SHS3 Engineering · Semester 1 Week 8: Health and Safety in Engineering Practice

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.1.2.LI.3 - Outline housekeeping rules at construction sites, manufacturing/production areas, and offices.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List at least five housekeeping rules applicable to construction sites and explain why each rule matters.
State at least four housekeeping rules for manufacturing/production areas and describe their relevance.
Identify at least four housekeeping rules for offices and justify their importance.
Compare and contrast housekeeping rules across the three workplace settings.
Apply housekeeping rules to real workplace scenarios and judge whether a situation is safe or unsafe.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Engineering Practice (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Health and Safety in Engineering Practice (1.2)
Content standard: 3.1.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of workplace safety and welfare. 3.1.2.LO.1 Implement good housekeeping measures. 3.1.2.LO.2 Administering appropriate first aid for various workplace accidents.
Indicator: 3.1.2.LI.3 - Outline housekeeping rules at construction sites, manufacturing/production areas, and offices.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 8 (Week 8 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. 112

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Initiating Talk for Learning: In a question-and-answer session, learners discuss housekeeping rules at construction sites, manufacturing/production areas, and offices and the relevance of each rule.

Assessment (3.1.2.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Projector
- Laptop
- basic materials and tools for first aid
- Videos on tools and materials for first aid.
- Videos on the administration of first aid to accident victims