Term | Meaning | Focus area |
Accountability 
| Being responsible or accountable for one’s actions. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3
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Ball peen hammer | A hammer with a flat peen (hardened striking surface) on one end and a hemispherical striking surface on the other. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Band saw | Used for cutting across grain, ripping along the grain or curve cutting. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Biscuit jointer | A specialised power tool, which cuts recesses for biscuits thus enabling a widening joint to be constructed. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Brazing | The hard soldering of two pieces of metal using a brass filler rod. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Chisel | Basic hand tool used for paring or chiselling wood. There are various types such as firmer, bevelled edge etc. | Technology Mandatory
General Wood Core Module 1 |
Cold chisel | A chisel specially hardened and tempered to cut metal. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Consciousness | The three states range from unconscious through semi-conscious to fully conscious. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Cordless drill
| A portable electric drill which utilises batteries as its power source. | General Wood Core Module 2 |
De Havilland Comet | An innovative jet aircraft which suffered a series of catastrophic failures in the early 1950s due to metal fatigue. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Drill press | A fixed heavy drill used to drill vertically into work. Also known as a pedestal drill. | General Wood Core Module 2 |
Electric poker | An electric tool that runs current through a resistance wired causing it to become red hot so that it can be used to burn designs in timber. | Technology Mandatory |
Electric portable drill | A portable drill which must be connected to mains power in order to work. | General Wood Core Module 2 |
Emergency Action Plan: SRABC | A plan to cope with any emergency should it arise. The emergency action plan consists of five steps: - Safety
- Response
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation.
| General Wood Core Module 2 |
Environmental Issues | Matters of concern regarding environmental considerations. | Cabinetwork Specialised Module 3 |
Fainting | Sudden loss of consciousness. Simple fainting can usually be ended quickly by laying the victim down. | General Wood Core Module 1 |
File | A hand tool used to file away the surface of metal. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Finishing | Applying stain and nitrocellulose lacquer to a completed project. | General Wood Core Module 2 |
First aid | First aid is the immediate care of a person who has been injured or has suddenly taken ill. It is intended to prevent death or further illness and injury and to relieve pain until medical aid can be obtained. | General Wood Core Module 1 |
G-clamp, G-cramp or sash clamp
| Used for clamping material to a bench so it can be safely worked or for clamping work during assembly. | Technology Mandatory
General Wood Core Module 1 |
Hacksaw | A special saw used to cut metal. It consists of a frame and thin blade. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Hazard | A hazard in relation to a person is defined as anything that may result in injury to a person or harm to the health of a person. | General |
Hazards | Anything that may threaten the safety of those nearby and may include: - fire and/or flammable materials
- gases
- electricity
- fumes
- slippery surfaces
- sharp metal edges
- smoke
- chemicals
| General Wood Core Module 2 |
Heavy bleeding
| Heavy bleeding is caused by injury to one or more large blood vessels. | General Wood Core Module 1 |
Industrial deafness
| The permanent loss of hearing caused by exposure to industrial noise in a worker's employment. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Jack plane | A hand tool used for planing and smoothing timber. There are other types depending on their size and use such as block plane, smoothing plane and trying plane. | Technology Mandatory
General Wood Core Module 1 |
Legislative Acts
| An Act of Parliament which must be implemented by an authority such as WorkCover NSW. | Cabinetwork Specialised Module 3 |
Medium density fibre board (MDF) | Medium Density Fibre Board (MDF) is made primarily from plantation grown Radiata pine, though it can be successfully made from almost any wood. Recycled paper, recycled scrap wood, bamboo and materials such as carbon fibres, polymers, steel and glass have all successfully been used in its manufacture. MDF is able to utilise young forest thinnings and sawmill off-cuts that would normally be of only limited value. | Cabinetwork Specialised Module 3 |
Mission statement
| The task or tasks that the organisation or individuals feels is necessary in order to realise the vision. | Cabinetwork Specialised Module 3 |
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) | Occupational Health and Safety | Technology Mandatory
General Wood Core Module 1
Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Orbital sander
| A portable sander in which the sanding pad moves in orbital motions. | General Wood Core Module 2 |
Palm sander | A small orbital sander, which can be operated using one hand. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Personal protective equipment (PPE) | Equipment and clothing that is worn to protect against or minimise workplace risks. | General
Technology Mandatory
General Wood Core Module 1
Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Precautionary steps | Actions that are taken prior to starting work which may prevent an accident from happening. | General Wood Core Module 2 |
Psychological hazards
| Hazards in this area often arise from poor relations or communications between people, for example management, fellow workers or clients, and the affected employee ultimately finds themselves in a stressful situation. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Risk | Risk, in relation to any injury and harm, is defined as the probability of that injury or harm occurring. | General |
Routing
| Using a router to machine a moulding. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Safe system of work | This minimises the risk of employees and others from being injured or harmed by the work activity. To achieve this required level of safety, the employer must: - Consider current technical standards and approved codes of practice.
- Systematically identify all hazards in the workplace.
- Determine which of the identified hazards are significant.
Take all practical steps to eliminate or at least minimise the risk of injury or harm from the hazard through isolation, replacement, administrative or engineering means, or the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE). | General |
Safe working practices | Using a variety of practices in a technology area that will reduce or eliminate the possibility of an accident occurring. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Safety committee | The role of committees is to provide policy advice to employers on occupational health and safety and to foster cooperation between employers and employees in achieving a safe and healthy workplace. | Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
Scroll saw | An electric saw which uses thin, fine blades in a vertical up-and-down motion to cut thin materials such as 3-ply. | Technology Mandatory |
Shock | Shock usually accompanies severe injury and symptoms include less colour in the face, a cold and clammy skin, weakness, nausea or vomiting, shallow breathing, and a rapid pulse that may be too faint to be felt at the wrist. | General Wood Core Module 1 |
Situation assessment | Thinking about a work situation prior to commencing the task so as to predict where an accident may occur. | Technology Mandatory |
Stakeholders | A group of individuals who have an interest in an organisation or business. | Cabinetwork Specialised Module 3 |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge | A bridge in America . In relatively mild winds of 58 to 67 km/hour the bridge developed undamped oscillations, which built up to an amplitude of 7.5m eventually tearing the bridge apart. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Tenon saw | General bench saw belonging to the family of saws known as back saws because they have a folded piece of metal along the back of the blade to keep it rigid during use. | Technology Mandatory
General Wood Core Module 1 |
Turn between centres
| The use of a wood lathe to turn timber as it rotates around a live and dead centre at each end. | General Wood Core Module 2 |
Vice | A heavy clamping device usually bolted to the workbench. | Engineering Structures and Mechanisms Core Module 1 |
Vision
| A mental picture which an organisation or group of people has for their future. | Cabinetwork Specialised Module 3 |
WorkCover NSW
| WorkCover NSW manages the State's workplace safety, injury management, and workers compensation systems. It works with industry, the workforce, and insurers to: - promote a culture of safety through public awareness programs, education and other community activities
- improve the performance of the workplace safety, injury management, and workers compensation systems.
| Wood Machining Specialised Module 3 |
