Safety Aspects
There are some dangers you have to know about your usage of computer. These are some of the dangers that might happen:
1. ELECTROCUTION
- The use of any item of electrical equipment contains a risk element due to the potentially
dangerous threat of electric shock. Computer systems and associated hardware, such as printers, scanners, network hubs and other devices, are commonly mains powered and as such are a potential hazard. The risk of electric shock applies to normal users of the equipment and also to those undertaking repairs or upgrades. For example, a fault could occur where the case of a PC becomes live and this could pose a risk of electrical shock to a user who inadvertently touches the case. - Electrocution may be caused by faulty equipment, spilling drinks over electrical equipment and opening up an electrical device.
- Hardware devices, which can prevent injury and/or damage to equipment, include:
- fuses
- circuit breakers
- residual current devices (RCD)
- You can prevent electrocution by making sure the wires are insulated, keeping drinks away from equipment and report any malfunctions to technician.
2. TRAILING WIRES
- Trailing wires of the devices around your workstation may trip you.
- To avoid this, try and place equipment to avoid cables crossing pedestrian routes, use cable guards to cover cables where required.
- All wire and cables should be secured out of the way so that no one can trip over them or accidentally pull them out of the equipment.
- You can also tuck the wires below carpets or desks and use wireless technology to eliminate the use of wires altogether.
3. HEAVY EQUIPMENT FALLING
- Some devices are actually heavy and they might injure you if fallen.
- Poor quality desks and not secured position of equipment on the desk cause them to fall.
- You can prevent heavy equipment falling by using higher quality of desk and make sure that your devices and equipment are not misplaced on the edge of the desk.
4. FIRE
- There are some possibility that your computer can cause fire.
- Too many devices plugged into the socket can be one of the cause of the fire.
- Other common examples may include leaving devices plugged when they are not used and covering air vents of the laptop.
- To reduce the risks, you have to unplug the devices that are not used and make sure your house has plenty of sockets.
- Besides that, don't cover the air vents on the devices and don't plug too many devices into a socket.
Be careful when using your computer. This sums up my 5th meeting of ICT class.
