SHS1 Engineering · Semester 1 Week 6: Health and Safety in Engineering Practice

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.1.2.LI.1 - Identify accidents that occur in engineering practice.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List at least six common accidents that occur in engineering workshops and practice.
Describe what each type of accident looks like in a real workshop setting.
Categorise accidents according to the type of injury or damage they cause (for example, cuts, burns, crushing, eye injuries, electric shocks).
Share personal or observed accident experiences, identifying the event and its immediate outcome.
Analyse pictures or videos of engineering accidents and identify the specific accident shown.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Engineering Practice (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Health and Safety in Engineering Practice (1.2)
Content standard: 1.1.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of health and safety risks in engineering practice. 1.1.2.LO.1 Examine the causes, effects and prevention of accidents in engineering practice. 1.1.2.LO.2 Handle and operate workshop machinery and tools based on safety standards.
Indicator: 1.1.2.LI.1 - Identify accidents that occur in engineering practice.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 29

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Managing Talk for Learning: In a moderated discussion, learners share their experiences on accidents they have been involved in or have seen. The experience sharing should cover the cause of the accident, the effect(s) and what could have prevented it. Further to this, learners list potential accidents in engineering practice.
Building on what others say: Other groups add to the content presented by each group in a respectful manner. Groups should be encouraged to tolerate others' views.
Experiential Learning: Watch pictures/videos on accidents in engineering practice and share observations with the rest of the class.

Assessment (1.1.2.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Projector
- Laptop
- Videos and pictures of accidents in engineering practice
- Videos on health and safety in the use of workshop tools/machinery.
- Various workshop tools and machinery