This short guide illustrates the things that should be considered when putting together activities that take place at school open evenings and similar functions.

A Word file which contains the most common safety signs used in school D&T. Individual pictograms can be cut and pasted into school documents or printed in various sizes for display throughout a D&T department.

This guide explains how to develop a set of safety cards using the MRATs for information.

These can then be displayed on, or near, the piece of equipment or machine, to help remind users of the safety considerations. 

Producing a piece of artwork, such as a painting or drawing should still have an associated risk assessment. The materials below cover the practice of producing a painting or drawing, but also some other things that should be taken into account, such as the mounting of the image on a board.