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Course explains machinery safety legislation

A Pilz Automation Technology product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jul 1, 2005

Now with official recognition from City and Guilds, Pilz Automation Technology is offering a training course called "Practical application of machinery safety legislation and standards".

Now with official recognition from City and Guilds, Pilz Automation Technology is offering a training course called "Practical application of machinery safety legislation and standards" (City and Guilds reference number 1623).

This practical and informative modular training course enables attendees to gain a greater understanding of the requirements of machinery safety legislation and standards through classroom sessions, practical exercises and examinations.

Successful candidates are awarded a City and Guilds Machinery Safety Certificate.

The four-day course is designed to provide attendees with the knowledge that will help them to demonstrate a level of competency in machinery safety.

It is aimed at people who have responsibility for new or existing machinery, including designers, manufacturers, maintenance engineers and engineering/project managers.

Companies sending staff on the course benefit by improving the competency of the individuals and the organisation as a whole; students gain a City and Guilds qualification that will be widely recognised by employers and health and safety organisations across the UK.

The first day of the course introduces various regulations and standards, including the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR), the structure of harmonised standards, CE marking (against the Machinery, EMC and Low-Voltage Directives) and BS EN60204-1 (Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements).

Day two covers BS EN954-1 (Safety of machinery - Safety related parts of control systems Part 1: General principles for design), and there are practical exercises in wiring emergency stop circuits and fault monitoring.

The principles and applications of machine guarding are also covered.

On the third day attendees are taught about the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98), with practical exercises in wiring and troubleshooting guard switches, two-hand control systems and similar devices.

Risk assessment concepts and theory are presented on the fourth day, discussed within the context of BS EN1050 and BS EN ISO12100, after which a practical method of risk assessment is described.

In addition, students are taught about the application of safety devices and the principles relating to temporary safety measures.

Short examination are taken after specific modules to assess the attendees' comprehension of the topics covered and, on successful completion of the course, attendees receive a City and Guilds Certificate, together with a comprehensive package of course documentation The "Practical application of machinery safety legislation and standards" course takes place at the Pilz training facilities in Corby, Northamptonshire, or it can be arranged at the customer's site.

The price per delegate is GBP 260 (plus VAT) per day including course documentation.

Courses are scheduled for 2005 are as follows: 13th-16th June, 18th-21st July, 15th-18th August, 26th-29th September, 17th-20th October and 14th-17th November.