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Machinery breakdown insurance

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Term – 3rd Term

Week: 1

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Insurance

Topic:-       Machinery breakdown Insurance

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define machinery breakdown and machinery breakdown insurance
  2. Discuss the scope of machinery breakdown insurance
  3. State the causes of machinery breakdown
  4. Highlight ways to control machinery breakdown

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on engineering insurance

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He defines machinery breakdown and machinery breakdown insurance. He further discusses the scope of machinery breakdown insurance

 

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He states the causes of machinery breakdown and discusses how it can be controlled

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

MACHINERY BREAKDOWN INSURANCE

Machinery breakdown

This is the unsoundness or the inability of a machinery to take order or perform its function as designed or prescribed. When a machine fails to work or function it is termed as machinery breakdown.

Machinery breakdown insurance

This is an insurance that offers financial protection to an insured for sudden and physical loss or damage to mechanical and electrical appliances while in operation.  It protects companies in the manufacturing industries against heavy loss or expense that leads to repairs of machinery.  It covers all types of industrial equipment.

SCOPE OF MACHINERY BREAKDOWN INSURANCE 

  1. Defective or accidental loss of lubrication
  2. Loosening of nuts
  3. Excessive speed
  4. Structure defects
  5. Faulty design at workshop
  6. Obstructions of entry of foreign bodies
  7. Impact collision
  8. Maladjustment
  9. Short circuit disruption

Causes of machinery breakdown 

  1. Over utilization of the machine
  2. Lack of maintenance or over handling of the machinery
  3. Lack of skills or experts hands in handling the machine

Control of machinery breakdown 

  1. Machines should not be over utilized; hours and time of usage must be spelt out and complied
  2. The maintenance or over handling of machine must be done at a regular interval.
  3. Skilled or an expert hand should be employed to handle the machine

EVALUATION:    1. Define

  1. machinery breakdown
  2. machinery breakdown insurance

2. Discuss the scope of machinery breakdown insurance

3. State three causes and three control of machinery breakdown

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively