IT Essentials – WCI1731

CHAPTER 2- SAFETY LAB PROCEDURES AND TOOL USE

PROBLEM 1

1.Personal hazards

-Eye strain

-Carpal Tunnel syndrome

-Neck and back pain

-Conjuctivity

-Pain in wrist and fingers

2.Environmental hazards

-Lead

-Cadmium

-Heavalent crodium

-Brominated flame retardent

3. EQUIPMENT HARZARDS

1. Blackout
2. Brownout
3. Noise
4. Spike
5. Power surge
PROBLEM 2 CHAPTER 2

NMMU PROTECTION SERVICES EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS

SOUTH CAMPUS 5042482 or 5042342
NORTH CAMPUS 5043636 or 5043483
ND
2 AVE CAMPUS 5043710
CENTRAL EMERGENCY 5052009 5043636 5042482
VISTA CAMPUS 5041307
GEORGE CAMPUS 801 5050
BIRD STREET 5042482 or 5044036

OTHER IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS

FIRE DEPARTMENT 585

1555
SAPS RADIO CONTROL 10111
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT 402
1011
HUMEWOOD SAPS 504
5020
NETCARE AMBULANCE 390
7070
PROVINCIAL 10177
AMBULANCE
HEALTH / SAFETY 504
MANAGER 9110
ELECTRICAL 374
DEPARTMENT 4434
PROBLEM 3

Hardware tools

Name of tools purpose price suppliers

Flat head screw To loosen or R135 NMG TRADING CC

driver tighten slotted
screws
Phillips head To tighten or R155 NMG TRADING CC
screw driver loosen cross-head
screws
Torx screw driver To tighten or R110 NMG TRADING CC
loosen screws that
have a star-like
depression on the
top,a feacture that
is manly found on
laptops
 Needle-nose pliers To hold small R95 NMG TRADING CC
parts
Wire cutters To strip and cut R98.75 NMG TRADING CC
wires
Tweezers To manipulate 150 NMG TRADING CC
small parts
Part retriever To retrieve parts R65 NMG TRADING CC
from locations that
are too small for
your hand to fit
Flash light To lighten areas 35 NMG TRADING CC
that you cannot
see well
Hex driver To tighten nuts in R58 NMG TRADING CC
the same way that
a screw driver
tightens screws

Software tools

Windows XP Security To check the status of R600 PRICE CHECK

Center essential security
settings on the
computer
Antivirus Program To protects a computer R565 PRICE CHECK
against virus attacks.
Spyware Remover To protects against R420 PRICE CHECK
software that sends
information about web
surfing habits to an
attacker

TOTAL COST OF TOOLS

2486.75

PROBLEM 4 CHAPTER 2

Green cycle provides a convenient and inexpensive collection service for all your recyclable
waste, whether it is from your home or business.
Most of the household waste you throw away every week could go to recycling instead of landfill.
Not only your glass bottles, but also all your food and drink tins, all paper products and all types of
plastic and plastic packaging can go into your recycling bin. This entire ‘waste’ can be reused or
transformed into new products, such as plastic wood.

Laura Henderson and Louise Simpson co-founded Green cycle after fruitlessly searching for a
comprehensive recycling service in Port Elizabeth. More than a year on, and with a small team
assisting them, they continue to manage the company employing their characteristic, hands-on
approach.

To join the growing Green cycle recycling community and help us make PE an environmentally
Friendlier City, have a look through the pages that follow