International
Labour Organization
Picture Gallery
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Welder
Mechanic
Port worker
Textile worker
Tractor driver
Agricultural worker
Electronics assembly worker
Office worker
Construction worker
Miner
Medical practitioner (operating room)
Health care workers (laboratory)
Health care workers (examination room)
Nurse
Ambulance nurse
Dentist
Organs and tissues
How air travels into the lungs
Air passageways in the lungs
Liver
Kidneys
Nervous system
Reproduction organs
Womb
Womb
Placenta
Local effect and systemic effect
Inhalation, skin contact, ingestion
Inhalation and hazardous agents
Dust makes
you sneeze
Mists
and vapours
Built-in
mechanisms that warn you about respiratory hazards
Asphyxiation
Chemicals and sensitization of skin (detergents)
Chemicals and sensitization of skin (cutting oils)
Blistering caused by contact with toxic chemicals
Acids can cause
severe burns
Toxic chemicals can irritate the eyes
Splashing toxic solvent accidentally into eyes
Sound
Noise
Noise levels
If a small
sound source produces a sound level of 90 dB at a distance of 1 meter, the sound level at
a 2-meter distance is 84 dB, at 4 meters 78 dB
Assessing noise level
Suspected hearing loss
Suspected hearing loss
Reproductive hazards
Foetus and health hazards
Periodic medical examinations
Medical
surveillance
Sexual relationship
Condom in its sachet
Applying a condom
The AIDS virus
The AIDS virus
Overview on AIDS
Never share syringes or needles
Ways that HIV is not transmitted
Ways that HIV is not transmitted
Resistance of AIDS virus outside the body
Jobs with an increased exposure to AIDS
Jobs with an increased exposure to AIDS
Jobs with an increased exposure to AIDS
Jobs with an increased exposure to AIDS
Jobs with an increased exposure to AIDS
Jobs with an increased exposure to AIDS
Jobs with an increased exposure to AIDS
REDUCTION OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
Control methods
Substitution
Substitution
Sources
of information on substitute materials
Remote control
Ventilation
No local ventilation
Local ventilation
Exhaust ventilation
Soldering without ventilation
Soldering with ventilation
Dust control
Never sweep toxic dust
Industrial vacuum cleaner
Vapour control
Isolation
Degreasing tanks and harmful vapours
Uncovered and covered degreasing tank
Examples of the enclosure of toxic fumes
Example of a workstation with no protection from toxic
fumes
Design of a building and airflow
Safety
devices on machinery
Unguarded machine
Noise
insulated air compressor
1.5 mm
stiffened plate reduces vibrations.
Sources
for information about potential or existing hazards in your workplace
Activities comprising the management of a chemical control
programme
Outline of a
structure for resolving health and safety concerns
Activities of a health and safety committee
Activities of a health and safety committee
Activities of a health and safety committee
Activities of a health and safety committee
Activities of a health and safety committee
Building
blocks for a health and safety agreement.
Make a list on mutagens
Keep diary about potential hazards
Keep record and hold group discussions to detect hazards
Periodic medical examinations
There should be at
least one health and safety representative for every 20 workers, and at least one in each
department or production line
Safety and health inspections
Suggested
safaty and health measures should be formulated in a way that can be accepted by the staff
involved
Cooperation between
employers and workers is essential in developing a programme to manage safety in the use
of chemicals
Responsibilities
for health and safety
Study the law
Course models (10 days)
Course model (weekend)
Course model (5days)
Setting up a classroom
Brainstorming
Small group activity
Small group activity
Training situation
Training in respirator use
Respiratory training
Training
about reproductive health and potential hazards
Reading reference material
Enforcement authorities should provide technical advice
on safety and health in the use of agrochemicals
Training workshop at a community centre
Community leaders have an important role to play in
educating farmers
Workers should be trained to obtain data from the chemical safety data
sheets
Information on chemicals should be given in an
understandable form
Cooperation between
employers and workers is essential in developing a programme to manage safety in the use
of chemicals
A
successful health and safety programme requires strong management commitment and worker
participation
MACHINE AND EQUIPMENT HANDLING
A tractor and fertiliser spreader
Oral dosing of sheep
Injecting a piglet
Dispensing equipment in an uncluttered
place
Knapsack sprayer
Knapsack sprayer
Safe use of kanpsack sprayers
Safe use of trailed crop sprayers
Spraying indoors
Spraying polyurethanes
Flow diagram of a field sprayer fitted
with a pesticide induction bowl
Filling a pre-mix bowl on a crop
sprayer
Aerial spraying of pesticides
Look out for overhead electricity cables
when spraying
Clean thoroughly all equipment
Information sources on chemicals
Physical forms of chemicals
Solid chemicals in different forms
Properties of chemicals and their effect
Limit values base on calculation and risk estimation
What we get from crude oil
What is in the glue you use?
