NVC in Block Laying and Concreting - NBTE

NVC in Block Laying and Concreting (Draft)
PROGRAMME: NATIONAL VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN BLOCK LAYING AND CONCRETING
COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION-1 COURSE CODE: VBC 101 CONTACT HOURS: 2-6-8
COURSE SPECIFICATION: Theoretical Contents:
Practical Contents:
General Objective: 1.0: Understand basic workshop and site
safety principles and methods.
General Objective: Apply basic workshop and site safety
principles and methods.
WEEK Specific Learning Objective Teachers Activities Learning
Resources
Specific Learning Objective Teachers
Activities
Learning
Resources
1.1 List the various • Teacher should • Well equipped
• Drilling,
hazards in the construction
site and state their causes
and ways of prevention.
arrange to use slide,
video films,
Computer
first aid box
with drugs,
banding cotton
grinding
cutting
machine
1.2 Name dangerous simulation etc. to wool, iodine etc.
circular saw,
gases and liquids in
molding
common use in the
• Safety signs,
machine etc.
1-2 construction site e.g. paint
hand, gloves,
frames, flammable liquids,
boots, protective
acetylene
clothing,
goggles etc.
1.3 Define relevant
clauses in the factory act
on Health, Safety and
Welfare Regulations for
workers on a construction
site.
1.4 Define and cite
relevant clauses in the
factory act on Health,
safety and Welfare
Regulations for workers on
a construction site.
• Show films and
photo clips of the
hazards that can be
caused by
poisonous and
dangerous gases
e.g. paint fumes,
carbon mono oxide
etc.
* Use health safety
regulation act to
explain some points
the trainees.
• Circular saw,
grinding,
machine, and
drilling
machines etc.
1.1 Identify hazardous
components of
construction equipments
e.g. drilling machines,
grinding, machine and
circular saw etc.
1.2 Apply appropriate First
Aid Treatment on a victim
in need of First Aid. e.g.
burns, shocks, accident
victims etc.
1.3 Undertake habitual
maintenance of health,
safety and general welfare
of the individual.
.Identify what safety is and
how to prevent accidents,
generally.
1.4 Select tools for
specific craft operations
e.g.
a. Cutting
b. Laying
• Various
movable hand
tools and
machines should
be displayed and
show to students
and the methods
of safe handling
explained. •
Show and
explain proper
handling of
construction
equipments and
how to prevent
accidents. • Use
dummy to
demonstrate the
application of 1 st
Aid on a
victims.
• Dummy, first
Aid box well
equipped with
drugs,
bandage,
cotton wool,
iodine etc.
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