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Machine Guarding Safety

$49.00

Series:

Credits: 0.2 CEU/2 PDH

Duration: 2h


This online machine guarding course describes the standard, examples of machines and their potential hazards, and various controls that can be used to protect the health and safety of workers from moving machinery hazards.

Specific topics covered in this course include:

  • About This Course
  • Introduction to OSHA Machine Guarding Safety Training
    • Definitions and Key Terms
    • Regulations for Machine Guards
    • Machine Parts That Require Guarding
    • Hazardous Motions and Actions
  • Methods of Machine Guarding
    • Guards
    • Devices
    • Location and Distance Guarding Methods
    • Feeding and Ejection Methods
  • Saws and Potential Safeguards
    • Straight-line/Gang Rip Saws
    • Cut-off Saws
    • Band Saws
    • Radial Saws
    • Scroll Saws and Chop Saws
    • Miter Saws
    • Hand-held Saws
  • Presses and Brakes and Potential Safeguards
    • Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Hydra-mechanical Presses
    • Power Press Brakes and Mechanical-friction Clutch Presses
  • Plastics Machinery and Potential Safeguards
    • Horizontal Injection Molding Machines
    • Thermoforming Machines
  • Employer and Employee Responsibilities
    • Employee Responsibilities
    • Common Machine-Guarding Safety Violations
    • Lockout/Tagout Method
  • Summary
  • Additional Resources
  • Exam