What’s a workshop?
A workshop is a place where engineering works are being carried out by the professionals or experts.
Examples of workshops are:
- Carpentry workshop
- Welding workshop
- Auto mechanic workshop
- Electrical workshop
- Sculpting workshop
Accidents
An accident is an unexpected negative event or experience that happens to somebody. Accidents can occur in the workshop.
A Workshop Accident is a harm or injury that is done to someone in a workshop. Accidents are caused by people and equipment used in the workshop.
Some causes of workshop accidents:
- Lack of provision of safety devices
- Failure to follow laid-down methods for handling facilities and devices
- Failure to use safety devices provided
Safety Rules are instructions that professionals and workshop users obey before an activity to prevent danger or risk during the activity.
Some safety rules are:
- Do not operate any machine or use any tool without a prior knowledge or having being instructed on how it should be used.
- Always wear an overall while in the workshop.
- Always wear hard covered shoes with hard soles.
- When in doubt, always ask.
Safety devices
Safety devices are those devices that are designed or made to prevent injury or accidents. Some safety devices reduce the extent of injury to humans and damages to equipment.
We can also define Safety Devices as devices that work to help secure the safety of anyone who is using them.
Some safety devices are:
- Fire fighting equipment:
- Bucket of sand
- Bucket of water
- Fire extinguisher
- Safety glasses and goggles
- Gloves
- First-aid kit
- A phone (to dial emergency numbers in case of extreme accidents)
Exercises:
- What is a workshop?
- What is an accident?
- What is a workshop accident?
- What are safety rules/precautions?
- What are safety devices? Mention four safety devices?
Homework:
- What is an accident?
- Describe workshop accidents.
- Mention three safety devices.
- Mention four types of wood.
- Mention three uses of wood.