General room hazards

Written notes from class.

Identifying hazards with a press

written notes from class.

Identifying Hazards with a sewing machine

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Machines being left turned on

When machinery is not in use, it should always be turned off. If industrial sewing machines have been left turned on, you can still hear the engine running which is a signal to turn it off, lift the press foot, and press the treadle till the energy has run out.

Taking care when sewing

Here is an example of someones fingers getting too close to the machine. These sewing machines are industrial standard, and injury can easily happen. To help prevent this, care should be taken when sewing, and fingers kept a safe distance from the needle at all times

Using sewing machines

Loose hair is a health and safety issue as it could could caught in the machine, and cause serious injury. To prevent this, medium to long hair should be tied back.

Pins on the floor

Pins are easily strune around and dropped on the floor. It is important to be carefull and try to pick up as many as possible as they are dangerous when left on the floor.

Sharp items

Here is another example of sharp items being carelessly left around. Someone could walk into this, or it could fall on the floor and someone could stand on it.

Overcrowed areas

Here is where items such as pattern blocks and wadding is stored, however is is very full and overflowing, and could become an obstruction.

obstructing walkways

As well as being a tripping hazard, if the fire alarm was to go off, people would struggle to get to their nearest fire exit as their path would be obstructed.

Leaving irons turned on

When irons are not in use, or when they are not being used, it is important to turn them off at the plug as they are a fire hazard.

Blocking fire exits

Here the Tv stand is obstructing the fire exit, blocking fire exits is not only dangerous, but is illegal. If the fire alarm was to go off, people would struggle to get out of the exit, and would waste valuable time moving the stand which could become fatal.

Lockers

Here are some bags about to fall off the lockers. This could block walkways, and this particular set of lockers is next to the iron, so the bags are also causing a fire hazard.

Items falling from pigeon holes

As well as the pigeon holes being a health and safety issue, so are the items kept inside and ontop of them.
Here there are items hanging out and off the top of the slots, which could fall on the floor and becoming trip hazards, as well as falling onto the iron and become fire hazards

Loose plugs

Cables and plugs have been taped down to the floor to remove tripping hazards, however the tape has become dislodged, and is now causing a trip hazard.
The screwed up tape is also disguising the wires, and if one was broken in any way it is not visible therefor is also an electrical fire hazard.

Liquids by electrical equipment

This is an electrical fire hazard. If the water was to somehow get spilt of knocked over and water was to go on the plugs, it could make them spark and start a fire.

Bags around sewing machines

Another example of bags around sewing machines. These plastic bags can be easily stretched, and one was to get caught around the treadle of the machine might stretch could break the machine if it was to be stepped on. Also plastic bags can be slippy if stepped on, that means these bags are also causes in trip hazard in the walkways of the sewing machines

Sharp items

These scissors are hanging off the edge of the table, they could easily be knocked off and land onto someones foot etc. Moreover, they have a sharp pointed edge, and if someone was to fall onto them could impale themselves.

Equpiment on the floor

These items have fallen out from the cupboard, this could also be a result of the doors being open (an issue addressed below). However these items being strung on the floor have become a tripping hazards, and someone could trip over them and injure themselves.

Cupboards

Cupboards can become a health and safety issue if people do not close the doors properly, as someone could walk into an open door and harm themselves.

Iron

Here I am showing an example of getting too close to the press. As the iron emits heat and steam, it is a health and safety issue if the person using it doesn't take care, as sever burns are a high risk.

Pidegon holes on shelf above Iron

This is a potential risk as these shelves are in front of windows, if a strong wind was the carry into the room these shelves could be knocked over and onto the irons which could start a fire from the heat and electric equipment.

Bags around sewwing machines

All bags and coats should be tucked away under tables and in lockers. This image shows bags balancing and hanging of sewing machines, if something was the set the needle sewing, the needle could potentially hit something obstructing it and the needle could shatter and injure someone. Moreover essential parts of the machine may become broken from having items hung on them which could result in sharp parts falling off.

Water by sewing machines

Sewing machines are electrical equipment, food and drink should not be around or consumed when using one.
Failure to comply with this rule could result in electrocution, and broken equipment.