Health and Safety in the Use of… · JHS1 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.1.3.1.5 - Examine workstation health risk assessment methods

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the main health risks associated with computer workstations, including wrist pains, eye problems, back and neck pains, and faulty electrical connections.
Explain what a workstation risk assessment is and why it is important in schools, homes, and workplaces.
Apply a simple step-by-step method to assess a workstation for common health and safety risks.
Suggest appropriate control measures to overcome identified workstation risks.
Complete a basic workstation risk assessment checklist and report their findings.

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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: B7.1.3.1.5 - Examine workstation health risk assessment methods
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 10 (Week 10 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.
indicator text - p.7: code printed B8.1.3.1.1, a B8 code inside the B7 section and a duplicate of the B8.1.3.1.1 printed on p.27; filed as B7.1.3.1.5 from the standard cell it sits under (B7.1.3.1) and the free number in that run
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. Explore the risks associated with workstations and how to overcome them (e.g. wrist pains, eye problems, back and neck pains, faulty electrical connections, etc.)