Health and Safety in the Use of… · JHS3 Computing

Lesson notes

Indicator: B9.1.3.1.2 - Evaluate Safety Risk Reduction at issues at workstations

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the sources of heat generated by ICT machines such as computers and printers in a workstation.
Explain at least three health and safety risks caused by excess heat at a workstation.
Describe practical measures to reduce excess heat in a workstation environment.
Evaluate a given workstation setup and recommend safety risk reduction strategies.
Present a short oral evaluation of a workstation, sharing at least two identified risks and their solutions with the class.

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Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Health and Safety in the Use of Ict Tools (1.3)
Content standard: B9.1.3.1 - Demonstrate How to Apply Health and Safety Measures in the Use ICT Tools
Indicator: B9.1.3.1.2 - Evaluate Safety Risk Reduction at issues at workstations
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.
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 44
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

1. Discuss the heat generated by machines (e.g. computers, printers etc.) and how to reduce excess heat.