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Spot the Hazard: Workplace Safety Guide

The document provides examples of common workplace hazards across different environments - a home kitchen, warehouse, and office - and asks the reader to identify hazards, assess risks, and suggest control measures. Specific hazards highlighted include knives and other sharp objects, tripping hazards, electrical and fire risks, ergonomic issues, and industrial machinery. The overall message is that identifying and mitigating hazards is important to create a safer workplace.

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Spot the Hazard: Workplace Safety Guide

The document provides examples of common workplace hazards across different environments - a home kitchen, warehouse, and office - and asks the reader to identify hazards, assess risks, and suggest control measures. Specific hazards highlighted include knives and other sharp objects, tripping hazards, electrical and fire risks, ergonomic issues, and industrial machinery. The overall message is that identifying and mitigating hazards is important to create a safer workplace.

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  • Home Dangers
  • Warehouse Dangers
  • Office Dangers

Activity 1: Spot the Hazard

Directions: Below are pictures of the workplace, encircle the hazard and 
complete the table below.

A. Home Dangers

Spot the Hazard Assessment Make the changes

List the hazards Describe the risks Suggest ways to control the
risk

1. A kid playing in 1. The knife can possibly drop 1. Make sure that a kid is not
the kitchen to the kid. playing in the kitchen.
2. Overcrowded 2. It can overheat then lead to 2. Make sure to unplug
extension port fire. appliances that is not in use.
3. Knife at the edge 3. It can drop to the kid. 3. Make sure the knife is in a
of the table 4. The mother can possibly be proper place after using it.
4. Scattered toys in tripped by the scattered toys. 4. Make sure to clear up your
the kitchen 5. Its unsafe to let the oven ways in the kitchen to avoid
5. Open oven open because it can generate accidents.
heat. 5. Make sure to close the oven
after using it.
B. Warehouse Dangers

Spot the Hazard Assessment Make the changes

List the hazards Describe the risks Suggest ways to control the
risk

1. The girl’s skirt 1. The machine can eat the skirt 1. Make sure to wear proper
was caught into and pull the girl with it. PPE in the workplace.
the machine. 2. It can possibly trip someone 2. Make sure that the
2. The Loader working there. machinery is in proper form
vehicle’s oil is 3. The man can be prone to and do daily maintenance.
dripping. machinery danger because he 3. Don’t ever wear earphone
3. A man using cannot hear the surroundings in a workplace like this.
earphones while properly. 4. Make sure to organize
working. 4. It can damage the items that items properly.
4. Pulling boxes will fall to the ground, and can 5. Learn to do the proper
from the middle of possibly trip someone lifting technique to not hurt
the stack. 5. It can cause a lot of back pain yourself.
5. Improper lifting to the worker.
technique.

C. Office Dangers

Spot the Assessment Make the changes


Hazard

List the Describe the risks Suggest ways to control the risk
hazards

1. Monitor too 1. It can cause neck pain. 1. Optimized your monitor on your
high 2. The cord can trip anyone if desired height.
2. Cord not careful. 2. Have a good cable management.
running on the 3. Opened cabinet can also 3. Make sure to close your cabinet
floor trip anyone. after using it.
3. Opened 4. The coffee can spill on the 4. Make sure to place your coffee
cabinet desk, and maybe ruin your cup where its secure.
4. Coffee cup work. 5. Make sure to know how to sit
without lid 5. It can cause back pain and properly and maybe invest in a chair
5. Bad office maybe scoliosis in the future. in the future.
chair

Activity 1: Spot the Hazard Directions: Below are pictures of the workplace, encircle the hazard and  complete the table belo
B. Warehouse Dangers Spot the Hazard Assessment Make the changes List the hazards Describe the risks Suggest ways to control
from the middle of the stack. 5. Improper lifting technique. possibly trip someone 5. It can cause a lot of back pain to t
2. Cord running on the floor 3. Opened cabinet 4. Coffee cup without lid 5. Bad office chair not careful. 3. Opened cabin

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