Phosgene and health hazards
Labels in chemical containers
Make sure you understand the chemical label
Spraying without PPE
Spraying with PPE
Pour correctly
A wrong pouring method of dangerous liquids
A specially designed container for the transfer of small quantities
of flammable liquids
Toxic effect of combination of chemicals
Fire and explosion triangle (fuel)
Fire and explosion triangle (heat)
Fire and explosion triangle (oxygen)
A flammable liquid will start burning only if the fuel and oxygen
are in the right proportions
Dissimilar surfaces and electric charge
Mixing of chemicals may produce heat
Open flame from welding and the ignition of flammable vapours
Workstation
Workstation (standing and sitting)
Working position
Arm supports
A chair, footrest, a
mat to stand on, and an adjustable work surface
Position of arms and elbows
Tool design
Tool design
Knife
handles
Do not use tools with spaces that can catch fingers or flesh
Placement of controls
Position of the back and legs
Position of the legs
Position of the arms and grip
Lifting to the side
Lifting upwards
Lifting with others
Carrying
A woman moving a heavy load
A woman carrying a box
Clothing
Auxiliary devices
Eating next to an open chemical canister
Eating with dirty hands
Eating, drinking and smoking at a workstation where chemicals are
used
Eating in work area
Not wearing shoes in spite of a
chemical spillage
Avoid contamination from animals
Washing hands before lunch
Washing exposed parts of the body
Washing personal protective clothing after use
Washing boots before removal
Do not take
workplace hazards home with you
Change clothes and wash yourself before leaving the workplace
if you deal with harmful substances
Less than two out of ten know how to protect oneself in
handling dangerous chemicals
Body protection
Face shield and gloves
Dust mask (applying pesticide dust)
Goggles
Eye and face shield
Various eye and face protectors
Hard hat
Headgear
Hearing protectors
Gloves
Respirator
A dust-mask respirator
A half-face cartridge respirator
Self-contained breathing apparatus
Filters
Head, eye and face protection
Coverall
Safety shoes
Select the appropriate type of PPE
Protective clothing and equipment should be worn and
used correctly
Protective clothing and equipment should be stored in a
separate accommodation
Occupational
accident
Occupational
accident
A
basic first-aid facility
Remove the casualty to an uncontaminated place
Remove the casualty to an uncontaminated place
If chemicals enter the eyes, wash with clean running water
Place the casualty in the recovery position
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
Eye-wash points
Splashing toxic solvent accidentally into eyes
Bad housekeeping
Leaking containers
Leaking containers
Leaking drums
Using sand to contain and remove a
chemical spill
Using sawdust on a spillage of nitric acid
Wet a spill before sweeping, if the spilled material is
oxidizing
Small spills from many lorries every day
Wearing protective clothing while containing and removing a chemical
spill
Work in a greenhouse involves many risks associated with
agrochemicals
Prevent children from playing in areas treated with
agrochemicals
Emergency exits
Fire in the workplace
Fire-alarms, extinguishers and exits
Fire-extinguisher
Extinguishants
Monitoring of working environment
A personal monitoring device
Safety equipment should have a routine check
Keep a checklist while booking stuff
Make a map of your
workplace
Storeroom
Agrochemicals with labels
Posting a storage area
Adequate labeling and storage of chemicals
A storage cabinet of pesticides with a
lock
An agrochemical container exposed to direct
sunlight
Storage of flammable chemicals
A correctly designed agrochemical store
A specially designed container for the transfer of small quantities of
flammable liquids
Inventory of stored chemicals
Dumping chemicals
Containers and waste should be buried
at a depth of 1 metre
Burning agrochemical containers
Cleaning a lorry after transporting chemicals
Fix the load well while transporting
Loading chemicals on to a lorry
Leaking container in the load may explode by a spark
Placards on the transport vehicle should be in front at rear
and on every section
Placards on the transport vehicle should be on the side of
every section
Placards on the transport vehicle should be also at the
rear
Make a sketch of the load
Prevent toxic material from coming into contact with
foodstuff in the load
A well organized loading area
Maneuvering of a truck
Maneuvering of a truck
