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Workshop practice

1. Introduction to workshop practice

By: Ermias W.
1. Workshop practice
Objective:
The objective of this course is to get a hands on knowledge of several Workshop Practices
like fitting, welding, machining etc. and learn safety regulations to be maintained in a shop
floor.
1. Workshop practice
Workshop:
• Is a place where products are manufactured or repaired.
• Is a place where technical and engineering works are carried out.
It involves operations like bench work and fitting, welding, machining, casting, woodworking,
smithy, sheet metal, etc. Here are some of the workshops you will study.
1. Fitting shop
2. Woodshop
3. Welding shop
4. Machining shop, etc.
1.1. Workshop safety
Safety:

• The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, damage, harm, or injury.

• Is freedom from damage, harm, or injury. It’s also protection against damage to machines, tools, as
well as protection from factors that can lead to accidents.

Workshop safety

• Is the protection of humans from danger, risk, damage, harm, or injury and machines, tools,
and equipment’s from damage in the workshop.

• Safety must be ensured in the workshop.

• All tools are dangerous if used improperly or carelessly. Working safely is the first thing the
student should learn because the safe way is the correct way.
1.2. General Safety Precautions while Working in a Workshop
• Always listen carefully to the teacher and follow instructions. Ask
questions, if you do not understand.
• Wear personal protective equipment’s (PPE)(eye, foot, body, hand, head,
hear)

PPE: equipment used to


increase individual safety
while performing potentially
hazardous tasks.
This includes safety glasses,
hard hats, gloves, laboratory
coats, respirators, or any
equipment used to protect
against injury.
Personal Protective Equipment
1. Eye Protection:
From chemicals, dust, radiation, and flying particles. Required
▪ Chipping, grinding, and impact drilling.
▪ Welding or helping in welding of any type.
▪ Riveting, grinding, or burning metals.
Safety glass, goggles, face shield
Personal Protective Equipment
2. Foot Protection: foot or toe
• From dropped objects, crushing, sharps, slippery surface
• Wear safety shoes. Do not wear canvas shoes.
1.3. Personal Protective Equipment
3. Body Protection
▪ Loose-fitting clothing, neckties, rings, bracelets, or other apparel that
may be entangled in moving machinery should not be worn
▪ Laboratory coat or coverall should be worn.
1.3. Personal Protective Equipment
4. Hand Protection
▪ From sharp edges, cold/hot surfaces, chemicals
▪ Gloves.
1.3. Personal Protective Equipment
5. Head Protection
▪ From falling or flying objects
▪ Helmets or hard hats.
1.3. Personal Protective Equipment
6. Hearing Protection
▪ Work in noisy environments or using tools or equipment
that produce noise.
▪ Ear muff, ear plug
1.3. Personal Protective Equipment
7. Respiratory protection:
▪ From harmful gas, chemicals, dusts, particles, and droplets.
▪ Face mask
1.2. General Safety Precautions while Working in a Workshop
• Always listen carefully and ask questions, if you do not understand.
• Wear PPEs (eye, foot, body, hand, head, heart)
• One should not operate any machine unless authorized to do so by the authorized person
in the shop and shown how to operate it.
• Wear tight clothes and cut or secure long hairs: avoid loose closing, that might catch by
moving or rotating parts.
• Avoid wearing of jewelry (ring, watch, bracelet, necklet, necktie, etc. ) and bags
• One should not touch, measure, oil, clean, adjust, or repair any machine while it is running.
Stop the machine and lock the power switch in the OFF position while doing so.
• Floor should be kept clean: clean the floor (chips, waste, moisture) before and after work.
• One should not leave the machine ON even after the power is OFF and until it has
stopped running completely. Someone else may not notice that the machine is still in motion
and be injured.
1.2. General Safety Precautions while Working in a Workshop
• No one should run in the shop at work time.
• Keep your body and clothes away from moving/rotating machine parts.
• Check that work and cutting tools on any machine are clamped securely before starting.
• When attempting practical work all stools should be put away.
• Never work alone in the workshop
• Never talk to anyone while operating the machine, nor allow them to come near you or
the machine.
• Keep your mind on the job, be alert, and be ready for any emergency.
• Know where the emergency stop buttons are positioned in the workshop.
• Always work in proper lighting.
• One should not try to stop the machine with hands or body.
• Report any damage to machines/equipment as this could cause an accident. etc.
1.4. Workshop accident
Common sources of accidents
▪ Revolving parts such as belts, chain, conveyors, band saws, etc.
1.4. Workshop accident
Common sources of accidents
▪ Reciprocating tools: Punches and dies of power presses, spring hammer, drop hammers, and
reciprocating presses, reciprocating knives etc.

▪ Moving parts of various machines, like those of printing machines, paper-cutters and trimmers, etc.
1.1. Workshop safety
Objectives of safety
• Preventing workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities (ensure a healthy life in the workshop).
• It is needed to prevent accidents in the industry by reducing any hazard to a minimum.
• Preventing disability and loss of life of employees (save life of workers).
• Prevent damage/loss of machines, tools, and equipment.
• Reduce workman’s compensation, insurance rate, and all the cost of accidents.
• Reduces work stoppage and production leads to high production rate and profit.
Enough for today

Thank you!

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