1. What are the risks to my health at work?

Hello, my name is Rob.

Occupational safety instructions - LMS practical training

I'm Rob and as you can see I'm a fireman. In my work I often help people after accidents. Many of these accidents could have been avoided. 

You will learn how to do this in today's occupational safety instruction. 

I work with many examples from my work at the fire brigade. I will show you what led to the accidents and how accidents can be prevented. In this way you will learn how to avoid accidents and how to protect yourself and others from accidents. 

accidents at work

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First I want to show you examples of accidents that can happen at your place of work. To do this, click on the play button:

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Video text to read along: Types of accidents

Come with me, I'll show you examples of accidents that can happen at work. People work hard here. And there are dangers lurking at work. Giovanni is working with a knife... ...and cuts his finger deeply. Elisa is frying in the pan... ...and the fat gets so hot that it burns. Jürgen is working at the deep fryer... ...and burns himself on the hot steam. Harald is cleaning... ...and accidentally gets disinfectant in his eyes. Angelo is working alone in the warehouse... ...and falls off the ladder. Goran is trying to repair the machine... ...and gets an electric shock. Accidents can be avoided.

In the video you saw that there are the following types of hazards that can lead to accidents in your workplace:

  • cuts
  • Fire and heat (burns)
  • Hazardous materials / chemicals
  • Falls, bruises, falling objects
  • electricity

Can you think of any other dangers?

Identify workplace hazards

Fireman Rob

You have now learned that serious accidents can happen at work. I'll show you what you can do to keep this from happening to you. The first step there: you have to learn to recognize dangers.

If you notice something that seems unsafe to you, report it to your manager. Also let him know about dangerous things that happened to you or that you saw. 

Also remember: Occupational health and safety applies to everyone who is in the company. So also, for example, for assistants, visitors, cleaning companies, executives.

Did you understand everything?

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Let's test your new knowledge. To do this, press Knowledge test chapter 1: 

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