Social Responsibility Of Product Design Flashcards
What is a risk assessment?
A procedure to identify if there are any potential risks to consumer, and to minimise these dangers.
What are the questions asked in risk assessments?
-What is the potential hazard?
-Who could be harmed and how?
-What can be done to prevent it from happening?
What are 2 Acts that a product needs to be prosecuted under in risk assessment?
- Trades description act
- The consumer safety act
What is needed when designing a product in relation to risk assessment?
The safety of consumer must be thought about at all stages
What is the main purpose of safety standards and safety labelling?
To give consumer confidence in a product, reassuring them it is high quality and safe to use.
What does safety labelling inform the consumer about the product?
-it’s Use
-Maintenance
-Safety instructions
What are benefits of energy efficiency?
Saves money and reduces carbon footprint
What are the different forms of energies you can be energy efficient with?
•Lighting
•Fuel
•Home insulations
What are the different types of light bulbs?
- Regular light bulbs
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- LED light bulbs
- Energy saving light bulbs
What are the disadvantages of regular light bulbs?
•Not energy efficient as 98% of energy is lost as heat
•Only lasts 10,000 hours
What are the advantages to fluorescent light bulbs?
•More efficient than regular bulbs as less heat is generated
•Longer life span than regular bulbs
What are the disadvantages of fluorescent light bulbs?
•far more expensive than regular bulbs
•Energy is still lost generating UV light
What are the advantage’s of LEDs?
•More energy efficient than regular and fluorescent bulbs
•Longer life span of 50,000 to 60,000 hours
What are the advantages of energy saving light bulbs?
•Used 2-thirds less power than regular bulbs
•Lasts 10x longer than regular bulbs
•Save moneys as needs to be replaced less frequently
What are the disadvantages of energy saving light bulbs?
•More expensive
•Not as bright
