Safety in the technology room: general rules, instructions

Remember the joke about how the fight between the physical instructor and the Trudovik ended? The Trudovik won, because karate is karate, and a hammer is a hammer. Joking as a joke, but at school all tools should be used only for their intended purpose, as prescribed by safety.

Is safety a simple formality?

Mastering theoretical knowledge is impossible without practice. This rule is best considered in the school curriculum for technology. It is very important to create conditions for students that exclude the occurrence of dangerous situations, therefore, safety precautions in the technology room should be known to all students and followed by them.

If you strictly follow the instructions prescribed in the regulatory documents, you can avoid injuring students with hot surfaces, equipment and tools used in the lesson.

To perceive safety in the technology room as a simple formality is fundamentally wrong, because the rules are written in order to protect children.

General rules

To begin, consider the general safety rules in the technology office:

• Come to the lesson should be 5 minutes before the call.
• You can enter the office only with the permission of the teacher.
• All students must wear special clothing.
• Everyone should take the place assigned to him and not leave him without the permission of the teacher.
• Work can only begin at the command of the teacher. It should not be distracted from work. If the teacher addresses the student, then it is worth pausing the work.
• Before using the tool, the student should familiarize themselves with the rules for handling this tool.
• Equipment may only be used for its intended purpose.
• Defective or blunt tools cannot be used.
• You need to keep them as the teacher showed.
• Tools should be stored in a place intended for them.
• At the workplace of each student should be in order.
• Tools are laid out strictly in the order specified by the teacher.
• Distracted by extraneous matters during work is prohibited.
• At the time of change you need to leave the office.
• After the lesson, the workplace should be put in order.

Safety instructions

In the technology cabinet, safety is followed based on the instructions. It includes rules to avoid trauma to students during technology lessons.

Safety instructions in the technology cabinet usually include:

• general provisions - information disclosing the purpose of the instruction;
• requirements and rules before, during and after work;
• rules of conduct in emergency situations.

Briefing

A safety briefing in the technology room is carried out by the teacher before the students are allowed to work. In cases where a technology teacher cannot do this, he must arrange for another teacher to provide instruction.

The briefing is carried out in the following cases:

• introductory - at the very beginning of the year;
• primary - before starting to study a new topic;
• repeated - once every six months;
• unscheduled - if there is a need or a traumatic situation appears;
• target - when you have to study topics involving work on special equipment.

Safety log

A safety magazine in the technology room should always be present. In it briefings are recorded and indicated:

• last names and initials of students;
• instructed birth dates;
• the class in which they study;
• date of briefing;
• number of instruction and its name;
• signatures of students;
• surname and initials of the instructor;
• teacher's signature.

Stands

Colorfully designed stands will help to convey to students the safety rules in the technology room in an unobtrusive way.

They will “work” efficiently if placed in the right place, better, directly in the classroom. Information about working behind the machine will come in handy in the carpentry workshop, and safety precautions when working with electric stoves will be useful where cooking classes are held.

For boys

Safety measures in the technology room for boys include rules for working with men's tools and equipment.

Rules for working with machines

First you need to familiarize the boys with the general safety rules for working with any type of machine.

Before starting work:

• To put on the clothes protecting from pollution, to hide hair under a headdress.
• Check if the tool is securely fastened.
• Fix the workpiece in a vise, chuck or other part of the tool.
• Check how the machine works “idle”.

During operation:

• Serve the workpiece to a rotating tool to smoothly, avoiding sudden movements.
• If you need to move away from the machine, it should be turned off.
• Do not touch the cartridge, mandrel or drill.
• Before you stop the machine, you need to get the workpiece, this will avoid damage to the equipment.

After finishing work:

• After a complete stop of the machine, remove the chips with a brush (in no case with your hands.
• Wipe the tools and the machine, show the workplace to the teacher.

Manual metal processing

When working with metal, follow the rules below.

Before you start:

• To put on an apron and sleeves or a dressing gown, a hat.
• Wear glasses (when cutting metal).
• Check inventory (scoop, bast, file brush, seat, front grill) for malfunctions. If they are found, contact the teacher.
• If everything is in order, arrange them in the sequence indicated by the teacher.
• Make sure the bench vise is working.

During operation:

• Fix the part to be machined in a vice. Gently lower the vise lever.
• Monitor the serviceability and smoothness of the instruments (the surface of the hammer, sledgehammer and other percussion instruments should be convex, pointed instruments should have a wooden handle without chips and cracks, the length of the chisel should be at least 15 cm, and its drawn part should be 6-7 cm).
• Wrenches should fit the nut in size.
• When cutting metal with scissors, you need to hold the cut part with your hand in a mitten or glove.

