SAFE MACHINE ACCESS

Description
This course is designed to help participants understand steps that must be taken to establish in-plant procedures on how workers may enter machinery to perform their job responsibilities, while motion/energy is required.

Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this class, you will:

• Understand why "Safe Machine Access " is important
• Understand employer responsibilities
• Be able to identify tasks requiring safe machine access procedures
• Understand types of energy, kinetic and Potential
• Be able to get started in drafting your local safe machine access procedure

Outline

• Regulations
• Employer responsibilities
• Establishing safe machine access practices
• Hazardous energy
• Energy sources
• Machinery and equipment requirements
• Safe machine access process
• Employee training
• Records
• Audit

Duration
4 hours (half day)

Audience
All

Course Material
Each participant will receive their own class binder with all reference material and exercises, so that these can be repeated later.

Hands-On Exercises
Each participant will have the opportunity to participate in group case studies.