Checking Safety in Technology Education

Autor/in	Gunter, Robert E.
Titel	Checking Safety in Technology Education
Quelle	In: Technology Teacher, 66 (2007) 6, S.5-13 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0746-3537
Schlagwörter	Laboratory Procedures; Technology Education; Laboratory Safety; Technological Literacy; Laboratory Equipment; Accident Prevention; Safety Education; Check Lists; Occupational Safety and Health; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Laboruntersuchung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Technisches Wissen; Laborausstattung; Accident statistics; Unfall; Statistik; Unfallstatistik; Sicherheitserziehung; Checkliste; Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; USA
Abstract	The Bureau of Labor Statistics (United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS], n.d.) has shown that workers involved in accidents have little, if any, instruction on the equipment they were using while injured. Keep in mind that instruction on the safe operation of a piece of equipment may take place early in the school year, but a student may not use that equipment until much later. It is unlikely that students will remember every aspect about safe operation without reminders. Safety should be in every lesson and laboratory procedure and reinforced continually. The use of tools, materials, and skills that require the use of equipment is embedded throughout "Standards for Technological Literacy." Specifically, Standard 12 states that students will develop the abilities to use and maintain technological products and systems. Targeted safety objectives for specific grade levels are within this standard. As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, n.d.), most accidents are caused by faulty facilities or equipment, by poor work habits and attitudes, or by unsafe working conditions. A technology education (TE) instructor can have an effect on each of these areas. Therefore, safety instruction should be infused into every aspect of the TE curriculum. The TE instructor is the supervisor of the laboratory, and students cannot be safe without constant vigilance. By developing and using a comprehensive safety program that includes the use of classroom/laboratory safety checklists, TE instructors can document, educate, and protect the students entrusted to their supervision. (Contains 3 tables, 3 figures and 16 resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	International Technology Education Association (ITEA). 1914 Association Drive Suite 201, Reston, VA 20191-1539. Tel: 703-860-2100; Fax: 703-860-0353; e-mail: itea@iteaconnect.org; Web site: http://www.iteaconnect.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10