Machine Guarding - ON-SITE TRAINING

BRING IISC'S TRAINING TO YOU!

The Iowa-Illinois Safety Council's trainers can customize the training to your company and your specific needs. On-site training is great for when you need to train several employees with little disruption to their normal schedule.

4 Hour Course
Machine guarding ranks among the Top 10 of most frequently cited OSHA standards.

The Machine Guarding Compliance Training course will help you sort it out. Through discussion and activities, our trainers will break down the regulation into terms you can understand. In just four hours, you'll learn practices and procedures that will keep you in compliance and, best of all, protect your employees.

What You Will Learn

Each section of OSHA 1910 Subpart O Machinery and Machine Guarding (1910.212 - 1910.243) in detail and touch on Safeguarding for Sawmills and Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills
Basic concepts, principles and methods of machine guarding
Common causes of machine incidents and how to avoid them
Which areas should be guarded to provide adequate worker protection
Best practices - how to apply basic guarding principles when specific issues are not covered in the regulation
Understand the key elements of the regulation and the basics of guarding principles and construction
Recognize the importance of machine guarding to preventing injuries
Apply the regulation to specific types of equipment in your workplace
Identify the hazards associated with various types of machinery and equipment
Determine what areas need guarding and what type is necessary
Prevent machine-related injuries and associated costs