Disaster Management In The Machine Workshop: Identifying Hazards And Remedies

Identifying the type of disaster, and discussion of its remedies

Identify the type of disaster, and discussion of its remedies. How to prevent the hazards and Procedures to minimize the above mentioned risks.

 Enrolling for engineering means all of us have to face the “machine workshop”, the mechanical engineers have to face it all the time but all of the other departments have to face it once in their course study. There is nothing fearful of the workshop, but you have to follow certain guidelines to work efficiently in the workshop without getting hurt, for that you have to follow certain safety rules to avert yourself from harm and work diligently in the workshop and get the task complete within the given time, so for the disasters that prevail in the workshop, there are some remedies that the student can follow to get the job done without facing it (Calder & Watkins, 2007). So to avoid the disaster management certain, certain task have to be followed which are give as follows:-

The hazards in the workshops will be like the ones I am describing below

• Turning area- The turning area consists of the lathes and it may be the manual lathe or the CNC type of machinery but the working environment out there are posing a risk on the well being of the students who are enrolled for the machining workshops which are designated for their course but the working area needs some risk assessment during the operational tasks are done so that the health and safety students are not affected by the rough working environment which is present at the workshop and they can carry out their work in peace and for that reason the type of disasters are identified as follow.

1. Storing of the tools and the operational turning cutters which are needed during the machining operations at the lathes and for that reason the storing of the tools and the turning cutters should be there in place and not in undesignated places, as they can pose a threat on the safety of the amateur students working at the workshops (Li, 2005).
2. The mishandling of things is another part in the turning area of the workshop and for that reason the risk remains unidentified because the mishandling of things can appear at any instance of time and for that reason the handling of the things at the workshops should be carried out efficiently, because the most recent of it I found on the walkway, when I found a cleaning brush laying out there without nobody’s concern.

• Locker room area-The locker room area should be the safest place for the students where they can prepare and gear up for their course at the machining workshop but the locker room area also consists of some kind of risk that can be prevented at the primary level to reduce the disasters that can be caused during the course hours at the workshops and for that reason the workshop staff at the Lincoln college should look after these risks at the locker rooms of the machining workshop so that no hazards rise up during the course process because it is considered to be the safest place for the student.

The risk in the locker room can be identified as such

1. The locker rooms are spared as the storing area for the workshop equipments and other stuff from the workshop, like the ones that we found recently during the recent times at the workshops when the wooded blocks we stored on top of the lockers and that is not safe enough for the students because regular use of the lockers increases the vibrations and that may induce the wooden blocks to fall on their heads.
2. The storing of the machining tools and equipments very near to the locker rooms is also very risky to endure during the working hours at the workshops because the only area where the students do not care about the risk is the locker room and being casual around such equipments could cause the students to embrace some disasters (McNamee, 1998).

• The Milling area- The milling areas another metal cutting area where the material removal rate is high compared to the machining area as the milling cutters are used to produce gears and other stuffs like that which require greater material removal rate and for that reason the area of the workshop around the milling area can be a source of hazard for the students working out there and therefore area should be checked of all the risk causing attributes present.

Some of the risks that I identified are based on these factors

1. The milling cutters are stored in an incorrect manner where they are placed alongside their machining equipments and for that reason a clash of the machinery may occur or the operator may give rise to certain disasters that are not necessary and it may affect the students who are working on the machining and the milling equipments simultaneously.
2. The mishandling of the attributes needed during the working hours at the milling area can also affect the student’s health like the open hull of the oil cans needed for the lubrication of the milling cutters, these open oil cans can affect the students’ health where they can fall down unwontedly without any working and the falling chances on the tools or any other equipment is not that far.

The risks that are involved in the working process of the workshop during the course of the students can be prevented and the safety of the students can be promised during their working hours at the college and for that reason the preventing measures can be place like the following

