Machinery Guarding (In-Company Training)
Introduction
The purpose of this course is to provide training on the
essentials of machinery guarding to many people who work closely
with machinery in their own factory. The short duration of the
course (2.5 hours) allows the course to be repeated up to three
times a day to train people from different shifts.
Who should attend
This course is suitable for anyone who is involved in the
design, maintenance and inspection of guards and safety protection
devices. This will include maintenance engineers, project
engineers, technicians, machine operators and safety
professionals.
Please note this training is best delivered, and is most
cost-effective if run as a minimum of two or three sessions
consecutively on the same day. The maximum number of
delegates for each session is 25. As an example, up to 150 people
can be trained if the course is delivered six times over two
consecutive days.
What the course will cover
1. Classroom topics
This session of the course is delivered using PowerPoint slides
and lasts approximately 60 minutes. Delegates are given copies of
the slides to help them identify issues in the factory in the
second part of the course.
The topics covered are as follows:
- The legal requirements for guards and safety protection
devices
- Deciding when moving parts are safe by design and when they
need to be guarded
- Requirements for fixed guards
- Requirements for interlocking guards
- Correct dimensions for enclosing guards
- Choosing interlocking devices for guards
- Correct dimensions for distance guards
- Strategies to prevent a machine being started when someone is
inside guards
- Requirements for safety protection devices
2. Practical evaluation of guards in the factory
In this session the delegates work in groups of four or five
people to evaluate machines in the factory. Each group evaluates a
different machine, and this can be done either with the machine
running or when it is isolated. This session lasts approximately 60
minutes.
The activities are as follows:
- Measuring guards
- Assessing guards and protection devices against the legal
requirements using the guarding checklist
- Identifying safety issues with guards
- Taking photographs of safety issues
3. Evaluation of findings and plenary
This final session takes place in the classroom and delegates
work in groups to complete their guarding checklist and ensure that
they adequately described the safety issues they have found so they
can be communicated to higher management. Each group then describes
what they have found to the other delegates. This session lasts
approximately 30 minutes.
The activities include the
following:
- Completing the checklist
- Evaluating the safety issues which have been identified
- Reporting findings to all the delegates
Price
Please
email your expression of interest and we will provide a quote
to deliver the course in your factory.
Please note that all courses must be paid for via credit
card at the time of booking.
Some of our training courses can also be delivered
in-company, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Email: HSEtraining@hse.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)203 028 3704
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