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1.What is the name of the hammer most commonly used in an automotive engineering?
  The most common hammer in a workshop is the ball pein or engineers hammer.
2.What would you typically use one for?
  This type of hammer is most commonly used for flattening or peining a rivet.
3.Why would you use a soft faced hammer?
  Using a steel hammer is fine for tapping a component in position but it may leave a mark, a soft faced hammer should normally be used for this kind of job.
4.What hammer would you use to give a really strong blow to a chisel?
  A lump hammer would be the easiest hammer to be used for the job, this hammer is the heaviest one handed hammer out there.
5.What would you use a mallet for in an automotive engineering?
  This tool is mostly used for moving things in to place without damaging the object being moved.
6.When would you use a dead blow hammer?
  A hammer that blows back can be dangerous and can cause serious harm, this type of hammer is made of lead and all the lead takes most of the blow.
7.What can cause a hacksaw to clog?
  If the pitch is too fine then there will be too much metal getting clogged in the blade.
8.What can happen if the blade is too coarse for the job it is intended for?
  If you're trying to cut a piece of sheet metal the saw teeth can easily be stripped off the blade as it try's to cut it.
9.What should you do before and after using a hacksaw?
  After using a saw you should loosen the tension on the blade to prevent the frame from distorting over time.

Engine Strip Down

Today we stripped a few engines in pairs, and had to work as a team. we learnt all about the processes involved in a 4 stroke engine such as intake-compression-spark-exhaust. we also learnt about parts used in engines such as the camshaft, crankshaft, cam belt, piston and valves with collets, retaining washer and the valve steam seals. Another thing we learnt about is how to set the timing of an engine via the cam belt, this will set the T.D.C (Top Dead Center) and will allow the valves to open and close at the right moments so that the piston does not damage them as its coming up for the compression or spark process of the 4 stroke.

Student Induction 2012

Student Induction 2012

1. To become a world class Institute of Technology Unitec must what?To become a world class institute of technology Unitec must demonstrate and champion the very best health and safety practice.

2. Unitec Institute of Technology and its students have statutory obligations under what Act?The health and safety in employment act of 1992 and all its amendments. 

3. What do we need to do to take all practical steps and ensure that what?Provide a safe working environment, Provide procedures for dealing with emergencies, Provide facilities for staff that include toilets and the rest rooms, also first aid facilities and ensure employees are not exposed to unnecessary hazards, Plant is safe and staff trained to use it, Employees receive appropriate training in all matters, Systematic process to reduce the likelihood of harm occurring

4. What are the students duties?Take responsibility for your own health and and safety at work, Ensuring that your action or inaction does not harm others,Wearing all PPE that is provided when required for specific tasks, Reporting all injuries or near hits to your supervisor as soon as possible after the event. Please use the incident form provided.

5. Name four student safety responsibilities?All students are responsible for wearing steel toe capped safety boots, All students are responsible for helping in an emergency, All staff are responsible for good standards of housekeeping, All students are responsible for the health and safety of other workers, All students are responsible to wear PPE that is provided for any hazardous work.

6. What number would you use from a Unitec phone to contact emergency services?To contact emergency services: call 1-111.

7. What behavior may result in disciplinary action?Horseplay, skylarking or just clowning around has no place in our industry and has caused many serious accidents, some fatal.Practical jokes may get laughs, but it can end up giving someone a lifetime of sorrow.That someone could be you,SO DON'T DO IT!

8. What can you do to know the dangers and how to avoid them?Before you start work you will be given a list of all hazards on your work are and the controls currently in place for them, Hazard registers of all work locations are available from the campus managers office. 

9. What actions would you take when manual handling?Plan the lift and the route to be taken, Test the size and weight of the the load, Get someone to help you if it is too heavy or too large, Stand close to the item/object or load with feet apart, Bend your knees,Lean forward, Get a good firm grip on the item/object load, Use your leg muscles to lift and not your back, Never twist at the waist while lifting or carrying heavy loads.

10. What steps can be taken to prevent Occupational Overuse Syndrome?Do a variety of tasks (using the same muscles but in a range of movement), Job rotation, Micro pauses, If pain persists report to your supervisor and leave them as a completed discomfort and pain self report form. As early reporting of the symptoms may provide an early solution to the problem.

11. Why is Good Housekeeping a vital factor in preventing injuries?Good housekeeping is a vital factor in preventing injuries. A clean well ordered, attractive work environment encourages tidy work habits.

12. What is strictly forbidden on the premises?Illicit drugs are strictly forbidden on the premises, alcohol consumption is at the managers discretion. Prescription drugs a permitted provided they do not impair an employee's ability to operate machinery or equipment in the workplace safely