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Principles of Information Technology

Principles of Information Technology. Job Safety Skills. 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?. Does a safe workplace exist?.

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Principles of Information Technology

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  1. Principles of Information Technology Job Safety Skills

  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? Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  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? Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  4. Hazards • Most people think of hazardous jobs as those that involve construction or heavy lifting, but this is FALSE. • Hazardous Jobs • Office Jobs • Teaching • Engineering • Preaching • Healthcare Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  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? Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  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 Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  7. Incidents & Accidents Hazards can eventually lead to either of the following: INCIDENTS ACCIDENTS Incidents that have caused one or more of the following: Injuries to workers Property damage Environmental damage Loss of profits Loss of productivity • Events that could have, but did not, cause an injury • Near misses Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  8. How do You Promote Safety? • Ergonomics • The study of the fit between people and their jobs Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  9. Goals of Ergonomics • Increase the well-being of workers • Increase the productivity of workers • Improve the health of workers Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  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 Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  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 Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  12. Ergonomic Fit Checklist • What task(s) need(s) 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 Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  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. Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  14. Common Injuries • Back strains • Slipping on slippery floor • Strained eyesight • Tripping over a ladder Can you think of any other common Injuries? Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  15. Controlling Hazards Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  16. Scenarios • We will now evaluate a few scenarios and determine • what type of hazard it is • the potential workplace • how it could have been avoided • And remember… Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

  17. YOUR LIFE IS IMPORTANT, SO BE SAFE! Principles of IT: Job Safety Skills

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