Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 3:HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTFOR WORKER HS&E REPRESENTATIVESKeeping a recordAs your members apply the stickers/marks, ask them to explain briefly whythey placed it in the particular place. Keep notes of what they say aroundthe body map and the numbers who say it.Discussing the findings with membersDiscuss the findings with your members and any common patterns. Themore that members report the same symptoms, the more likely that thework they are doing is to blame.Planning the next stepsOnce you and your members have identified symptoms, you will then needto identify the hazards that may be causing the symptoms (see “HazardMapping” below).Hazard mappingActivity – Hazard mappingAIMSTo help us to: identify priority hazards discuss the potential risks from these hazards develop plans to deal with the risksTASKIn your small group: draw a typical work activity/ workplace you are all familiar with place as much detail in the drawing as possible – people, tools, materialschemicals when the map is complete, mark hazards using pens (coloured if they areavailable) on the drawings make sure that there is someone in your small group that briefly notes downwhat is said around the body mapYour union educator will organise a short discussion afterwards to share your ideason the drawings and discuss the hazards and potential risks you have identified.83 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers