SAMPLE EQUIPMENT / NSW CURRICULUM CORRELATION TABLE – edited as current June 2012
NSCARisk Level /
Low
/ Moderate / Substantial /High
/ Very HighActivity
Risk
Description / *minimal risk of injury if equipment or procedures in the activity are employed correctly
*students will have received teacher approval to operate the equipment unsupervised
*students will not be hindered while engaged in this activity / *low degree of risk of injury however all the risk cannot be fully eliminated
*a safe working space is required usually a clearly defined safety zone
*students will seek teacher approval to proceed with the activity
*PPE may be required to reduce the risk of injury / *medium risk of injury if the correct procedures described for the activity are not employed in the prescribed manner;
*teacher approval is required and close teacher supervision should be maintained
*the operator will need to operate in a clearly defined safety zone
*PPE will be required to further reduce the risk of injury / *high risk of injury if the correct procedures described are not employed in the prescribed manner; an injury sustained could result in permanent disability; teacher approval is required and a high level of teacher supervision is required
*the operator will need to operate in a clearly defined safety zone
*PPE will be required to further reduce the risk of injury / *very high risk of injury if the correct procedures described are not employed in the prescribed manner; an injury sustained could result in permanent disability or death; a high level of concentration and care is required; the activity is to be undertaken in a clearly defined safety zone; no student is to undertake this activity without direct teacher supervision; PPE will be required
Course of
Study / Year 7 Technology mandatory
Year 8 Technology mandatory / Year 7 Technology mandatory
Year 8 Technology mandatory
Year 9 /10 Food Technology / Year 9 Design & Technology
Year 9 Industrial Technology
Year 11/12 Food Technology
Year 11/12 Hospitality / Year 10 Design & Technology
Year 10 Industrial Technology
Year 11/12 Industrial Tech.
Year 11/12 Design & Tech. / Year 11/12 Industrial Tech.
Year 11/12 Design & Tech.
Year 11/12 VET Courses
Equipment/
Machine/
Activity /
General
General Machine operationGeneral Workshop procedures
Plastic Strip Heater
Drill – Portable – Battery
Metal
Folder/cramp ManualMetalworking handtools
Panbrake Metal Folder
Spot Welder - portable
Wood
Belt /Disc Combination SanderOrbital Sander
Sander – Vertical Spindle
Screwdriver - battery
Scroll Saw
Woodworking handtools /
General
Bench/Pedestal DrillMetal
Buffing Wheel – polishing acrylicCNC Lathe
LPG Heating and Soldering
Magnabend Folding Machine
Metal Guillotine – manual
Metal Lathe
Wood
Blade Sharpening MachineDisc Sander
Jigsaw – Portable – Battery
Wood Lathe / MetalAngle Grinder - portable – 100mm max
Drill – Portable – Electric – 10dia max
Drill/Mill Machine – vertical – fixed
Electric Arc Welder
MIG Welding Machine
Metal Cutting Circular Saw
Metal Bandsaw - horizontal
Power Hacksaw
Oxy/Acet. Welding & Cutting
Oxy-Propane Welding
Pedestal/Bench Grinder
Pipe Bender – Manual
Shaping Machine
Wood
Battery/Electric Staple Gun – 20mm max
Belt Sander – Portable – 75mm max
Belt Linisher
Dowelling / Mortising Machine
Jigsaw – Electric
Portable Biscuit Joiner
Portable Router- Plunging
Router Table - sliding
Trimmer / MetalMetal Bandsaw – vertical
Milling Machine - horizontal
Spot Welder - fixed
WoodBandsaw – Wood / MetalAngle Grinder (VET)
Compressed Air Equipment
Milling Machine - Turret
Plasma Cutter
WoodCircular Saw (VET)
Drop Saw – fixed
Drop & Slide Compound Saw
Planer – portable (VET)
Table Saw (VET)
Wood Thicknesser
TAS Teaching Staff
MetalTIG Welder – StaffWoodJointer/Planer - Staff
INSTRUCTIONS
- Risk Assess the machines and equipment in your faculty.
- List the equipment used in each Course of Study.
- List the Courses by Year Grouping.
- EDIT the third row titled ‘Course of Study’ to reflect the courses at your school
- EDIT the equipment listed under each RISK LEVEL in the fourth row titled ‘Equipment/Machine/Activity – to match the equipment in that workshop. BE SURE TO CHECK AN ALIGN WITH THE USEAGE MATRIX IF YOU ARE A NSW SCHOOL.
- Enlarge this poster to A3 , PRINT in colour and plastic laminate
- Post x2 copies in every workshop – storeroom door and wall next to main entry door
- PRINT off the Risk Triangle stickers and Year Group Permitted stickers from the Supervisor Resource Section
- POST the Risk Triangle stickers and Year Group Permitted onto the machines/equipment to marry this table
- YOU HAVE EXERCISED YOUR ‘DUTY OF CARE’ BY IMPLEMETING A SYSTEM OF WORK – THAT INFORMS USERS OF THE WORKSHOP WHO CAN AND CAN NOT USE THE EQUIPMENT IN THAT ROOM