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Mendoza
Section: ICT-AMBER date: November 23, 2020
Learning task 3
Workplace Look! Think! Do!
accident/ What is Can the OHS strategy
hazard hazard? hazard
harm
someone?
Trapped Yes Keep fighting until help arrives: Many people in fires
have jumped to their deaths, not knowing that help
was on the way. If you have to jump from the
window, push out and away from the building to
avoid hitting ledges on the way down.
Broken glass Yes Inspect glassware for defects or cracks before use.
injuries Do not handle broken glass with bare hands. Use
appropriate cut-resistant gloves to handle broken
glass.
Use forceps, tongs, scoops, or other mechanical
devices for removing or retrieving broken glass from
the work area or a fume hood.
A dustpan and brush should be used to clean up
shards/small pieces of broken glass, Pasteur pipettes,
or shards of glass.
Do not remove any items from a sharps container.
Substitute glassware with plastic ware, including
desiccators, wherever possible.
Fall Yes Identify training requirements for exposure to fall
hazards