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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: choice of two formats

1.

msi Windows installer software for computers and Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)
MSI Safety and Risk Assessment installer software
     

2.

IMS Global Learning Consortium conformant Common Cartridge for Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)

Safety and Risk Assessment Common Cartridge
     

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Download links will be emailed to you/your school within 24 hours of receipt of your order.

Safety and Risk Assessment in D&T
Single User Licence - £10
School Site Licence - £20