlier should be used first before those stored later.
9. Label package of food to determine information.
C. To Keep the Workplace Clean
1. Do not do personal hygiene activities in the
workplace.
2. Do not eat, smoke or spit in the workplace.
3. Do not sit on equipment and worktables.
4. Keep the surrounding areas free from dirt and
disorganization.
5. Follow the Japanese philosophy of good
housekeeping-sort/seiri, set-in-order/seiton,
sweep/seiso, standardize/seiketsu, and
sustain/shitsuke.
Activity 1: Spot the Hazard
Directions: Below are pictures of the workplace, list
the hazard and complete the table below.