Safety Skill Builder - In Person

In this 2-day course, students will learn the requirements, methods and practical application of machine and process safeguarding. Students will be introduced to applicable regulatory requirements to help them identify and assess machine safety risks, deploy safeguarding concepts based on identified risks and participate in a basic machine guarding inspection process. The curriculum covers essential safety concepts including:

A practical approach to risk assessment & risk reduction utilizing quantifying techniques Identify machine and process hazards following general safe guarding regulations Identify safeguarding requirements using applicable safeguarding regulations and standards Safety circuit categories / control reliability reviewed and applied in safeguarding class discussions Hierarchy of control / safeguarding methods applied based on risk discussions Muting vs. bypassing of safeguarding solutions Requirements for barrier guards following OSHA and ANSI or other applicable standards from country origins Stop time measurements and safety distance formulas discussed Brief overview of Machine Europa General requirements of machine tools Complementary controls discussed including Enabling switch and two hand control devices Workshop (Team assessment on shop floor)

This course is intended for anyone that has responsibilities to reduce machine and process risks in a facility, including both plant employees and corporate employees. Optional 1 day (8 hours) is available.