2 Day Power Press training course
CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR TOOLSETTERS, MAINTENANCE, MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS
THE PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 1998
(AS APPLIED TO POWER PRESSES)
Course Duration: 2 Days
Course Location: Our Training Centre in Birmingham / Your Premises
Course Price: Our Training Centre in Birmingham: £325.00 Per Person / Your Premises: Please Call
Course Objectives: To provide training in accordance with the requirements of The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (as applied to Power Presses).
Course Specification:
- The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (as applied to Power Presses) content applicable to the safe use of power presses and press brakes
- Relevant sections of: – The Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Power Press Mechanisms in detail related to your press types including what all the visual and audible indicators are that a safety critical component part of the press could imminently “fail to danger”.
- Guards and Protection Devices: types and function, methods of installing, inspecting and testing including detection of defects. Guard design for ease of production and toolsetting. BS13857 – 2008 the minimum distances for guards away from traps. HSG 180 the application of photoelectric sensing devices
- Press maintenance with regard to safety and economic and efficient production
- HSG 236 Power Presses: Maintenance and Thorough Examination
- Safe methods of work, toolsetting for safety and efficient production. The mechanics and methods of tool clamping
- Press setters and all others who either set, adjust or try out tools, or install, adjust, inspect and test tool guards and protection devices
- Power press maintenance personnel
- Tool room personnel
- Supervisors and managers of the above activities
Course Schedule
DAY 1
| 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:10 | Introduction – Accident Causation, Statistics and Penalties |
| 09:30 | The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (as applied to Power Presses) – HSG 236 Power Presses: Maintenance and Thorough Examination |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 10:45 | Continue with The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (as Power applied to Presses) and HSG 236 |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:15 | Regulation 11 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 – "Preventing Access to Dangerous Parts of Machinery". An overview of the content of "PUWER" 98 |
| 14:15 | Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 – particularly employees and managers and supervisors' legal obligations. The management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 – particularly Regulation 13 – Capabilities and Training, Regulation 14 – Employees' Duties |
| 15:00 | Tea |
| 15:15 | Legal Quiz |
| 15:35 | Introduction to Power Press Mechanisms – types of presses and guards |
| 16:00 | Summary of day one |
| 16:15 | Close |
DAY 2
| 09:00 | Power Press Mechanisms with particular reference to their bearing on safety. Nature and function of clutch mechanisms, fly wheels, brakes and ancillary equipment. Recognition of symptoms of disorder. |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 10:45 | Safety Devices – types and function of each type; methods of installing, inspecting and testing including detection of defects. BS 13857: 2008 – Minimum distances for guards away from traps. BS 5304: 2014 – Guard Electrical Interlocking, Inch Devices and Automatic Guards. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Safety Devices – Guard design for ease of use when toolsetting and ease of production. HSG 180 the application of photoelectric sensing devices. |
| 14:20 | Accident Prevention, Press Maintenance for Safety, Economics and Efficient Production. |
| 15:00 | Tea |
| 15:15 | Work of the Toolsetter – Safe methods of working, Toolsetting for Safety and increased Efficient Production. The mechanics and methods of effective clamping. Tool Design – in relation to Safe Systems of Work. |
| 16:00 | Power Press Quiz |
| 16:15 | Close |
