Plaster Board

The task was to carry a sheet of plaster board through one room to the other then put them back on the pile neatly. this task was to see if we were able to carry a sheet properly and in the correct way. We had to carry out a risk assesment before doing anything. We had to wear safety boots incase he board was dropped onto our feet and goggles from the dust off the boards.

Bricks

First of all we had to carry out a risk assesment then the task was to carry six bricks stacked in jenga style from the car park area to the minibus which is parked in the car park then walk them back to the pallet and stack them neatly. This was to see if we could carry the bricks properly. We had to wear steel toe capped boots incase the bricks dropped onto our feet, gloves to protect our hands from the sharp edges on the bricks and saftey goggles to protect our eyes incase we dropped the bricks and peiceses flew off into our eyes.

Paint

First we carried out a risk assesment out on eachother. The task was to carry two pots of paint from one room to the workshop then stacked them neatly in there then took them back into the room we got them from and stacked them properly. The PPE was to wear safety boots to protect our toe's from dropping the tub of paint onto our feet and goggles to protect our eyes from the paint tub splitting and splashing intoour eyes.

Blocks

First of all we had to carry out a risk assesment on eachother.Then the task was to put four concrete blocks in a wheel barrow and push them up the hill from the car park area to the second bump on the hill and back down again to the car park area where we stacked them back on the pile neatly. There only a few hazards such as the road for traffic and the blocks falling out of the wheel barrow onto our toes thats why safety boots are worn. The task was to see how our ballance was with materials in a wheel barrow.
The PPE is safety boots to protect our toes from the blocks, gloves to to protect our hands from the sharp edges on the blocks and goggles to protect out eyes from bits off the blocks flying into our eyes if they are dropped.

Timber

First of all we had to carry out a risk assesment on each other. The task was to carry a length of timber from one workshop to another. We had to balance the length of timber on our shoulder and use our hand to secure it. Then we walked it back to the stacking area and stacked it correctly and safely. While carrying  it we had to keep an eye for other people behind us and in front of us.
The PPE was Gloves to protect our hands from the chemicals in the treated timber, Steel toe cap boots to protect our toe's incase the timber is dropped on to our feet and safety goggles to protect our eyes from splinters. 

Moving 1tone bag of loose ballast

The task was to move a 1 ton bag of loose ballast from the car park area to a loading area using a wheel barrow and shovel to move the material. One of the hazards were the road  and oncoming traffic. we done it in two teams to see who could do it the quickest and and tidyest.
The PPE was steel toe cap boots to protect our feet, safety goggles to protect our eyes from the the loose ballast spraying into our eyes and gloves to protect our hands from any substances that may be in the ballast.