General Safety Practices | Origin: LC110
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Creating a Safe CTE Learning Environment --> General Safety Practices
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It is important to remember that the instructor will have the greatest influence over safety in the shop environment. I must insure that instructors are consisting following our safety procedures at all times with their students.
Instructing students on safety and ensuring that all students are following protocols at all times is the responsibility of the teacher.
It is imperative to have regular inspections to identify potential hazzards.
The instructor must be present in the classroom at all times. Keeping equipment operating proplerly is crucial. There is no one main way to ensure safety; therefore, safety plans are crucial.
I learned that our individual programs have safety systems in place but we don't have an overall system in place so that is what I will be working on.
There is so much crossover with safety in a classroom and using good classroom management. Your facilities plan really should be integral to you classroom management plan.
PPE enforcement on students and instructor knowledge of the equipment and teaching proper techniques to use equipment is key to a keeping a shop as safe as possible.
