Module 9


Petrol price the highest ever Consumers must learn to work carefully with fuel. Te price of petrol will increase by 32c a litre to R13.18 for unleaded at the coast, and diesel will go up by 33c to about R13.28. It will be the fiſth fuel increase this year and economists are predicting further increases. (Cape Argus)


TIPS Do not overfill. If you have done so, do not park in the sun or on a gradient with the filter facing downhill. Use the correct octane fuel. Using a fuel of a higher octane rating than that recommended for your car does not improve its performance. Avoid soſt tyres. Tyre pressure that is too low not only increases consumption but also markedly reduces tyre life. Use multi-grade oil. Multi-grade oil in the engine will reduce drag. Avoid stop-start driving. Learn to read traffic patterns by anticipating traffic light changes so that breaking and accelerating are minimised. Drive smoothly. Heavy braking and accelerating can waste fuel. Close your windows. Open windows  ride the clutch to hold your car on an incline as it wastes fuel and reduces the life of your clutch. With an automatic transmission, never use the accelerator to hold the car against an incline. Pool your resources. Get involved with liſt clubs. From the Automobile Association of South Africa.


ACTIVITY 12


Accident report  and two colleagues, Helena Gerstner and Annie Lennox, an admin clerk, were walking back from Woolworths. Two boys were skateboarding on the pavement outside the shop. Annie collided with one of the boys, who could not slow down in time. She sustained a sprained ankle and several deep cuts and bruises. Helena and you tried to help Annie. One of the Woolworths workers brought an ice pack to put on her ankle. You phoned her brother, Michael, who arrived at 14:15 and took her to a doctor. Te owner, Mr Knot True, asked you to write an accident report. Give all the necessary details by describing the accident, the steps taken aſter the accident as well as the results of the medical examination. Fill in the accident form that your lecturer will copy from the Lecturer’s Guide.


ACTIVITY 13


Investigative report You have been appointed as assistant to the personnel manager of Steadfast Building Society, Mr Vuyo Mashego. At the previous monthly meeting of the staff association, the proposal that flexitime be introduced from 1 October 20.. was accepted. You were assigned the task of finding the most suitable system to be implemented. Make use of the following core notes and write a complete investigative report in 200-250 words in memorandum form to Mr Mashego. (Questionnaires were handed out, discussions with senior staff were held; 75% opted for the clock card system; the majority accepted core time as 10:00 - 14:00; three additional hours to be worked either before or aſter this period; flexitime not transferable to the next day. Recommendations: clock card system be implemented; core time 10:00 - 14:00.)


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