Machine Safeguarding
Every day workers have to deal with hazardous energy from machinery and equipment. Are there safeguards in place to prevent contact with hazardous power, point of contact (body part and equipment) and ejecting material?
The machine safeguarding course will help you to identify the hazards posed by machinery and equipment and assist you in identifying and assessing safeguarding requirements that will meet Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requirements.
Goals and Objectives
By the end of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify and recognize machine-safeguarding requirements at the workplace
- Understand how to comply with the Regulations and Standards to satisfy requirements
- Identify and recognize different hazards in/at the workplace
- Recognize the energy hazards at the workplace
- Recognize and assess hazards and risks
- Identify and select effective controls
- Identify effective machine safeguarding controls for the workplace
- Perform a machine safeguarding assessment by a qualified person
Topics
- Introduction to machine hazards and safeguarding
- Legal requirements and standards
- Types of hazards
- Risk Assessment
- Controlling Hazards
- Classification of Safeguards
- Safeguarding Selection
- Machine Safeguarding Assessment
- Lockout vs Machine Safeguarding
Audience
This course is designed for:
- Machine operators
- Maintenance
- Supervisors
- JHSC members
- Safety coordinator/advisors
Funding
Your training costs may be eligible for partial reimbursement through the B.C. Employer Training Grant. Find out here.
