Machine and automation safety training at machineSAFE

machineSAFE is a comprehensive machinery safety course running during 2012 in Australia and New Zealand. It offers a range of workshops which provide details on how to comprehend and apply the machine safety standard AS4024.1-2006 as well as the Acts and Regulations businesses must follow to ensure compliance.

These practical workshops are suitable for anyone who needs an in-depth understanding of machine and automation safety, especially those who are involved in the process of specifying or upgrading the safety aspects of machinery in the workplace. This could include: project engineers, machinery importers and designers, OHS professionals, production managers, electricians, maintenance engineers and managers.

This year’s Advanced Two-Day Training Course has been upgraded with even more enhancements. It will address the following subjects:

• How the newly introduced work health and safety legislation impacts on machinery safety
• Mechanical guarding concepts
• Protective devices such as emergency stops, interlock switches, presence sensing devices, safety logic devices, safety contactors and valves
• Electrical safety circuit design
• Hydraulic and pneumatic safety circuit design
• Validation of safety control systems
• Energy isolation
• Steps, ladders and platform design
• Conveyor safety requirements

The course will feature at the following dates and locations:

• 21-22 February - Melbourne
• 5-6 March - Sydney
• 8-9 March - Brisbane
• 22-23 March - Adelaide
• 9-10 May - Hobart
• 23-24 May - Albury/Wodonga
• 20-21 August - Melbourne
• 23-24 August - Sydney
• 23-24 October - Auckland
• 3-4 December - Perth

To enrol or for more information, visit http://www.machinesafe.com.au/.