Anyone responsible for the design, operation, or maintenance of machines needs an understanding of legal requirements, risk assessment, types of hazards, the several levels of circuit design, and available types of safety equipment in the industry and how they all come together for a complete safety solution. 

Let the tec.nicum Engineering Services group of Schmersal help you take that step into the world of machine safety with this one day course. 

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

• List the 5 elements of the machine safeguarding process
• Identify responsible persons for machine safety and define the "General Duty Clause"
• Describe the different safeguarding requirements that apply for existing and new equipment
• Define the terms "hazard" and "risk"". Identify the basic steps of the risk assessment procedure. Describe the conditions in which LOTO would apply
• Identify the 5 main considerations for mechanical safeguarding
• Describe the fundamental requirements for separating guards and associated devices used for safety
• Describe the fundamental requirements for non-separating guarding devices used for safety
• Explain the operations of relay/contactor which can be used for safety applications
• Explain the operations of monitoring devices which can be used for safety applications
• List and describe the 5 types of design Categories for a safety circuit
• Explain the terms "Fault Masking" and "Validation"; describe the various ways to safely wire safety outputs 

This 7-hour course will be presented by a subject matter expert for Machinery from our Engineering Services Group. Their experience will bring the expertise that you are looking for in a machine safeguarding specialist.

Our Safety Training Courses are offered in various locations around the country throughout the year; Please see our Schedule page for upcoming dates. We can also tailor the content and duration to focus specifically on a customer's needs for in-house presentation.

tec.nicum is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.  IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

Upon successful completion of the course, a total of 0.6 CEUs will be awarded.

For more information on this Safety Training course or any other services provided by our Engineering Services Group, please contact:

Devin Murray | tec.nicum Engineering Services | 914-419-3731 | dmurray@schmersal.com