Description
This training provides instruction in the recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards associated with machinery, machine guarding, points of operation, moving parts, and mechanical power-transmission equipment in workplace environments.
The course addresses common machine hazards, including points of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, reciprocating and transverse motion, cutting actions, punching and shearing actions, flying particles, sparks, and other hazards created by machinery and equipment.
Participants will receive instruction on the purpose and basic principles of machine guarding, recognizing missing, damaged, inadequate, or improperly installed guards, and understanding the importance of maintaining guards and protective devices in place during normal operations.
Training topics may include fixed guards, interlocked guards, adjustable and self-adjusting guards, safeguarding devices, barriers, presence-sensing devices, two-hand controls where applicable, point-of-operation protection, mechanical power-transmission components, emergency controls, and safe work practices around operating machinery.
The training also addresses pre-use observations, employee positioning, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), housekeeping, manufacturer instructions, preventing unauthorized modification or removal of safeguards, and reporting or correcting unsafe machine conditions.
Machine guards and safeguarding devices must protect employees from recognized machine hazards without creating additional hazards. Employees should never bypass, remove, defeat, or alter a guard or safety device except as permitted under established procedures and when appropriate hazardous-energy controls have been implemented.
Individuals assigned competent person or safety oversight responsibilities should be capable of recognizing existing and predictable machine-guarding hazards within the scope of their assigned duties and understand the corrective measures necessary to address unsafe conditions in accordance with employer procedures and their assigned authority.
Applicable requirements may include OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart O – Machinery and Machine Guarding, including 29 CFR 1910.212 – General Requirements for All Machines, as well as other machine-specific standards depending on the equipment involved.
This training is intended to supplement, not replace, manufacturer instructions, machine-specific training, employer machine-safety procedures, required Lockout/Tagout procedures, equipment-specific safeguarding requirements, or other applicable regulatory requirements.
Completion of this course does not, by itself, designate or certify an individual as a Competent Person or Qualified Person. Competent Person designation is the responsibility of the employer and must be based on the individual’s knowledge, training, experience, assigned responsibilities, and authority to take prompt corrective measures.
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