• Preventing measures at the turning shop: As we have mentioned above the main types of risks are segregated in two pieces of risk assessment and they are the risk of handling of the tools and the attributes that are used in the area, the tools and the equipments of the turning area of the workshop can be stored in some place safe away from the reach of the students and for that reason the workshop authority and the college administration should plan out a storing area for the equipments at the workshop and the proper handling of the stuffs used during the operation and the measures if performed can give rise to a safe environment for the students working out there (Glantz & Doorley, 2000).
• The Preventing measures at the Locker room area: The locker room area of the workshop is the only area where the students maintain a casual attitude and the environment around the locker room area should be safe enough for the students to maintain that attitude and the college authorities should take measures to provide them with the facilities that they require and for that reason the unwanted storing of the working equipments in the locker room area must be prevented and the proper storing of the equipments should be maintained in order to safely guard the locker room area from any kind of risk. The storing of the machining equipments around the locker room area must be highly prevented because they pose the higher level of threats.
• The preventing measures at the milling area: The milling area is the area of the workshop where the maximum amount of the material removal rate is encountered during the machining processes carried out at the workshop and for that reason the maximum amount of safety precautions should be applied at that area because the maximum amount of material gets removed in the milling operation of making gears and other stuffs like that, so for the milling area to stay secure enough for the students, different preventing measures for the students should be endorsed in order to provide the students with the maximum probability of safety (Koller, 1999). The safety issues may be like storing the milling equipments in the proper place in order to prevent mishandling and unwanted disaster issues, maintaining the equipments used in the milling operation like the oil cans and the other stuff like the tools and other stuff, the safe guards provided at the workshop must be big enough to cover all the equipments.

• Milling Area Risks: My objective is to present a risk assessment procedure for a particular work area ij the workshop and for that reason I have to choose the area according to the parameters that I am going to discuss in this part of the topic, now here I am going to talk about the risk assessment process carried out in the milling area of the workshop where the maximum amount of material removal rate is observed under the light of the milling operation, because the milling area endures the making of gears and stuff like that where the material removal rate is higher compare to the turning operation carried out in the other part of the workshop and for that reason the higher level of risk assessment is needed in this part of the milling area.

Measures to prevent them

The milling are should always maintain the safest procedures in hand to serve the students with the knowledge of milling operation in accordance with safest procedures engraved to maintain safe working conditions and for that reason the safety measures like the storage and the handling of the equipments at the workshop should be maintained in order to provide safe working conditions (Suter & Barnthouse, 1993).

As we have mentioned above, all the risks that are caused in a machine shop are very common in nature but very hazardous in their effect, so the remedies or the procedures to remove such risks are entitled below (Hester & Harrison, 1998).

• Maintenance of the work place- The well being of the workplace should be maintained keeping all things at priority level, if there’s a fault in the workplace like damaged machinery and stuff it may become the cause of disaster for the students as well as for the instructors, so the college authority should take all measures needed to maintain the workshop and keep a check on all the safety measures involved in keeping the workshop a better place to work in.
• Supervision over the students- The students should be supervised properly when they are present at the workshop, because the students are still under their course and officially they do not know anything, so proper care should be taken so that no harm is caused to any student during their hours at the workshop, the instructor should be highly advised by the college authorities that they should take care of every student working in the college workshop, the instructors should also keep a watch on how they work and what tools they use to work with and whether they know everything about the tool.
• Prevent the students from going near the machine parts vulnerable to cause them harm- This falls under the instructor’s duties to teach everything about a machine to the student so that mistakenly they do not hover around the areas that could cause them harm.

This is a fictional message about some unwanted particles coming out from the lathe near my locker in the machine shop in writing to the tutor.

Sir, the locker that was assigned to me in the machine workshop has some issues related with it, the lathe situated near my locker has some material coming out of it, may be it has some issues because whenever I go near my locker I find something on the ground or on the locker, I didn’t think It was a good sign so I thought of forwarding this issue to you in writing, as I think the college’s maintenance department has not seen this stuff or the lathe has been ignored for a certain amount of time, I hope you will problem to the higher authorities, and find a remedy as soon as possible.

• Instructions from the concerned instructors-All the instructions from the instructor assigned, should be followed and the work should be carried out accordingly, so that no disaster control should bring in its use.
• Proper machinery-The machinery that are provided at the workshop should be checked under all preferred protocols so that no faulty machinery find its way into the workshop as it may prove to be very harmful and cause some serious disaster issues.
• Proper clothing gear- The proper clothing gear should be maintained at any cost because sometime a meager procedure can save the day.
• Avoid nuisance in the work place- The instructor should be so advised that he can control any kind of nuisance in the workshop coming in from the students as it may cause serious injuries.
• Avoid use of attributes-All kind of stools and other attributes should be discarded as any mishap can occur due to them, as they are not permanent.
• Do not let the student operate on his/her own- The student should be properly taught about the concerned machine before engaging them into work, a should never let them operate the machine on their before knowing.

Conclusion

The college authority of Lincoln college should try out everything it its power to maintain the machine workshop at a proper condition, and should make use of all the measures available to make the place safe for the students and let them work without any worry of harm, they should take care of every machine installed in the workshop, and maintain its well being because the well being of the student depends on it which also indirectly serves itself to the reputation of the college, so the college should always try to make sure of the well being of the student working at the machine shop so that the they don’t get hurt and there comes no situation where the college has to call in the damage control procedures, when it is said that “prevention is better than cure”.   

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