Safety and Risk Assessment in Design and Technology
Safety and Risk Assessment in D&T: Product description
Our new safety module covers a broad range of safety issues in D&T in an engaging and learner friendly way.
The package contains safety resources that include:
HTML safety notes and exercises for use with computers and VLEs
animations of hazardous situations, personal protective equipment (PPE) etc.
animated flash cards of safety signs
risk assessment exercises
PDF versions of all notes and exercises for easy printing of booklets and worksheets, including:
12 page safety booklet
10 safety exercises
6 pages of risk assessment exercises
26 page safety sign booklet that can be cut, laminated and turned into safety sign flash cards
safety related technology, including, damage tolerance, loads, forces, factor of safety.
Safety and Risk Assessment in Design and Technology covers:
a description of safety legislation and safety law and how it applies to schools
designers’ safety responsibility
students' safety responsibility
personal protective equipment (PPE), including examples of PPE requirements in various situations
risk assessments
safety rules and defined procedures
hazard warnings and instructions
safe materials
safe storage of materials
safe storage of tools
tool safety
safety features on tools
safe working practices
safe working area
product safety, including product safety legislation
also included:
basic workshop safety rules
damage tolerance
loads
forces
factor of safety
10 safety exercises which include risk assessments of 62 situations.
Learning objectives
The learning objectives are that students will:
recognise hazards in a D&T workshop environment
respond appropriately to safety rules, signs and other safety instructions
report hazards and where appropriate to assess the risks and take action to minimise or eliminate any risks to health and safety
be able to carry out risk assessments of D&T tools, processes and environments.
be able to recall knowledge of safety rules and risk assessments for tests and examinations.
Download links will be emailed to you/your school within 24 hours of receipt of your order.
The Safety and Risk Assessment in D&T package is available with a Single User Licence for use at home on a stand-alone PC, and with a Site Licence for use in schools and colleges.
Safety and Risk Assessment in D&T Module formats
The Safety and Risk Assessment Module is supplied as either:
Windows installer version. This is the most commonly used format for use with computers and computer networks.