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GCSE Coursework
GCSE Applied Science (Double Award) Unit 1 Safety and Science in the Workplace AQA specification GCSE: 4861
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Introduction Name: Name: This booklet has been designed to assist you with your Group: Group:of how science and scientific skills are used at the investigation National Coal Teacher Teacher : :Mining Museum for England, and how Museum staff have to be aware of the safety implications of their work.
You should answer the questions in the booklet as you look around the Museum. Any member of Museum staff will be happy to help you and answer any questions.
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Mines can dangerous places if you don’t follow safety rules. Mines can bebe dangerous places if you don’t follow thethe safety rules. ToTo help help remind remind Museum Museum visitors visitors and and staff staff to to bebe careful careful underground underground and and onon thethe surface, surface, there there are are lots lots of of safety safety signs. signs. QuQu 1. 1. Why Why is itisimportant it important to to use use symbols symbols to to warn warn of of hazards? hazards?
Qu Qu 2. 2. What What does does this this sign sign mean mean and and where where can can you you find find it? it?
Qu 3. 3. What What are are these these called? called? Qu How many many different different types types of of these these can can you you find? find? How Where are are they they located? located? Where
Qu 4. 4. What What information information does does this this sign sign tell tell you? you? Qu
Qu Qu 5. 5. Where Where is is the the First First Aid Aid room room located located and and why why is is itit important important to to have have someone someone who who has has aa first first aid aid qualification qualification on on site? site?
Qu Qu 6. 6. Write Write down down the the name name and and job job title title of of aa member member of of Museum Museum staff staff trained trained to to give give first first aid aid
Exploring the Museum‌ Mining Mining Lives Lives Gallery Gallery Qu 1. 1. What What was was the the safety safety lamp lamp used used for? for? Qu
Qu 2. What was the rescue van Qu Qu2.2.What Whatwas wasthe therescue rescuevan van used for? used usedfor? for?
Qu 3. What kind of training and skills did the rescue workers need? Qu3.3.What Whatkind kindofoftraining trainingand andskills skillsdid didthe therescue rescueworkers workersneed? need? Qu
Qu 4. Can you find out the name of the disease caused by inhaling Qu4.4.Can Canyou youfind findout outthe thename nameofofthe thedisease diseasecaused causedby byinhaling inhaling Qu coal dust? coaldust? dust? coal
Can you find the dust mask Can Canyou youfind findthe thedust dustmask mask in this display? ininthis thisdisplay? display?
their job.
Qu 2. What rescue vanBaths‌ Inwas the Qu the 3.Pithead Give a medical reason for not taking a shower. used for?
Qu 1. Can you find two things that you are not allowed to do in the pithead baths building?
Qu 2. Name someone who worked here who Qu 3. What kind of training and skills did the rescue workers need? used science as part of their job.
Qu 3. Give a medical reason for not taking a shower.
Qu 4. Can you find out the name of the disease caused by inhaling coal dust?
Can you find the dust mask in this display?
Going Going Going underground… underground… underground… QuQu 1.Qu 1. What What 1. What evacuation evacuation evacuation procedures procedures procedures are are are there there there in inin case case case of of anan ofemergency? an emergency? emergency?
QuQu 2.Qu 2. AsAs 2.you As you go you go into go into into the the Lamp the Lamp Lamp Room, Room, Room, listen listen listen to to the tothe the warning. warning. warning. What What What is isis ‘contraband’? ‘contraband’? ‘contraband’?
QuQu 3.Qu 3. Why Why 3. Why is is it so itis so itdangerous so dangerous dangerous to to have to have have a naked a anaked naked flame flame flame oror aorspark aaspark spark in in the inthe the mine? mine? mine?
Qu QuQu 4.4.In 4. Inand In and and around around around the thethe Lamp Lamp Lamp Room Room Room you you you will willwill see see see many many many warning warning warning signs… signs… signs… Which Which Which ones ones ones can can can you you you find? find? find?
the boiler house At AtAt the the boiler boiler house house … …… Qu QuQu 1.1.Can 1. Can Can you you you find find find two twotwo ways ways ways ofofputting of putting putting out outout aafire fire a fire atatthe at thethe boiler boiler boiler house? house? house?
At At Hope Hope Pit Pit … … Qu Qu 1. 1. What What is is the the treatment treatment for for electric electric shock? shock? (Clue (Clue –– can can you you find find this this sign?) sign?)
Qu 2. 2. How How many many other other hazards hazards can can you you identify identify at at Hope Hope Pit? Pit? Qu
Extra Notes • What other hazard symbols have you seen? Extra Notes •• Where What other symbols have you seen? else hazard have you seen fire extinguishers? •• Where elsewho have you seen extinguishers? Who else, works on thefire site, uses science as part of their job?
__________________________________________ • Who else, who works on the site, uses science as part of their job? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ _____________________ __________________________________________ _____________________
Extra Notes • What other hazard symbols have you seen? Extra Notes •• Where What other symbols have you seen? else hazard have you seen fire extinguishers? •• Where elsewho have you seen extinguishers? Who else, works on thefire site, uses science as part of their job?
__________________________________________ • Who else, who works on the site, uses science as part of their job? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ _____________________ __________________________________________ _____________________
Extra Notes • What other hazard symbols have you seen? Extra Notes •• Where What other symbols have you seen? else hazard have you seen fire extinguishers? •• Where elsewho have you seen extinguishers? Who else, works on thefire site, uses science as part of their job?
__________________________________________ • Who else, who works on the site, uses science as part of their job? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ _____________________ __________________________________________ _____________________
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