Safety+in+Science


 * SAFETY IN SCIENCE **


 * LEARNING OUTCOME 2 - COMMUNICATE THE MAJOR FEATURES OF OH&S IN A WORKPLACE CONTEXT.**

**__Safety signage in the Work environment LO2.1__** Safety signs are found all around us in modern society. They are there to provide us with warnings, instructions and information to protect us and those around us from potential harm. The document below has a range of safety signs on it. Complete the sheet by explaining what the sign means in the space provided and print of a copy off for you folio.

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 * __ Describe Emergency Procedures in the Workplace LO2.2 __**

Emergencies do happen in workplaces. It is important that all staff and visitors to workplaces are made familiar with the Emergency procedures that have been developed for that specific workplace. In this module we will be looking at the College environment as our workplace. The following material describes the Evacuation and lock down procedures for our college. In addition there is a short course on fire extinguisher identification and use and Manual handling training material.

Go to the college Intranet and click on the 'Misc' file. Select the 'OH&S' tag. In the College OH&S site select 'Emergencies' In the 'Emergencies' page open the 'Crusoe College Emergency Manual'. This will contain many answers relating to emergencies in the college.


 * [[file:Evac Assessment.docx]]**


 * [[file:Crusoe Manual Handling presentation.ppt]] [[file:Manual Handling Test.doc]]**


 * [[file:Fire_extinguisher training pres.pptx]] [[file:Fire safety_exam.docx]]**

Describe employer, employee OH&S Rights and Obligations in workplace context LO 2.4 __**
 * __ Identify Specific people with OH&S responsibilities in the workplace. LO 2.3

It is important in a workplace setting that everyone is aware of their rights and responsibilities in that workplace. The information and tasks below will improve your knowledge of your rights and responsibilities and give you information on people with specific responsibilities in the college workplace setting.


 * [[file:Roles & Responsibilities.ppt]] [[file:Identify responsibilities.docx]]**


 * LEARNING OUTCOME 3 - PLAN, ORGANISE AND MANAGE A SIMPLE WORK RELATED ACTIVITY THAT COMPLIES WITH OH&S GUIDELINES**

This section is covered by completing an activity on Material Safety data sheets (MSDS) followed by a Chemistry practical activity in which students need to identify risks and suitable control measures. They then carry out the experiment following OHS procedures and the general procedures relating to the prac excercise itself. At the conclusion of the activity students comment on whether the excercise was carried out safely using procedure.

MSDS - are provided for for evergy hazardous substance when requested. Study and complete the worksheet on MSDS's and submit for assessment.

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Before you begin the experiment, fill in the following table from the MSDS's provided and Identify any OHS precautions which need to be followed.



Once you have Identified the risks check with your teacher and then begin the experiment outlined in the following document.



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