UNIT 2

PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY IN SAFETY
ELEMENT 2
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- EVALUATE THE HAZARDS DUE TO THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
AND SUGGEST CONTROL MEASURES FROM HIERARCHY OF CONTROL
PERSPECTIVE

- EXPLAIN VARIOUS FORMS OF ENERGY INCLUDING THE LAW OF CONSERVATION

OF ENERGY AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT
WORKPLACE

- EXPLAIN MOMENTUM, INERTIA, ACCELERATION, FORCE, LOAD, IMPULSE,

WORK, POWER, MOMENT, PRESSURE, MATERIAL STRESS, STRAIN, FRICTION,
FLOW, NOISE, VIBRATION, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FROM OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- EXPLAIN LEVER, PULLEY, SCREWS, SLOPE, WHEELS, PENDULUM AND THEIR
SIGNIFICANCE FROM OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE

- INSPECT & EVALUATE A MECHANICAL STRUCTURE FOR ITS STRENGTH AND

DURABILITY IN A GIVEN CONDITION

- EXPLAIN THE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY WITH CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES FROM AN

ERGONOMICS PERSPECTIVE
 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

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- SQUARE
- CIRCLE
- TRIANGLE
 QUIZ
DOES PHYSICAL SHAPE OF STRUCTURES EFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO
WITHSTAND EXTERNAL LOADS? GIVE EXAMPLES
 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
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 QUIZ
BRITTLENESS IS USUALLY AN UNDESIRED MECHANICAL PROPERTY
OF MATERIALS. CAN THIS PROPERTY OF MATERIALS BE USED IN
ANY APPLICATION FROM OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE. PLEASE GIVE ONE EXAMPLE
 HAZARDS DUE TO MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
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- THERMAL
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 CONTROL MEASURES TO REDUCE FAILURES DUE
TO MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

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 FORMS OF ENERGY
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 QUIZ
EXPLAIN WHY STUDYING VARIOUS FORMS OF ENERGY IS
IMPORTANT FROM OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE. GIVE SUITABLE EXAMPLES
IMPORTANT PHYSICS
TERMINOLOGY FROM
OHS PERSPECTIVE
 MOMENTUM
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 QUIZ
A LOADED TRUCK WILL HAVE MORE MOMENTUM THAN AN EMPTY
TRUCK IF BOTH ARE GOING AT SAME SPEED. LOADED TRUCK WILL
COVER MORE DISTANCE AFTER APPLICATION OF BRAKES AND IS
MORE LIKELY TO COLLIDE OR TOPPLE.
WHAT SHOULD THE DRIVER
DO TO REDUCE THE MOMENTUM OF MOVING TRUCK?
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 ACCELERATION
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 QUIZ
1 KG AND 20 KG DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT OF 200 METERS.
WHICH LOAD WILL REACH THE GROUND FIRST? EXPLAIN WHY
 FORCE
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 LOAD
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 IMPULSE
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 QUIZ
HOW IMPULSE CAN BE USEFUL IN DESIGNING HARD HATS?
 WORK
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 POWER
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 MOMENT
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 QUIZ
WHY AN EXTENDED PLATFORM PLANK FROM A SCAFFFOLD IS
DANGEROUS?
 PRESSURE
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WHY ARE SOLE BOARD USED TO BE PLACED UNDER SCAFFOLD
STANDARDS?
 LEVER
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HOW MUCH MAXIMUM LOAD CAN A PERSON LIFT USING LEVER?
 PULLEY
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IS IT POSSIBLE A PERSON CAN LIFT 10 TONS MANUALLY USING
PULLIES? EXPLAIN HOW?
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 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
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