Social And Environmental Issues Flashcards
How to be safe when making a product
Wear the right protective clothes
Be careful with tools and machinery
Handle materials and waste sensibly
Whats a risk assessment
Identify potential risks to the end user
Materials,chemicals and equipment
What is the consumer protector act?
Its designers responsibility to ensure the product doesn’t present any unnecessary danger to the consumer
Manufactures responsibility to ensue product isn’t contaminated by harmful chemicals
Has got the right safety warnings
Is recalled if its found dangerous
How can you ensure saftey
Research materials
Use standard components that have already been tested
Prototype carry out real life stimulations
Electrical items PAT tested
CAD (eg. Solid works)
What is quality
Considering/comparing to several different criteria
Cost, use of materials, how easy to use, looks, etc..
What is quality assurence
An overall system.
Involves good staff training, procedures for checking the quality of materials and systems for keeping machinery maintained
What is quality control
Testing samples of components or finished products to check that they meet the manufacturing specification
What does obsolete mean
Useless
Built-in obsolescence
Building something knowing its not supposed to last
Whats carbon footprint
The amount of green house gases released by making or using something
6 R’s
Repair Reuse Recycle Rethink Reduce Refuse
What does biodegradable mean
They will rot away naturally
