The Future of Housing

This is even more work I have done in Tech recently, it all,obviously, being about the future of housing. This is a form of continuation off of my Future of Manufacturing blog post. I hope this shows you some insight into my own thoughts about the future of housing and what it will be like.

The Future Of Manufacturing

This is a slide featuring some of the work we have been doing in Tech. As there was too little time to continue onto Wood Tech. Our teacher tasked us to research about the future of manufacturing, what advancements have we made and what advancements are we making now, whether robots will replace everyone's jobs or not, and what skills we will need to survive in the future.

Safety Gear

Bib Overalls

Complete Overalls

Overalls

There are two types of overalls used in a workshop, the bib type and the complete overalls. The difference between these two pairs of overalls is simply that the bib type covers every part of your body except your shoulders and arms, while the complete overalls cover every part of your body, except your neck and head of course. The complete overalls are ideal for dirtier jobs.

Welding Gloves

It is difficult to find the perfect pair of welding gloves, they are ideal for handling hot materials, but the thicker and more heat resistant, the clumsier and more difficult to work with they are.

Ear Protection

There are multiple forms of ear protection that you can use when you work in a loud, noisy, workplace. There are neckband earmuffs, which instead of going over the top of the person's head, like most ear muffs, they curl around the back of your neck. This pair of earmuffs are practical for workplaces and allow for a worker to easily and comfortably wear safety glasses and hard hats in a busy workplace when they can't find suiting banded earmuffs.

The banded earmuff is the more popular and common of all of them in the workplace. It allows for a worker to easily wear a hard hat and safety glasses as well. It is the best at removing higher and lower frequency sounds.

The earplug

The earplug is cheaper, easier to manage, but offers less protection from louder and higher frequency noises. These are better for shorter periods of working.






Eye Protection

Safety glasses

Safety glasses are best for less dangerous work, not for activities like welding and other things alike. These are not the best due to debris being able to get through the sides, where protection is not given.

Safety goggles

The safety goggles are a lot more practical and safe. They provide a lot more protection and are a lot more comfortable than safety glasses. Although, for a non-disposable, a longer-lasting pair of safety goggles you will need to pay a bit more as they are more expensive.

Face shield

These are best for activities that go for a longer duration, like grinding, buffers and other activities alike because they are able to protect the entire face.






Head protection

Hard hat

Used commonly in construction sites, hard hats are often required for such places to help protect one's head from falling objects.






Respirators

Dust mask


The most common and basic of the different kinds of dust masks will filter the small dust particles, but will not do the best job in doing so. These are good for short-term uses.

Respirator

These are great for all sorts of situations like painting, welding and working in toxic areas. These last long and filter the toxins in the air really well.






Boots

Steel and scuff toe

Best for working in the workshop for a short period of time, the steel and scuff toe for the best form of protection.



Lace-up

These boots are known to be a good combination between military boots and steel and scuff toe boots, providing the most practical form of protection for feet.





Welding goggles and masks

Welding goggles

The best thing for welding, allowing the wearer to wear other personal protection equipment while welding as well. The best as welding masks can be clumsy and annoying.

Welding mask


The welding helmet allows for the entire face to protected while welding, although it is not very practical when needing to wear other personal protection equipment.

My Workshop Diary Of Making A Balancing Toy

Since the beginning of term 3, we have been making balancing toys. Now, the period of Metalwork is drawing to a close, even so, many of the students in our class have not succeeded in completing the toy. As you can see, I have not either. Even though we had an extended amount of time, being an extra few hours per week, only around four or five of us finished, no one finishing in time for the original deadline. All that I would have had left to do was finish cleaning my work, weld the last parts, bend the wire into the correct shape and then weld that, then I would have had to clean it again and then spray painted.


Did I finish? If not, why not?

I was not able to finish my project. I believe this is due to the number of days off, short days and the week I had sick. During these days off and short days, however, I was not able to continue with working on the balancing toy.


What did I enjoy?

I enjoyed the subject but often found it pressuring and a little bit stressful, still the subject was fun and I learnt quite a bit about how much work actually goes into making these types of toys and projects. I also enjoyed working in a proper workshop like this one because the one we used during year seven and eight didn't have all the different types of machines and equipment that the school's workshop has.





What did I learn?

I learnt many things including how to change the drill bit on a drill using a chuck key, how welding works, the dangers of working in a metal workshop, the importance of warning signs and other signs alike, there are also many other things I learnt.


What was a challenge?


It was a challenge trying to learn where everything was and how to use it, also remembering the exact names of certain machines and how to work with them.

How did I overcome that challenge?

I overcame that challenge by asking others and asking them questions about how to work each of the machines.

Did I weld?

Yes, I got the opportunity to weld once, but I would have like to have the opportunity again.

What did I think of welding?

It was terrifying holding a torch blowing out the fire and having my hands so close to it. It was still fun using it though, having done it myself with only a small amount of help from my teacher.


What have I got better at?

I think I have gotten better with time management, because of not finishing, this has reminded of how I need to improve upon this. I also think I have gotten better with filing quicker using the draw file.

WARNING: HAZARD (signs)

What is a hazard? 

• "Something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage."

 - Cambridge Dictionary

• ""Hazard" means an activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation, or substance (whether arising or caused within or outside a place of work) that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm."

 - The University of Waikato

The Blue Sign's meaning.

A mandatory sign describes what action needs to be taken, this is required by law that you follow the instructions given by these signs. This sign is usually found in a workplace or on the gates of construction sites. It is a circular shape and blue with a white depicting what action needs to be taken.

The Red Sign's meaning.

A prohibitive sign depicts what you cannot do in certain area's, it is also required by law that you do not disobey the instructions. This sign does not correspond to any certain area's it can be anywhere, on the road, outside a parking lot, or even on the sides of buildings. This sign is circular with a red border and a red cross going over the black depiction telling you what you cannot do.

A hazard sign shows where a hazard is and what the hazard nearby is. This sign can be found anywhere and can warn you of anything. The sign is a triangular shape with a black border, black depiction showing what the hazard is, and a yellow background.

1st Hazard Sign

Yellow Sign

Red Sign

Blue Sign

Designing our own sign

Our next task was to design our own version of one of the three types of signs. I have created a hazard sign that warns you of loose objects in a workshop. This the problem, people could hurt themselves hitting parts of their bodies on loose objects sticking out of place as the walk past them, I have made a hazard sign to warn them of this.



Here is a video of health and safety fails where people have gone against regulation.


What hazards can you spot?