Use Office Equipment

1
Know about different types of office equipment and its uses

1.1
Identify different types of equipment and their uses

Printer;
Scanner;
Photocopier;
Laminator;
Telephone;
Computer;
Franking Machine;
Binding Machine;
Shredder;
1.2
Describe the different features of different types of office equipment

1.3
Explain why different types of equipment are chosen for tasks 2
Understand the purpose of following instructions and health and safety procedures

2.1
Explain the purpose of following manufactures instructions when using equipment

2.2
Explain the purpose of following organisational instructions when using equipment

2.3
Identify health and safety procedures for using different types of equipment

2.4
Explain the purpose of following health and safety procedures when using equipment

2.5
Explain the purpose of keeping equipment clean and hygienic

3
Understand how to use equipment in a way that minimises waste 3.1
Give examples of waste when using equipment

Some examples of causing waste when using equipment are printing out multiple copies of documents to find that there are spelling mistakes so they will need to be discarded.
3.2
Give examples of ways to reduce waste

There are many ways that a company can cut down on waste, they can do things like double sided printing, double checking work before printing and doing a tester print before printing out multiple documents will cut down waste of paper and ink.
3.3
Explain the purpose of minimising waste

4
Know about the different types of problems that may occur when using equipment and how to deal with them

4. 1
Give examples of equipment problems

There are many things that can go wrong when using office equipment like paper jams, network connection problems, running out of toner/ink when using the printer/scanner/photocopier. Electrical equipment is prone to overheating especially