Q1 LESSON 2 - OHS POLICES AND PROCEDURES

 OCCUPATIONAL HEALT AND SAFETY (OHS) 

-Concerned with health, safety, and welfare issues in the workplace. Policies and procedure are important in discussing OHS because it aim to make the workplace safer and better for workers and stakeholders. 
-It is concerned with many factors such as removal of hazard and reducing accidents in the workplace. 
-Is a set of policies and procedure that is followed in a workplace in order to prevent accident, illnesses, and injuries.
-It involves knowing the risks that can be encountered in a workplace and figuring out how it can be prevented.
 
*Following OHS policies and procedures in important when dealing with electronics since it would protect not only the personnel dealing with the component, but also the unit itself.

THREE STEPS MAY BE DONE TO FACILITATE OHS PROCEDURE IN A CSS WORKSPACE
1. Hazard Identification
2. Risk Assessment
3. Risk Control
-In addition to that, here are some additional OHS procedures that must be observed in computer servicing;

1. Contingency measures during workplace's accident, fires and other emergencies are recognized
2. Personal Protective Equipment are properly used/ worn in accordance to organization's OHS procedure practices.
3. Hazard/Risk in the workplaces and other consideration are identified to minimize and eliminate risk to co-workers, workplace, and environment.
4. Always ground yourself before touching any parts of the computer.
5. Be careful with the tools causes short circuits.
6. Always wear rubber sole shoes when standing on the ground and in concrete floor.
7. Always turn-off/remove the power cord of the computer before always working on it.
8. When doing/making circuit changes, always turn-off and remove the power cord from the equipment and discharged the capacitor.
9. Replace only fuses with those proper ratings.
10. Hold the component by the edges and do not touch the IC's.
11. Do not use excessive force if things don't quite slip into place.
12. Do not work alone.

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

-Hazard are anything that can hurt a person.
*Examples of hazard that can be encountered when conducting computer system servicing are:
1. Tangled electric cords
2. Unsecured or unevenly stacked boxers
3. Noise 
*Hazard identification involves observing the workplace's surroundings to recognize potential risks.

COMMON HAZARD THAT CAN BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY
1. PHYSICAL HAZARDS - can be further classified as an occupational or an environmental hazard.
*Common type of Physical Hazard are cables tangled across the floor. It can cause someone to trip and fall. These can be addressed by making sure that the workspace is in a clean and proper condition.

2. MECHANICAL HAZARD - can either be result from manual use of tools or powered equipment.
*Example of this is getting entangled with tools and equipment used in the workplace that may lead to injuries.

3. CHEMICAL HAZARD - it caused by exposure to chemicals in the workplace. Chemical Hazard should be prevented as it can cause long-term harmful health issues.
*In electronics, different chemicals will be used such as cleaning chemicals, dust removers, cleaning solvents, oil, and others that is why it is important to be careful.

4. ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARDS - is a dangerous condition that can be caused by direct electrical contract from an active equipment or electrical conductor. 

RISK ASSESSMENT

-Is evaluating how a hazard would harm a person.
*While hazard are what can harm the person, risk is the possibility of the hazard harming someone.
Two questions can be asked to assess a risk:
1. How likely will the hazard harm me or someone else?
2. How damaging will the risk be?

RISK CONTROL 

-Once the hazard has been identified and its risks have been evaluated, it is time to address these issues:
1. Ask your superior for instruction ad training before using or repairing an equipment.
2. Do not carry or move heavy objects by yourself.

SOME BASIC PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURE

-Before starting the installation, read carefully the documentation and procedures on my hardware and software settings that may be required.
-Failure to do the proper jumper setting may cause damage to your CPU.
-Without an effective cooling fan, the CPU can overheat and cause damage to both CPU and the motherboard.
-Each bank must have the same size and type of memory installed in pairs.
-Before adding and removing any other system components, make sure that you unplug your power supply. Failure to do so may cause damage to your motherboard and in the system components.
-Test the computer, ensuring that it meets the necessary system requirements before booting up.
-If the computer does not pass any of the power or self-test (POST), the computer will receive an irregular power on self-test.

An Irregular POST is a beep code which is different from the standard beep which can either be no beep to all or combination of different beeps.

EFFECTS ON COMPTER
1. Violation of privacy
2. Impact on labor force
3. Health risks
4. Public safety 
5. Impact on environment  


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