1.2 Health and safety in Power Mechanics work environment

• identify hazards in a power mechanics work environment
• describe hazard mitigation measures in a power mechanics work environment
• develop a hazard mitigation plan for a power mechanics work environment
• demonstrate emergency evacuation procedure in a power mechanics work environment
• value health and safety in a power mechanics work environment

“How is safety important in a power mechanics work environment?”

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1. Seven hazards in the bay
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Sort a workshop bay into physical, chemical, ergonomic, fire, electrical, noise and respiratory hazards.
2. Controls for physical, chemical and ergonomic hazards
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Apply the control order: remove, replace, guard, change the method, and only then use PPE.
3. Fire, electricity, noise and breathing
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Choose the control for a petrol fire, a damaged cable, grinding noise and exhaust in a closed bay.
4. A hazard mitigation plan
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Write a short plan that names the hazard, the category, the control, the person and the time.
5. Emergency evacuation
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Walk the route to the assembly point, count the class, and leave a missing person to the teacher.
6. Clean bay, safe materials
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Close down a bay: tools away, swarf brushed, used oil in the marked container, and the gangway clear.