week 5 unitec carpentry 6-8 april 2011

first aid class (part 2)

house haulage

house haulage

house haulage

week 5. started off week 5 on part 2 of first aid lesson by rowan smiley. not as interesting as part 1 on friday last week when we practise CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) on adult, child and infant manikins. remember DRSABCD.
D - check for any dangers in immediate surroundings to patient, to yourself and others
R - check for response if patient is conscious; ask questions, gentle but firm touch to shoulders etc
S - shout for help, get someone to call 111 and report back when ambulance will arrive
A - clear airway; tilt chin back to allow tongue to clear airway, remove any obstructions e.g. food, vomit
B - check if patient is breathing
C - commence CPR (30 pumps @ 100 beats/min followed by 2 breaths, repeat until ambulance arrives
D - use defribillator to resuscitate heart.
practised on bandaging for part 2. fractures, chest wounds, burns and other injuries. scary pictures of real life injuries.

highlight of the week. watching the house haulage crew prepare one of the completed unitec houses for relocation. jacking up the entire house onto wheeled carriage. houses are usually moved overnight when traffic is light. police permit and pilot vehicle escort required.

started work on site cabin for our house. shelves and drawing layout table.

week 4 unitec carpentry 20 march - 1 april 2011

dumpy level and tripod

laser level

week 4 carpentry. introduction to the use of levelling equipment in preparation for site profiling. dumpy level and tripod, vertical staff. setting up the tripod. making sure the bubble is located within the circle by sighting through one of the 3 adjustment thumb wheels and checking through other two. batter boards, boundary pegs, stakes and braces. using 3-4-5 triangle to set up right angle. measuring platform levels to FFL (finished floor level).

planer

residual current device

router

jigsaw

briefing by class tutor joey pitovao

getting familiar with power tools on site. learnt how to connect up the RCD (residual current device) and power leads. familiarisation with power tools: circular (skil) saw, planer, jigsaw. getting signed off by tutors in our portfolio. we are site safe.