10.10 Health and Safety
| Specification Content/Learning Outcomes |
Health and safety looks at the health and safety issues associated with using ICT equipment and the legal implications associated with them.
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Resources - Health and Safety
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PowerPoint presentation | |
Word file | |
Acrobat file |
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Internet resource |
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Notes |
| Health and Safety |
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n/a | Alcester Grammar School links covering this topic |
| Health and Safety |
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33Kb | Notes from David Yates. |
| IT Health and Safety |
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118Kb | Short PowerPoint presentation based on Heathcote Ch.13. |
| Health & Safety Executive |
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n/a | Homepage of the Health & Safety Executive. |
| Health & Safety Notes |
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n/a | Notes from Mark Hunter Computing |
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Reading - Health and Safety
Texts other than Heathcote can be found in the ICT section of the Library
Resource Centre.
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Heathcote - Core Text | |
Internet resource |  |
Other book |
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Handout/worksheet |
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Notes |
| Health and Safety |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.13 Pages 59 - 64 |
| Health and Safety |
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n/a | Steve Longley's excellent notes. Allow the page to load fully. |
| Health and Safety Links |
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n/a | Greenwood School. Scroll down for some useful and relevant links. |
| Health and Safety |
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n/a | De Watteville & Naughton Pages 174 - 177 |
| The Legal Framework |
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n/a | Doyle Ch.3 Pages 69 - 73. Health and Safety. |
| Display Screen Regulations |
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n/a | Doyle page 71 |
| Revision checklist |
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32Kb | Handout from Alcester Grammar School |
Practice questions/homework - Health and Safety
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Past exam question |  |
Heathcote question |
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Other question |
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FatMax assignment |  |
Smokin' Dog assignment | |||
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Question |
| 1. January 2001 ICT1 Question |
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n/a | Describe three features of
poorly designed software that can cause stress or other health problems to a
user. (6 marks) (6 marks) |
| 1. May 2001 ICT1 Question |
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n/a | Poorly designed computer
workstations can lead to health problems. State three features of a
well-designed workstation, and for each one state the health hazard that
will be prevented. (6 marks) |
| 3. January 2002 ICT1 Question |
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n/a | A clerk working at the offices
of a mail order company spends all day entering order data into the
company’s sales order processing system. The clerk uses a workstation linked
to the company’s main computer. To ensure the health and safety of the clerk, state, with reasons: (a) two work practice procedures that the company could introduce; (4 marks) (b) two design features that the hardware the clerk uses should have; (4 marks) (c) two design features that the software
the clerk uses should have. (4 marks) |
| 4. Homework question from David Yates |
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n/a |
List six factors that could give rise to
health and safety problems associated with the use of information technology
equipment
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| 5. Quick revision questions from Alcester Grammar School |
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n/a | 1. What is RSI? 2. Describe two types of monitor adjustment that should be present on a well designed device. 3. What is meant by an ergonomic keyboard? 4. What are screen filters/guards used for? 5. What adjustments should be present on a well designed chair used by a data input operator? 6. Eye strain is a common problem among computer uses describe two possible causes and one possible solution. 7. Do current Health & Safety regulations regarding hardware ergonomics apply to students in schools and colleges? 8. Current guidelines on software ergonomics suggest that users should be able to adjust the text displayed by the program. State two possible adjustments that could be made. 9. The current ISO 9241 standard relating
to software ergonomics contains the phrase 10. Poorly designed software can cause stress for the user and lost productivity for the business. Describe three qualities of good software/user interface design. |
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