Safe use of power presses
This two-day course will cover the statutory requirements laid down by the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (as applied to Power Presses), approved code of practice and guidance.
Course Duration:
2 days
Make UK Technology Hub, 6 Nobel Way, Birmingham B6 7EU
Course content
- Health and Safety at Work Act
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Types of press
- Press mechanisms, clutch and brakes
- Guarding of power presses
- Safety considerations in tool design
- Safe setting and tool layout
- Theory, testing, closure, feedback
Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Assessment
No assessment but delegates receive a certificate of attendance.
More details
By completing this course, delegates will:
- Be able to apply safe working practices
- Have developed a more positive and systematic approach to safer working practices/methods.