After class:

• Check the health of the equipment, if a breakdown is detected, inform the teacher.
• To clear the equipment of traces of work.
• Get out of the workplace. Collect waste in a special container.
• Put the tools in the order specified by the teacher.
• Tidy yourself up.

Leave the office with permission from the teacher.

Wood processing

Handling wood manually is no less complicated than working with metal, so there are a lot of safety rules here.

Before you start:

• Wear protective clothing (bathrobe, hat).
• Check the condition of the inventory (scoop, estimate, seat, front grill).
• If a tool or equipment malfunction is detected, the teacher should be notified.
• Check the condition of the workbench disks (if the notch has worked, if the jaws of the vice are tightly screwed).

During operation:

• Securely tighten the part to be machined in a vice.
• Monitor the health of the equipment (first of all, the presence of an undamaged handle on pointed tools).
• Do not be distracted by extraneous matters.
• Use tools strictly for their intended purpose.

After class:

• Check the health of the equipment, if damaged, inform the teacher.
• Take away the workplace, place the waste in a designated bin.
• Arrange the appliances in the sequence indicated by the teacher.
• In order not to spoil the notches on the jaws of a vice, leave a gap of a couple of millimeters.
• Leave the office with the permission of the teacher.

Compliance with safety precautions in the office of technology for girls is also a prerequisite for the lesson. Avoid injuries will allow the rules that describe the work:

• when cooking;
• when working related to cutting and sewing;
• when using an electric iron.

Cooking food

One of the girls' favorite pastimes is cooking. However, in order for it to bring only positive emotions, it is necessary to follow the established rules.

Before starting work:

• To put on a dressing gown or an apron, to hide hair under a hat or a scarf.
• Check the health of the equipment, examine its labeling.
• Inspect dishes for cracks and chips.
• If any malfunctions are detected, inform the teacher.

During the lesson:

• Wash the hands.
• Before you start working with the electric stove, you should check whether it is working. Before this, you need to stand on a dielectric mat.
• You also need to check the integrity of the plug and cord and install the tile on a special thermal pad. It is not allowed to use a plate with an open spiral.
• Cooking is necessary only in enameled dishes.
• Use devices designed specifically for a specific activity.
• Use well sharpened knives.
• Use cutting boards of the appropriate marking.
• Push the food into the meat grinder with a special wooden or plastic pestle.
• Do not rub small particles of food on the grater.
• Only feed knives and forks with the handle forward.
• Waste should be placed in a litter bin.
• Take hot lids, pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils using tacks.

After class:

• Disconnect the stove from the power supply by the plug, do not pull on the cord.
• To clean the work tables, wash the dishes and equipment.
• Remove garbage, throw away waste.
• Turn off the hood.
• Take off the dressing gown or apron, hat, wash hands.
• Leave the office with permission from the teacher.

Work with fabric

Cutting and sewing are also fraught with considerable dangers, therefore safety precautions when working in the technology office should be followed implicitly.

Before the lesson:

• Put on an apron, tie a scarf over your head.
• Check the availability of the necessary tools and their serviceability.
• Upon detection of rusty pins, needles, broken scissors, etc. inform the teacher.

During operation:

• Check the operation of the electric sewing machine, the integrity of the cord and plug.
• In between sewing, insert needles and pins into a special pad or put them in a box.
• Do not use sharp objects in your mouth.
• Use when sewing with a thimble.
• Attach the pattern to the fabric with the sharp end away from you.
• Put the scissors with the sharp end away from you, and forward the handles forward.
• Do not lean low over a working sewing machine.
• Do not hold your fingers close to the foot of a working sewing machine.
• Do not bite the thread with your teeth.

After class:

• Disconnect the machine from the power supply by the plug, not the cord.
• To tidy up the desktop, remove garbage in a special bin.
• Remove the apron and scarf
• Leave the office with permission from the teacher.

Using an electric iron

Any electric device is a danger, and especially an iron, because it is used in the immediate vicinity of hands, and therefore the likelihood of burns increases.

Before class:

• To put on an apron, to hide hair under a kerchief.
• Check if the iron is working: inspect the cord and plug for damage.

During class:

• Turn the iron on and off with dry hands.
• In between work, put the iron on a thermal stand.
• Do not allow the soleplate to come into contact with the cord.
• Do not touch the sole of the iron with your hands.
• Do not leave a hot iron unattended.

After class:

• Disconnect the iron from the power supply by the plug.
• Put the work surface in order.
• Take off work clothing.
• Leave the office with permission from the teacher.

Safety in the technology room should be followed by each student, regardless of gender and age. You need to get acquainted with its rules seriously, reflecting on each item. A thoughtlessly signed signature in a safety magazine will not save you from cuts, burns, or other troubles.