SHS3 Manufacturing Engineering · Semester 2 Week 15: Safety, Quality and the Environment

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.3.3.LI.2 - Examine the regulatory agency penalties, and criteria for corrective actions.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five regulatory agencies that govern manufacturing operations in Ghana and state their general areas of oversight.
Explain the types of penalties (fines, suspension, closure, prosecution) that regulatory agencies can impose on manufacturing facilities for non-compliance.
Describe the criteria used to determine corrective actions when a manufacturing process is found to be non-compliant.
Distinguish between immediate corrective action and preventative corrective action, giving one example of each from a manufacturing setting.
Justify, using a simple case scenario, why a particular penalty or corrective action is appropriate for a given violation.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Manufacturing Tools, Equipment and Processes (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Safety, Quality and the Environment (3.3)
Content standard: 3.3.3.CS.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of safety regulations and compliance in the manufacturing industry. 3.3.3.LO.1 Explain regulations and compliance issues and procedures for the manufacturing industry. 3.3.3.LO.2 Apply quality control and quality assurance practices for efficient and effective manufacturing processes.
Indicator: 3.3.3.LI.2 - Examine the regulatory agency penalties, and criteria for corrective actions.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 15 (Week 35 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 99

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for Learning: Learners discuss the various regulatory agency fines and penalties for manufacturing processes.
Collaborative Learning: Learners in mixed-ability and gender groups research and discuss the various criteria for corrective actions in manufacturing processes. Present findings to the class for comments.
Teaching and Learning Materials:
- * Supplementary materials * Internet access
Assessment (3.3.3.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.