Health and Safety in… · SHS2 Engineering

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.1 - Describe risk assessment and outline its relevance.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define risk assessment in their own words, distinguishing between hazard and risk.
Explain at least three benefits of carrying out risk assessment in engineering practice.
Identify risks they have encountered in everyday situations and describe how those risks were (or should have been) evaluated.
Discuss why risk assessment is important before beginning any engineering task, using examples from local settings.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Engineering Practice (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Health and Safety in Engineering Practice (1.2)
Content standard: 2.1.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of risk assessment. 2.1.2.LO.1 Explain risk assessment 2.1.2.LO.2 Perform risk assessment
Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.1 - Describe risk assessment and outline its relevance.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 3 (Week 3 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. 73

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Managing Talk for Learning:
- In a moderated discussion, learners share experiences on any risk they or others encountered and how they evaluated it.
- Learners think pair and share views on what risk assessment is and explain its benefits.
Building on what others say: Build on the understanding of learners, provide an enhanced definition of risk assessment and further fine-tune its benefits.

Assessment (2.1.2.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Projector and laptop