SCHS
Secondary Core Health & Safety
Core workshop safety covering risk assessment, safe systems of work, pupil supervision, workshop layout, machine guarding and safety management within a D&T department.
DATA H&S Training
Essential workshop safety training for D&T teachers and technicians
Nationally recognised Health & Safety training, delivered by an RDTHSC-registered consultant and built specifically for school Design & Technology workshops.
The Design and Technology Association (DATA) provides the nationally recognised Health & Safety accreditation for teachers and technicians working in school workshops. Courses are built specifically for education settings, focused on the safe use of tools, machinery and equipment within a D&T department, and delivered only by consultants registered with the Register of Design and Technology Health and Safety Consultants (RDTHSC).
This training is not simply good practice, it is a legal expectation. Schools must ensure staff are competent to supervise pupils around potentially dangerous equipment, and must be able to demonstrate that appropriate training has been given. DATA training covers safe use of machinery, workshop management, risk assessment, pupil supervision and maintenance checks, with the aim of building a practical understanding of safety in everyday teaching, not just a list of rules to memorise.
Accredited courses
Courses I can deliver
Training can be booked individually or bundled into a planned programme for your department.
SMHS
Secondary Materials Health & Safety
Safe use of common workshop tools and machines: hand tools, drilling machines, sanding and finishing machines, mortisers, guillotines, grinders, polishers and power fret saws.
SFHS
Secondary Food Health & Safety
Health and safety for food teaching environments, covering hygiene, food preparation, equipment use, pupil supervision and risk management in school food rooms.
STHS
Secondary Textiles Health & Safety
Safe use of sewing machines and specialist textiles equipment, tools, materials, pupil supervision and safe working routines.
HPHS
Heat Processes & Plastics Processes
Safe use of vacuum forming, line bending and other heat-based material processes used in D&T workshops.
S1HSComing soon
Wood Sawing Machines
Safe operation and supervision of band saws, circular saws, panel saws and chop/radial arm saws.
S2HS
Centre Lathe / CNC Lathe
Safe setup and operation of metalworking lathes and CNC turning equipment.
S4HSComing soon
Metal Arc Welding
Safe use of welding processes including MMA, MIG, MAG and TIG welding.
S7HS
Wood Turning Lathe
Safe setup and operation of wood turning lathes and supervision of pupils during turning.
S9HS
Portable Power Tools
Safe use of portable equipment such as drills, sanders, routers, biscuit jointers and saws.
S10HS
Grinding & Sharpening
Safe use of grinding machines and tool sharpening equipment.
Logistics & planning
How training is delivered
Many schools choose to build DATA training into a broader programme of safety development. Delivered alongside workshop audits, maintenance and staff CPD, training can be tailored to the exact tools, machines and projects your department uses, so it links directly to your schemes of work rather than sitting apart from them.
Training can be delivered on-site at your school, or arranged as a shared course for a small group of schools to help spread the cost.