Machinery Safety Awareness

A course to learn the principles and requirements for the end user to comply with machinery safety according to current Machinery Legislation

The aim of this course is to learn the principles and requirements of compliance with the associated legislation relating to Machinery Safety. This includes the requirements for machine design verification including the complete safety lifecycle in the context of safety related control functions.

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Outline:

  • Course overview
  • Background on machinery safety standards and legislation
  • Management of machinery safety
  • The roles of the manufacturer and the end user
  • Competency management
  • Hazard and risk assessment appreciation
  • Overview of SRCF design and development
  • Operation and maintenance
  • Management of Change (MoC)

Who is this for?

This training is targeted to managers, engineers and end users involved with the specification of machinery, mechanical control and functional safety instrumentation who will be involved in determining the safety of plant and equipment.

A basic understanding of the course subject area is beneficial but not essential.

At the end of the course you should be able to:

  • ā–Ŗ Understand the relevant directives and legislation required for machinery safety
  • Understand the Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSRs) for machinery safety in the context of machinery verification and compliance
  • Gain an appreciation of the process for the identification of hazards and risk assessment and hierarchy of controls
  • Understand the requirements and transfer of responsibilities from the manufacturer to the end user
  • Gain an appreciation of the residual risk and the responsibility for further hazard and risk assessment for operational plant and equipment
  • Explain the process of determination of Safety Performance / Integrity Levels (PL / SIL)
  • Explain and determine key factors used in safety control function design and operation
  • Appreciate the requirements for operation and maintenance to maintain safe systems of work
  • Management of change (MoC) implications

This course can be customised and delivered at a location that suits you.

Contact our training team to find out how we can support your training needs.

This course is included in our public course schedule.

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