[Design and Technology] destech Digest, Vol 73, Issue 4

Fri Mar 11 12:54:15 EST 2011

There is a rule with worksafe that all students should have between 1 to 
11/2 square meter of space on top of the  room taken up with benchs and 
machines tools and equipment to work in. Our old Metal room has a notice on 
it from worksafe to limit students to 15 at one time in the workshop.

Arnold Vandenhurk
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> From: "Richard Bazeley" <bazeley at iinet.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] OHS space requirements in
> workshops
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> It is also going to depend on the amount of available floor space in the
> room. What size benches do you have and what other furniture is in the 
> room?
> The students need their own safe work space at a bench and adequate room 
> to
> move without interfering with other students when they have to move 
> around.
> We are working in an area were the students need to move around so the 
> whole
> layout and design of the workshop needs be considered and managed. You 
> then
> need to consider the nature of the activities you students are performing.
> Year 7 projects may not require as much space as a year 12 project.  Year 
> 7
> students don?t take up as much space as year 10 students but you might 
> have
> more of them. I have often thought that our standard Department workshop
> should be twice the size when year 9 and 10 have all their projects going.
> It would be nice to see some examples of best practices.
>
> Richard Bazeley
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> [mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Dawes, Paul j
> Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2011 10:50 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] OHS space requirements in workshops
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> It all comes down to assessing risks and justifying the control measures 
> (in
> this case, room size) for your individual application.  Rules & 
> regulations
> now are no longer prescriptive ("thou shalt..."), but performance-based,
> which divests the department's responsibility for OHS and becomes the
> principal's or HOD's responsibility. Using the "blue book" or other
> information would be a good starting point in assigning room sizes, etc...
> but if a principal or HOD cannot justify the decisions they made and an
> accident occured, then it is their head on the block. Identifying hazards,
> assessing the  risk & justifying control measures in writing, whilst
> cumbersome & onerous, will cover your rear end.
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> Paul Dawes
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> [mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Richard Bazeley
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 March 2011 5:02 PM
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> I am sure we would all like to see that one. Most of the information put 
> out
> by the Department concerns the safe use of machinery. However there must 
> be
> some guidelines for architects for the design of the Trade Training 
> centres
> about how much space should be available per student in a Technology room.
> It also comes down to how many the principal thinks should be in the room.
> Were "practicable" I believe is the expression.
> Below is a link to information that is available to NSW Industrial Arts
> Teachers regarding machinery safe work areas.
> http://web2.warilla-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/dept/Industrial%20Arts/Improving%20
> workshop%20safety/iws/docs/inf_inst/bandsaw_metal_wood.pdf
> Good Luck
> Richard Bazeley
> St.Arnaud
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> [mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Marshall Ian
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 March 2011 1:39 PM
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> Subject: [Design and Technology] OHS space requirements in workshops
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> Would anyone have information regarding OHS safety requirements and how to
> calculate workshop space required per student (in Victoria)?
> I have heard of a "blue book" in NSW which outlines all such information. 
> Is
> there some equivalent source in Victoria?
> Ian Marshall
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