Importance of Safety Engineering

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Importance of Safety Engineering in my Field of Work as a Materials Engineer Materials engineering is a discipline that enables the creation and application of materials in society. Over the past thirty years, designed and created materials have transformed everyday living, the world's workplace, and the global economy. Nearly everything we use is made of a material that has been modified or designed by a materials engineer to perform better than it would without a little help from humans. Materials engineers develop new materials and ways to use them. They are interested in the interrelationships between a material's structure and properties. Materials make up the things we use, and materials engineers study, design, and make materials. Materials engineers modify and design materials to perform better than they otherwise would. They develop new materials and create uses for them that benefit humans. Materials engineers are involved in the entire life cycle of materials from the raw materials production, to materials synthesis and processing, component design and development, manufacturing, use, and reclamation and recycling. Since Materials Engineers are always dealing with the manufacture of materials formed from different harmful substances and chemicals in which machines and equipment are used in order to aid the process, therefore, safety in Materials Engineering is of the utmost importance and a legislative requirement as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. Before any research or experimental procedures are undertaken, Project Summary's, Risk Assessments (RA's), Safe Work Instructions (SWI's) and full training must be completed to ensure a safe work environment is provided for all students, researchers and staff. As a Materials Engineer, OSHA safety standard must be always followed in order to prevent/minimize accidents
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