SAMPLE EQUIPMENT / NSW CURRICULUM CORRELATION TABLE – edited as current June 2012

NSCA
Risk Level /

Low

/ Moderate / Substantial /

High

/ Very High
Activity
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 operation
General Workshop procedures
Plastic Strip Heater
Drill – Portable – Battery
Metal
Folder/cramp Manual
Metalworking handtools
Panbrake Metal Folder
Spot Welder - portable
Wood
Belt /Disc Combination Sander
Orbital Sander
Sander – Vertical Spindle
Screwdriver - battery
Scroll Saw
Woodworking handtools /
General
Bench/Pedestal Drill
Metal
Buffing Wheel – polishing acrylic
CNC Lathe
LPG Heating and Soldering
Magnabend Folding Machine
Metal Guillotine – manual
Metal Lathe
Wood
Blade Sharpening Machine
Disc 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 – Staff
WoodJointer/Planer - Staff

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Risk Assess the machines and equipment in your faculty.
  2. List the equipment used in each Course of Study.
  3. List the Courses by Year Grouping.
  4. EDIT the third row titled ‘Course of Study’ to reflect the courses at your school
  5. 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.
  6. Enlarge this poster to A3 , PRINT in colour and plastic laminate
  7. Post x2 copies in every workshop – storeroom door and wall next to main entry door
  8. PRINT off the Risk Triangle stickers and Year Group Permitted stickers from the Supervisor Resource Section
  9. POST the Risk Triangle stickers and Year Group Permitted onto the machines/equipment to marry this table
  10. 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