This four-day course familiarizes the student with various types of common machinery and the related safety standards. Guidance is provided with respect to the hazards associated with various types of machinery. The course presents an approach to machine inspection that enables participants to recognize hazards such as those created by points of operation, in going nip points, rotating parts, and flying chips and sparks, and provides some options to achieve abatement. Course highlights include demonstrations of various machines and guarding methods.
A mock inspection of a local plant provides hands-on experience.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 2.5 CEUs
Students completing this course should be able to:
- Recognize and identify various machines;
- Identify basic machinery terms;
- Recognize common machinery hazards;
- Recommend selected abatement methods;
- Use the appropriate OSHA standards.
Students take home:
- Complete 898-page copy of 29 CFR 1910
- A detailed work manual. After the course, it becomes a valuable reference that helps to implement the skills learned from this course.
- Field Inspection Reference Manual (FIRM). The new manual used by OSHA compliance officers for inspections.
- Copy of the OSH Act.
- A Certificate of Completion from the US Department of Labor to serve as training documentation.
