Industrial and Commercial Practise Flashcards
Red Sign
Function: Prohibition
Typical Uses: Stop Signal, Emergency stop device, prohibition sign
Green Sign
Function: Security situations, rescue equipment, emergency room
Typical uses: Passing signals and emergency exits, emergency showers, the first aid and rescue
Yellow Sign
Function: Caution, Hazard warning
Typical uses: Warning signs (risk of fire, explosion , radiation, toxicity)
Light Blue Sign
Function: Obligation and prescription, Information
Mandatory signs to bring a PPE
Technical safety information
Five Step Risk Assessment
- Identify Hazards to Heath and Safety
To identify the potential health and safety hazards:
- Walk around premises and look for potential haazrds
- Read any manufacturer instructions or information sheets to put hazards into perspective
- Ask employees and if they have noticed any
- Look through your accident and sickness records to identify past hazards
Step 2 - Identify Individuals at Risk
For consistency, try identify groups of individuals and the actions they take:
- Each of your employee has different requirements related to mobility age, culture etc so some groups are more at risk
- There are groups of people such as cleaners, visitors who are not at risk from the usual hazards but may be at a particular time.
- If your premises are designed for public considers risks for them
Step 3 - Evaluate the Risks and Identify Methods Of Control
When identifying methods of control consider whether you can remove the hazards of if not consider:
Can you consider a less risky alternative
Can you prevent constant exposure to the hazard through physical barriers
Can you reduce the amount of exposure to the hazard through re-organisation
Can you issue protective clothing and equipment?
Can you provide first aid, washing and welfare facilities and heath + safety equipment?
Step 4 - Record and Implement your Findings
Written risk assessments should clearly indicate that:
A proper investigation into all identified hazards to health and safety in workplace has been carried out
You have consulted with the groups/individuals that
You have dealt with the most serve and immediate hazards
You have devised reasonable methods of control
You involved your employees during each stage of risk assessment
- Review and Update your Risk Assessment
Try to review risk assessment every 6-12 months and if any significant changes occur, amend it immediately.
Freehand Sketching
Quick way of generating design and communicating design ideas.
Working Drawing
Can be used to provide information about the product so it can be manufactured. These include dimensions and part lists so that its clear what is required to build/make the design.
Presentation Drawing
A high quality,visually stimulating image to explain how the product will look. Image may be put into an environment that would show where the product is intended to be used, compliment it or help sell it
Computer Aided Design
A method of designing product on the computer. It allows designs to be generated and the modifications can be made quickly and simply. Simulations can also be carried out to on the product to test it (e.g stress testing and analysis)
Anthropometrics
Refers to measurements of human beings, the human body’s dimensions and sizes, and how physical features and traits are present and can vary
Ergonomics
Is about using anthropometric data to ensure that product ‘fits’ the user, is comfortable to use, and the user interface is effective.
