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This video presents the potential hazards and the correct use of, angle grinders, jack-hammers, circular saws, and power drills. Using examples and commentary from a Master Builder, a practical guide of how to use each power tool is demonstrated and explained. Units of Competency: CPCCOHS1001A - Work safely in the construction industry. CPCPCM2043A - Carry out WHS requirements. Warning: this program contains graphic imagery that some viewers may find disturbing. Show Less

Environmental sustainability is about designing and implementing practices and processes within a workplace that do not waste or exhaust natural resources or cause ecological damage. It not only minimises an organisation’s environmental footprint – there is also potential for significant bottom-line gains. This resource focuses on environmental sustainability in manufacturing and light industry, where technology and innovation have contributed significantly greater efficiency in both resource use and productivity. Areas covered include identifying resources and environmental issues; compliance with regulations; and improving resource efficiency. Award-winning Melbourne-based printing company, Vega Press, is an excellent case study and a range of its initiatives are examined. Further expert comment is offered by an industry trainer from Kangan Institute’s Centre for Competitive Operations. It is an outstanding resource for senior and post-secondary students in various disciplines who are examining contemporary issues in today’s workplace. Interviewees: Robert Nugent – Vega Press; John Ferraro – Kangan Institute Show Less

Transformers, relays, and motors are detailed in this training video. Computer animation, component cutaways, and lab experiments are used to demonstrate how basic components are constructed and operate. This is an essential training programme for all students of electricity-electronics, technology courses, auto mechanics, and many other subject areas that involve electricity and electronics. Show Less

Students learn to use a systematic approach to locate electrical problems: know the circuit, isolate the problem, test components, fix the problem, and retest the circuit. Viewers also learn about common problems found in resistors, capacitors, relays, circuit breakers, motors, and other components. Show Less

This live-action video introduces the basics of electricity. Computer animation adds interest and excitement as the program comes to life in its coverage of atoms, conductors, insulators, free electrons, voltage, current, resistance, magnetism, attraction-repulsion, electromagnets, a simple circuit, and other electrical principles. Ideal for courses in electricity, physics, science, automotive, and technology. Show Less

This video continues the study of electronic components by demonstrating the construction and operation of thyristors, Hall-effect chips, piezo crystals, light-emitting diodes, photoresistors, solar cells, fiber optics, photodiodes, phototransistors, liquid crystal displays, etc. Show Less