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Safety

Safety. Unit objectives Identify safety issues and hazards in the computer environment Identify ways to avoid injury and strain when working with computers Identify proper methods for disposing of computer equipment. Topic A. Topic A: Safety and hazards Topic B: Safe work practices

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Safety

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  1. Safety Unit objectives • Identify safety issues and hazards in the computer environment • Identify ways to avoid injury and strain when working with computers • Identify proper methods for disposing of computer equipment

  2. Topic A • Topic A: Safety and hazards • Topic B: Safe work practices • Topic C: Disposing computer equipment

  3. Floor surfaces • Keep floors level and dry • Secure carpets to the floor • Don’t cross walkways with cables and power cords • Use static protection • Antistatic floor mats • Static mats under the user's keyboard and/or computer

  4. Static mat

  5. Fire safety • Keep papers orderly • Keep combustibles away from appliances • Use working smoke detectors in all areas • Have appropriate fire extinguishers on hand

  6. Fire extinguisher types • Class A: Ordinary compustibles • Class B: Flammable liquids • Class C: Electrical equipment • Class D: Flammable metals

  7. Fire extinguisher substances • Dry chemical • Halon • Water • CO2

  8. Fire extinguisher label

  9. Electrical safety • Avoid overloading electrical circuits • Label breakers • Use surge protectors and Universal Power Supplies • Avoid stringing together power strips • Avoid running electrical cords or network cables across walkways • Encase cables across walkways in a cord protector • Provide good ventilation for computer equipment • Secure cords, lines, cables out of the way

  10. Overloaded circuits

  11. Air quality • Use fans to keep the air clear • Avoid smoking around computers • Place working carbon monoxide detectors throughout the building

  12. A carbon monoxide detector

  13. Computer hazards • Physical hazards • Laser and copier toner • Electromagnetic hazards

  14. Incident reporting • Establish policies • Necessary for • OSHA • Workers compensation claims • Insurance

  15. Activity A-1 Identifying typical office and computer-related hazards

  16. High-voltage interference • Outside interference • Inside interference

  17. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) • Occurs whenever static charge on two objects is dissimilar • If the two objects touch, electricity from higher voltage charge flows to lower voltage charge until charges are equalized • Can attain very high voltages • If you touch metal object and feel electric discharge, voltage difference was 3,000 volts or more • If spark visible when discharge occurred, voltage difference was at least 8,000 volts

  18. Electromagnetic induction • From fluorescent lights • Electromagnetic field can induce a similar current in other nearby objects • Network cables • Electronic equipment • Induction currents in network wiring can destroy data and can damage equipment

  19. Minimizing high-voltage interference • Maintenance • Install ground wires • Use anti static devices

  20. Shielding and filtering • Shielding applies primarily to a network’s cables and is actually a refined form of grounding • Filters are electronic devices designed to permit the normal function of a device, but they block or suppress any other signal coming from it

  21. Activity A-2 Finding sources of static electricity and interference

  22. MSDS • Physical data • Toxicity • Health effects • First aid • Reactivity • Storage • Disposal • Protective equipment • Spill/leakage procedures

  23. MSDS hazard ratings

  24. Personal protection by rating

  25. Activity A-3 Reading a material safety data sheet

  26. Topic B • Topic A: Safety and hazards • Topic B: Safe work practices • Topic C: Disposing of computer equipment

  27. Ergonomic workstations Check position of: • Chair • Monitor • Keyboard • Mouse • Document holders • Office equipment • Phones • Other equipment

  28. Laptop safety • Weight • Ergonomic issues • Heat

  29. Activity B-1 Avoiding injury and strain when working with PCs

  30. Topic C • Topic A: Safety and hazards • Topic B: Safe work practices • Topic C: Disposing of computer equipment

  31. Computer equipment disposal • Disposal of electronics • Hazardous materials • Disposing of used toner and ink cartridges • Disposal of computer equipment • Reusing equipment • Methods of disposal

  32. Activity C-1 Selecting the proper methods for computer equipment disposal

  33. Unit summary • Identified safety issues and hazards in the computer environment • Identified ways to avoid injury and strain when working with computers • Identified proper methods for disposing of computer equipment

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