1. Principles of Information
Technology
Job Safety Skills
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2. Your Work Experience!
 How many of you have ever had a job?
 Where did you work?
 What did you do?
 Did you have safety guidelines to follow?
 Have you ever felt uncomfortable performing
a task at work?
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3. Does a safe workplace
exist?
 Safety is the CONTROL of accidental loss.
 A true safe work place DOES NOT exist.
 Regardless of the job, hazards are going to
take place!
 HAZARD
 An activity, event or condition that could create an
incident that causes damage, injury or illness.
 CAN YOU THINK OF ANY HAZARDS?
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4. Hazards
 Most people think of hazardous jobs as those
that involve construction or heavy lifting, but
this is FALSE.
 Hazardous Jobs
 Office Jobs
 Teachers
 Engineers
 Preachers
 Healthcare
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5. Facts about Hazards
 HAZARDS can not be removed, only
CONTROLLED.
 Hazard Control
 Reducing risk on injury, damage or loss
 ALL jobs have some form of Hazard.
 WHAT ARE THE HAZARDS ON YOUR
JOB?
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6. Types of Hazards
 Physical
 Noisy Equipment
 Vibrating Equipment
 Falling Objects
 Chemical
 Strong products
 Oil based paint
 Biological
 Insect Stings
 Mold
 Ergonomic
 Poor lighting
 Inappropriate job or
workstation design
 Repetitive strain
 Psychological
 Workplace-induced
stressors
 Discrimination
 Excessive work hours
 Relationships
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7. Incidents & Accidents
INCIDENTS
 Events that could
have, but did not, cause
an injury
 Near Misses
ACCIDENTS
 Incidents that have
caused one or more of
the following:
 Injuries to Workers
 Property damage
 Environmental damage
 Loss of profits
 Loss of productivity
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Hazards can eventually lead to:
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8. So how do you Promote
Safety?
 Ergonomics
 The study of the fit between people and their jobs
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9. Goals of Ergonomics
 Increase the well-being of workers
 Increase the productivity of workers
 Improve the health of workers
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10. Ergonomics
 Workers who feel well work better!
 Workers well-being can be improved by
 Having a healthy and safe workplace
 Reducing worker stress
 Increasing job safety
 Reducing repetitive strain injuries
 Studies how:
 People work with people
 People work with equipment
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11. Ergonomic Hazard
 Any hazard that can cause injury or harm to a
body part or system
 Repetitive Strain Injuries
 Injuries caused by doing the same task over and
over again each and every day
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12. Ergonomic Fit Checklist
 What task(s) needs to be done?
 What tools and equipment are needed?
 Is a lot of physical work needed?
 Is a lot of mental work needed?
 Is paying attention important to the work?
 Is the workplace adjustable?
 Something that can be made to fit or be used in
many different ways by many different people
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13. Preventing Accidents
 Read signs and know the meanings of signs.
 Obey Rules set forth by your company.
 DO NOT do anything that will put you in a
situation where you feel unsafe.
 Always use protective equipment.
 Always notify a supervisor of a hazardous
situation.
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14. Common Injuries
 Back strains
 Slipping on slippery floor
 Strained eyesight
 Tripping over a ladder
Can you think of any other common Injuries?
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15. Controlling Hazards
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Remove
Potential
HazardsObey Work
Policies and
Procedures
Wear Protective
Equipment
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16. Scenarios
 We will now evaluate a few scenarios and
determine what Type of Hazard it is, the
potential workplace, and how it could have
been avoided!!!!
 AND REMEMBER…
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