Health and Safety in the Use of… · JHS1 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.1.3.1.2 - Describe Safety measures in using ICT tools

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least four common safety hazards associated with using ICT tools, including liquid spills, cable trips, and electrical contact.
Explain why spilling liquids on a computer device or electronic circuit is dangerous.
Describe the risks of tripping over power cables and touching exposed electrical terminals.
State at least three practical safety measures to prevent accidents when using ICT tools.
Demonstrate the correct way to manage cables and handle devices safely in the computer laboratory.

This lesson builds on your Week 8 work on health measures and computing-related disorders. In the coming weeks, you will move from describing safety measures to demonstrating them and assessing workstation risks.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Health and Safety in the Use of Ict Tools (1.3)
Content standard: B7.1.3.1 - Demonstrate how to apply Health and Safety measures in using ICT Tools
Indicator: B7.1.3.1.2 - Describe Safety measures in using ICT tools
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

sub strand name - printed 'INTHE' with no space. The JHS document never prints the spaced form, but NaCCA's own primary Computing curriculum names the same sub-strand 'TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY' (b4/b5/b6-computing.csv). sub_strand_name becomes the lesson topic a teacher sees, so the missing space is closed.
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 7
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Discuss the danger of spilling liquids on a computer device or on the electronic circuit.
2. Discuss tripping over power cables and touching the negative and positive terminals of electrical wires.