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Year 7 · Design and technology · Materials and tools · Lesson 3

Workshop safety and hand tools

Workshop safety rules and PPE, and choosing and using hand tools: steel rule, try square, tenon saw, coping saw, hacksaw, file and vice.

Whiteboard video lesson: Workshop safety and hand tools

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Follow workshop safety rules
  • Explain PPE
  • Choose the right saw for a job
  • Measure, mark, cut and finish accurately

The method

  1. Measure (mm).
  2. Mark (try square).
  3. Hold + cut waste side.
  4. File/sand.

Key words: PPE, hazard, try square, tenon saw, coping saw, hacksaw.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What does PPE stand for?

  1. Step 1: Personal

Answer: Personal Protective Equipment

Question 2

What protects your eyes?

  1. Step 1: Glasses

Answer: safety goggles

Question 3

What should you do with long hair?

  1. Step 1: Back

Answer: tie it back