Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIII - Bulletin 1674 - Safety Manual for Career and Technical Education Programs › Chapter 5 - Curriculum Content › Section CXXXIII-507 - Curriculum Elements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Five
				Curriculum Elements
1. Safe Job Procedures.
				Each lesson plan must include emphasis on the step-by-step procedures to
				accomplish the project. Students must learn that the only way to do the job is
				by following the procedures. Short cuts are not permitted. Changes in
				procedures are allowed only when it can be shown that they are as safe, or
				safer, than the original procedures. The instructor must both set the tone and
				demonstrate the example of how it is done by his/her own work. It must be
				exemplary. The instructor will be the most memorable influence students will
				have.
2. Clean Workplace. Workplace
				housekeeping is probably the clearest indicator of the amount of emphasis that
				a safety program is getting. Safety professionals learned long ago that the
				impressions they get in the first few minutes on the job regarding the general
				cleanliness and order of the work site are accurate predictors of the rest of
				the safety program. Each classroom lesson must emphasize the importance of
				complete and thorough cleanup at the end of each work period. The lesson should
				also point out that hazards, such as spills, etc., may be created while work
				progresses, and when this occurs, the project should be halted temporarily
				while the situation is corrected. Then work can continue.
3. Well-Maintained Equipment and Machinery.
				Instruction must include how to inspect machinery for signs of wear and damage.
				It must include proper preventive maintenance intervals and techniques. It must
				also include the proper and safe way to remove a defective piece of equipment
				from service and to secure it so that it cannot be used until the repairs have
				been completed.
4. Proper Use of
				Machines and Equipment
a. Students must learn
				that machine guards have a critical purpose that must never, under any
				circumstances, be circumvented. A machine must never be operated without all of
				its guards in place. If a student feels awkward or clumsy using the guards,
				special attention should be provided until he/she feels comfortable with the
				guards in place.
b. A student
				should always be taught the importance of using the proper tool for the job,
				and the right way to use that tool. Operating parameters such as adjustments,
				speeds, and other important factors must all be included. New trainees should
				be taught with the objective in mind that they will become experts on the
				equipment, and they can take great pride in their work and their newly acquired
				skills.
5. Personal
				Responsibility and Integrity. T he entire structure of workplace safety and
				health rests upon the two pillars of responsibility and integrity. Students
				must understand that honesty is not just the best policy-it is the only policy.
				They must learn that, where workplace safety and health are concerned,
				reporting accidents promptly and accurately is of paramount importance.
				Problems can be corrected and hazards eliminated only when there is adequate
				factual information. Hiding details to avoid taking responsibility leads to
				exercises in futility when trying to correct problems. Instructors contribute
				by helping the student understand that an accident investigation is not an
				attempt to lay blame upon someone, but rather, an effort to find the sequence
				of events that went wrong, and to correct them so they will not occur
				again.