This inventory system for agricultural mechanics shop supplies is designed to remove some of the drudgery from the inventory process and to provide a better system than is employed in many schools. (HD)

Suggestions are offered to help prevent theft of school shop equipment, particularly machine and hand tools. (TA)

Describes apparatus and procedures to design and construct a "printing box" as a graphic arts project to make color prints on T-shirts using photography, indirect and direct photo screen methods, and other types of stencils. Step-by-step photographs illustrate the process. (MF)

This brief guide discusses ways to provide safe instruction and to minimize the risk of injury and potential liability in a laboratory environment. The three main concerns covered are: (1) the physical plant must be in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); (2) the physical facility should have all tools in good…

A survey of state supervisors conducted to determine state policies regarding class size in industrial arts revealed that (1) 16 states have some form of recommendations/guidelines for facilities and (2) 22 of the 36 responding states have guidelines regarding maximum enrollment for industrial arts. (LRA)

This manual is designed to help industrial arts teachers eliminate student eye injuries within industrial arts programs. Presented first is Mississippi eye safety law. Following a discussion of eye protection equipment, illustrations of eye protection devices are provided. Guidelines are set forth for selecting shade numbers for welding filters.…

This guide is intended to help vocational teachers to manage student behavior, including that of students with handicaps and behavioral problems, in vocational educational laboratories. The guide is organized into three sections. The first section explains the different types of vocational laboratories (active and passive) and what types of…

The purpose of the handbook is to assist the school shop teacher in participating in voluntary compliance with the standards and regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The first major section deals with general shop safety and how the shop teacher can use the checklist to control possible safety violations in his shop. The…

The author explains why industrial teachers should incorporate additional media in the instructional process on a regular basis and discusses ways for the teacher to use audiovisual aids in shop lesson plans to strengthen and enhance teaching techniques. (MF)

This curriculum guide contains operational guidelines to help local administrators, teacher educators, and industrial arts teachers in the State of Louisiana determine the extent to which their woodworking programs are meeting the needs of the youth they serve. It consists of a discussion of course prerequisites, goals, content, and implementation…

This student section of a South Carolina industrial arts safety guide includes guidelines for developing a student safety program and three sections of shop safety practices. Safety program format, safety committees, safety inspection, and student accident investigation are discussed in the section on developing a student safety program. Set forth…

Designed to help vocational agriculture education teachers develop and implement a comprehensive program of safety instruction, this manual consists of listings of suggested teaching techniques and safety instruction course content for various areas of agricultural education as well as a comprehensive listing of sources for obtaining instructional…

Intended to alert industrial arts teachers, teacher educators, school administrators, and industrial arts supervisors to the importance of a strong safety program, this guide provides the instructional resources for instituting safety instruction in the public schools, for the inservice training of industrial arts teachers, and for the education…

This curriculum guide for general shop courses is part of a series of curriculum guides for use in the industrial arts curriculum in Connecticut. The guide provides information on the scope and sequence of the industrial arts curriculum, specific guidelines for industrial arts, program goals and objectives, and guidelines concerning special…

This administrator and instructor section of a South Carolina industrial arts safety guide includes sections on responsibility for school safety, safety programming for the teacher, emergency action, suggested forms and outlines, and facility design and layout. School board and superintendent, administrator, and teacher responsibilities for school…