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1. OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY

2. What is Occupational Health and
Safety?
 Occupational health and safety is a cross-disciplinary area
concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people
engaged in work or employment. The goal of all occupational
health and safety programs is to foster a safe work environment.
 is another way of saying 'Health and Safety at Work'. It's about
preventing disease or injury that is a direct result of your
workplace.

3. There is no such thing as effective
troubleshooting if safety has not been met. The
effectiveness of the troubleshooting comes only if
there are no injuries, tool and equipment failure due
to mishandling, peripheral malfunction due to
misdiagnoses and mishandling and other things that
marks the big 7-letter word - FAILURE.

4. So what should you do to be able to
do "Effective Troubleshooting" ?
Follow the three most important
things below to find out how and
what to learn!

5. #1 What you wear might save you!
 Yes you did not read it wrong. What you wear really
matters specially if we are dealing with safety. In big
companies, overall uniforms, laboratory gowns and
technicians' gown are required to be worn in their work
areas. As freelance technicians, we don't strictly follow
company protocols but at least we must ensure safety
through using proper clothing.

6. #1 What you wear might save you!
 What is appropriate for every computer technician to wear are clothings that
won't catch fire fast like cotton. Nylon clothes should be avoided.
One must also wear clothes with shorter sleeves to keep the
connectors and other things in the system unit from clinging to
your clothing. Buttoned shirts and clothing with dangling laces
or similar should not be worn during computer troubleshooting.

7. #1 What you wear might save you!
 Please don't use very loose clothes like the hip
hop crews wear, rings, necklaces, dangling
earrings, bracelets, and similar objects as well.

8. #2 Electro-Static Discharge is not
your bestfriend
 ESD is a form of electricity that can wreck havoc to your
computer peripherals or its components. How do you get
ESD's? Just everywhere, upon walking when you rub your shoe
against a carpet, or combing your hair or just anything you rub
against or touch. To be able to avoid damaging your computer
system unit, you must discharge the ESD by using the ESD
Wrist Strap while working with your computer.

9. #2 Electro-Static Discharge is not
your bestfriend
 But what if you don't have any ESD Wrist Strap? Don't worry
before opening up your unplugged computer system, touch any
unpainted portions of the system unit for a few seconds. This can
significantly dissipate the ESD that you have in your body. Also
consider using Anti-Static Mat while working your your
computer to ensure safety against Static Electricity. But again,
grounding yourself to the computer's chassis is enough to drain
off the ESD's.

10. #2 Electro-Static Discharge is not
your bestfriend
 Since ESD's can damage computer peripherals
and components, it is best to store your
removed components and peripherals in Anti-
Static Bags.

11. #3 Working Safely with Electricity
 In other words if you are working with your computer, turn off
your system unit and unplug the power cord from the AVR. If
you might say that the DC current of
the motherboard is small and can not cause you harm,
consider that the components of your computer are
sensitive to electrical shortages.

12. Keep these important tips in mind as
you work inside your computer:
 Remember to Flip the Switch
 Unplug for Extra Safety
 Avoid Smoke and Smells
 Remove Hand Jewelry
 Avoid Capacitors
 Never Service the Non-Serviceable