Safety of Machinery Workshop from SAI Global

Safety of Machinery - AS 4024.1

$550.00 (GST Inclusive) - 1 Day

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Adelaide
22 Jul 10 21 Oct 10

Brisbane
21 Jul 10 20 Oct 10

Melbourne
19 Jul 10 18 Oct 10

Perth
23 Jul 10 22 Oct 10

Sydney
20 Jul 10 19 Oct 10

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Purpose
Examine AS 4024.1:2006 Safety of Machinery which incorporates 26 international (ISO/IEC/EN) Standards and take away practical knowledge in the application of the general principles of safety of machinery. This course focuses on the application of different types of safeguards, electro-sensitive systems and the safety related parts of control systems in IEC13849 applicable from 2010.

What's changed?
Updated Australian Standards on safety of machinery with current international (ISO/IEC/EN) standards

Course Outline
This workshop will introduce participants to the new AS 4024-2006 Safety of Machinery incorporating 26 international (ISO/IEC/EN) Standards and provide practical knowledge in the application of the general principles of safety of machinery. The focus of the workshop will be on the application of different types of safeguards, including fixed guards and ergonomic data, interlocked guards including selection of categories of control following and methods of validation. The application of electro-sensitive systems such as light guards and pressure sensitive mats will also be include

This workshop will also cover the following topics :

• General principles - technical principles and risk assessment
• How to select different types of guards
• Suspension of safegards for machine set-up and
• Emergency stop controls and electrical equipment of machines

Learning Outcomes
By attending this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Identify primary legislative requirements and sources of information (relevant Standards)
• Assist in the identification of hazards and control solutions, focusing on machine safety principles
• Select the different types of guards and the criteria for each type of guard
• Understand the principles in the selection of categories of safety related parts of control systems and validation methods
• Select appropriate safety devices; and
• Understand human-machine ergonomic principles.

Legislative Overview

• Relevance of AS 4024.1 in the OHS legislation of each state
• Hierarchy of risk control methods; and
• Principles of risk assessment

Safeguarding principles

• How to select the different types of guards
• Specific requirements of fixed, interlocked and presence sensing systems (optoelectronic devices and pressure sensitive devices), including trapped key systems, two-hand pushbutton controls and hold-to-run controls
• Assessment of safety related parts of control systems and selection of categories of control and validation; and
• Maintenance access requirements and isolation procedures.

Benefits
Assist project Engineers and sales personnel in the communication with overseas manufacturers in Australian and international standards compliance.

International Scope
Similarity with current international standards and relevance with CE marked machines complying with the EC Machinery Directive.

Achievement
Upon completion of the course a Certificate of Attendance will be issued upon request.

Who should attend?
The workshop will benefit designers, manufacturers and users in the manufacturing industry but is also well suited to technical staff and engineers, maintenance and operational personnel.

Prerequisites
Pre-course reading materials in the application of AS4024 and similar machine safety standards within the OHS legal framework will be provided.

Presenter
Roger Lim, Principal Consulting Engineer
An electrical engineer with a post-graduate qualification in robotics, Roger has over 30 years experience in the OHS industry, including 15 years as a senior engineer at the Victorian WorkCover Authority, WorkSafe and its predecessors. He is a NATA accredited assessor in machinery safety for AS 4024 compliance, and a Designated Conformity Assessment Body for compliance with the EC Machinery Directive for CE mark, and has been a member of several Standards Australia committees, including AS 4024.

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