Health and Safety – what you need to know. 1.Understand the importance of personal safety when engaged in designing and making activities. 2.Understand the basic risk-assessment procedures 3.Understand the importance of following instructions provided for certain materials and processes 4.Recognise and understand safety symbols used in the workshop or studio.

SAFETY Duty of care - Products have a primary function a user and an intended environment. Designers have a responsibility to ensure the product performs the function safely for that user in that environment. Designers cannot be held responsible for injury from a product that is used for a purpose it was not intended for or when used by the wrong users or in a different environment.

PERSONAL SAFETY Eye protection Overalls Dust mask Protective clothing Ear defenders Safety shoes Emergency stop buttons Dust and fume extraction Storage Machine guards Disposal of waste Accident procedure

1.Make the scene of the accident safe so that no more injuries occur 2.Assess the injury and get assistance if needed 3.Treat the injury 4.Write an accident report 5.Undertake any work required to make sure that the same accident does not happen again.

RISK ASSESSMENT 1.Identify the specific risk 2.Assessing the probability of the risk 3.Minimise the risk

COSHH Control of substances hazardous to health The law requires employers to control exposure to hazardous substances in order to prevent ill health. Hazardous substances – fumes from soldering or welding, grain dust, bacteria, adhesives, paints. Effects of hazardous substances – skin irritation, asthma, losing consciousness, cancer, infection follow this link to find out more.

SAFETY SYMBOLS Geometrical shapes, bold images and colour association.

Blue circles tell you something you must do Red circles tell you something you must not do Yellow triangles warn you of a potential hazard Orange squares tell you about dangerous chemicals