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To summarize all your work so far - You chose a design item, you researched design requirements, you decided on suitable materials for your design, you researched ways to make your design, you researched the machinery and tools used to make your design. Now is the final step.
This last step will be the safety analysis for your design. This analysis will cover the following :
The safety concerns of the end use of your product
The safety around the environment and the disposal of your product OR related materials
The impact of the chosen materials on the environment
The safety concerns around the machinery and tools used to create your product
This is the last step, and covers the safety regards from step one to step seven.
A safety analysis does not need to be extensive. For each safety concern it is important to write a few sentences explaining how steps where taken to consider the environment and the personal safety of the personnel producing your product.
For example, your product will be packaged. What packaging would be best for the environment? How will you encourage the consumer to dispose of the packaging correctly? Will your product be able to bio-degrade or will it be recyclable? How does your materials that you will use affect the environment? Is there a safer way to manufacture your product? Will you make sure that all the people manufacturing your design wear PPE?
This is just a few questions you can ask yourself. The answers can be short and direct.
Now that you have looked at the last step in the design process, do the following.
For each step, list the safety concerns (if any) and address these concerns.
If you unsure how to address the safety concerns, check the questions in the above example.
WORDBANK
Analysis - detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
Extensive - large in amount or scale.
Environment - the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
PPE - short for personal protective equipment.
Manufacture - make (something) on a large scale using machinery.
Processes - a systematic series of mechanized or chemical operations that are performed in order to produce something.
Record - set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.
Research - the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Thorough - complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.
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