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Overview

With our flexible machine safety and risk assessment training options, you can choose to train on-site at your location or online via Microsoft Teams.  Another convenient option is our live, online ‘open enrollment’ web conference, focused on machine safety and risk assessment.

Due to its popularity, we offer this two-day class on a continuous basis throughout the year. It’s designed to help you and your team improve safety in your facility by increasing awareness of modern safety standards and enabling increased use of engineering controls for risk reduction methods.

Once you’ve completed the two-day class, you’re also eligible to participate in our Technical Breakout Sessions – an optional third day add-on with a selection of advanced topics, providing a deeper understanding of subject material.

Learning Objectives

In this training, safety professionals, technical personnel, engineers and managers will develop an understanding of the latest OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, RIA (industrial and collaborative robots) and ISO/EN requirements for industrial machine safety and risk assessment. Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify machine-related workplace hazards
  • Understand applicable U.S. machine safeguarding requirements
  • Inspect and recommend compliant machine safeguarding
  • Complete an OSHA/ANSI compliant risk assessment
  • Understand advanced concepts, such as:
    • Control reliability and functional safety
    • Alternatives to Lock-out/Tag-out (LOTO – Hazardous Energy Controls)
    • Industrial and collaborative robots
    • Risk assessment and risk reduction strategies
    • Liability and legal concerns

About Our Instructor

Ken Hackworth, PE, FS Eng. (TÜV Rheinland) has more than 30 years of experience in industrial controls and functional safety systems and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and a certified Functional Safety Engineer. Ken received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University, is a subcommittee member of ANSI B11 safety standards and a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals.

Ken is experienced and certified in U.S. and international safety standards, including OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, RIA, and ISO/EN standards and specializes in machine safety engineering and compliance consulting. As a trainer for OSHA, Ohio BWC and several multi-national industrial clients, Ken enjoys training safety professionals, technical staff and business leaders in the latest technology and safety standards for industrial machinery.

Two-Day Online Training Syllabus

Our TÜV certified senior safety engineers cover a range of advanced machine safeguarding, safety standards, and risk assessment topics over this two-day class.

  • Why improve machine safety? (Injury prevention, compliance, the law)
  • OSHA Basics of machine guarding (abbreviated)
  • Hierarchy of controls w/ examples
  • Hazard recognition:  Basics, Intermediate, Advanced (embedded in training)
  • Functional Safety
    • Introduction to Control Reliability, Category 3 circuits, and guard interlocks
  • OSHA 1910.147 – OSHA requirements for Alternative Protective Methods and the Minor Servicing Exception to LOTO / ANSI Z244.1
  • Safety Distances

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  • ANSI B11.19 – Modern machine safeguarding requirements
  • NFPA 79 – Stopping Functions / Emergency Stop Requirements
  • Comparison of U.S. and ISO/EU machine safety standards (abbreviated)
    • CE marking
  • Introduction to Industrial and Collaborative Robot Safety: OSHA / RIA 15.06 / RIA 15.606
  • ANSI B11.0 – Risk Assessment
    • Quantifying the risk
  • How to perform a Risk Assessment
    • Why do a risk assessment?
    • Risk Assessment System
    • Risk Factors: Severity, Exposure, Probability
    • Risk Assessment spreadsheet tool overview

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Once you’ve completed the two-day class, you’re eligible to participate in our Technical Breakout Sessions – an optional third day add-on with a selection of advanced topics, providing a deeper understanding of subject material.

Examples include:

  • Safety Requirements for Bypassing (Suspending) Guards: This session provides advanced training showing U.S. and ISO requirements for operating powered industrial machinery with exposure to hazards with guards removed or bypassed.  Includes detailed instruction and discussion on required engineering controls and administrative measures.
  • Advanced functional safety and control reliability:  Overview of ANSI B11.26 for technical personnel including engineers, technicians, and senior maintenance personnel.  Includes recommendations and requirements for functional safety systems including fluid power safety systems (hydraulics and pneumatics).  Typical safety system designs are reviewed and discussed including schematic diagrams for safety control systems, hydraulic systems and pneumatic (air) systems.
  • Safe Entry Requirements for Manufacturing Cells:  Complex manufacturing systems (such as industrial robot cells) expose employees to high-risk machinery hazards during cell entry if risk reduction methods are inadequate. This technical training session covers a four (4) step safety design process needed to properly apply engineering controls to manufacturing systems with perimeter guarding. This class presents up-to-date guarding and functional safety requirements in consideration of hazardous energy control requirements (LOTO) and OSHA’s minor servicing exception.
  • Roller and Conveyor Guarding: This session covers OSHA and ANSI safeguarding recommendations for conveyors and machines with roller hazards. Includes a summary of requirements from OSHA, ANSI and ASME safety standards as they pertain to safeguarding of rotational hazards, conveyors and in running nip hazards. Includes discussion on best practices for safeguarding conveyors and rollers.

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Who Should Attend
  • EHS Directors, Managers, and Personnel
  • Machine Operators
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Engineering Personnel
What Attendees Are Saying

“This was not just the best safety training I’ve taken; this was the best training class I’ve ever taken…It was exactly what we needed and will help immensely when guarding our equipment”

– Technical Manager

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