1.2 Safety in the Immediate Environment

• Meaning of the immediate environment
• Physical safety threats: falls, slips, trips, fires and common road crashes
• Physical threats to digital devices: theft, natural disasters and hardware failure
• Online threats: cyberbullying, impersonation, phishing, hacking and unknown friend requests
• Safety rules and regulations at home, school, workshop and on the road
• Observing safety: PPE, handling tools and materials, role play, reporting
• Importance of observing safety: careers, First Aid links, reporting hazards

• identify potential safety threats in the immediate environment
• outline safety rules and regulations for a given situation
• observe safety in the immediate environment
• appreciate the importance of observing safety in the immediate environment

“Why is safety in the immediate environment important?”

“How can online threats be safeguarded against?”

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1. The immediate environment and physical threats
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   What the immediate environment is, and how to name physical threats: falls, slips, trips, fires and common road crashes.
2. Physical threats to digital devices
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   How theft, natural disasters and hardware failure harm phones, computers and other digital devices in Kenyan daily life.
3. Online threats and how to safeguard against them
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Cyberbullying, impersonation, phishing, hacking and unknown friend requests, with Grade 7 safeguards.
4. Safety rules at home, school, workshop and on the road
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Outlining safety rules and regulations for given situations, including tasks and handling materials and tools.
5. Observing safety, PPE and role-play
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Practising safety in the immediate environment: PPE, the spot-stop-act-report loop, and role-play for self and others.
6. Why observing safety matters
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Appreciating safety: careers, First Aid links, reporting, and why the immediate environment must stay usable.