Assignment
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Preparing for and Carrying Out an Engineering Activity
Assessor
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Qualification
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Learning
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Scenario
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BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Engineering
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Certificate in Engineering
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Engineering
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Diploma in Engineering
Unit 3: Health and Safety In Engineering
Learning aim B: Know how to follow procedures and undertake a work
activity safely
You have been asked to prepare for and carry out a servicing activity in
the garage workshop/ bodyshop, using a range of tools and equipment
to complete modifications.
You need to investigate the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed
in order to carry out the activity safely. You will also need to assess the
hazards and risks that might be involved.
To carry out the activity, you will use PPE, a range of marking out
equipment, hand tools and machinery.
Task 1
Staying safe
1. Research the Personal Protective Equipment at Work
Regulations. Use your research to generate a presentation of
annotated examples of the types of PPE that can be used to
protect the following parts of the body, and the hazards that
could cause harm to these parts of the body:
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eyes
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head
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hands and arms

legs and feet

lungs.
2. Identify specific types of PPE that will be needed for each of
the following processes to be carried out in the engineering
workshop:
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handling steel plate and bar
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preparing and marking out steel plate
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drilling holes with a pillar drill
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milling a smooth face on a square bar
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knurling a grip on to a round bar.
3. Add to your presentation by providing reasons why you have
chosen these items of PPE for each activity. How do they
protect the person that is carrying out each process?
4. Select one piece of PPE that will be used for more than one
activity. Use the internet to research the manufacturer’s
specification and instructions for the use of the PPE product.
5. Compare the manufacturer’s guidelines to the requirements of
the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations.
Produce a short report providing information on whether or not
the manufacturer’s guidelines adhere to the regulations, and
how well the item of PPE meets the needs of the
user/regulations.
6. Using the HSE guidance booklet ‘Five Steps to Risk
Assessment’, complete a risk assessment for one of the
machining activities named below:
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drilling holes with a pillar drill

milling a smooth face on a square bar

knurling a grip onto a round bar.
7. Using your risk assessment and your choice of PPE, prepare
for and complete the machining activity safely (refer to the
specification for Unit 3, Topic B3: Engineering work activity)
Evidence
Presentation, report, risk assessment, detailed Learner Observation
you must
Record and annotated photographs recording how you prepared for, and
produce for
carried out, the engineering work activity safely.
this task
Criteria covered by this task:
Criterion
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
Unit
reference
Describe the personal protective equipment to be used
when handling materials and equipment in an
engineering workplace.
Complete an accurate risk assessment for one
engineering activity.
Prepare for, and carry out, an engineering activity
safely.
Explain why personal protective equipment is required
for different processes in an engineering workplace.
Evaluate personal protective equipment in an
engineering workplace, reporting how well the PPE
manufacturer’s guidelines adhere to the appropriate
regulations.
Sources of
information
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Textbooks
Clarke, S., Darbyshire, A., Goulden, S., Hallgarth, C. and Watkins, N.,
BTEC First in Engineering Student Book, Pearson Education, 2012 (ISBN
978-1-44690-243-1)
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Tooley, M., BTEC First Engineering 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2010 (978-185617-685-9)
Wallis, S., Godfrey, N., Carey, A., Peacock, R., Casey, M. and King, A.,
BTEC First Engineering, Hodder Education, 2010 (ISBN 978-1-44411052-4)
Tooley, M., Deacon, M. and O’Dwyer, N., Edexcel Diploma: Engineering
Level 2 Higher Diploma, Heinemann, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-43575-620-8)
Health and Safety Executive, Essentials of Health and Safety at Work,
HSE Books, 2006 (ISBN 978-0-71766-179-4)
Health and Safety Executive, Health and Safety in Engineering
Workshops, HSE Books, 2004 (ISBN 978-0-71761-717-3)
Websites
http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm
Health and Safety Executive (Five steps to risk assessment)
Note to Assessors:
We’re committed to ensuring that teachers and students have a
choice of resources to support their teaching and study.
We would encourage you to use relevant resources for your local
area such as local employers, newspapers and council websites.
A range of publications, from a number of publishers, is available
to support delivery and training for all Edexcel and BTEC
qualifications, so students and teachers can select those that
best suit their needs.
Please find above some examples of textbooks. Further useful
resources may be found at
http://www.edexcel.com/resources/Pages/default.aspx.
If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be assessed to determine if the
following Level 1 criteria have been met.
Criterion
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
Unit
reference
Outline procedures for handling materials and equipment
for a given engineering activity.
Identify risks associated with one engineering activity.
Prepare the work area appropriately for a given
engineering activity.
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