Everyone involved with power presses knows that many serious accidents have occurred to operators and tool setters at the tools of these machines. The Regulations relating to power presses require that any person who carries out the:

• setting, resetting, adjustment or trying out of the tools installation and adjustment of any safety device or
• day to day inspection and testing of safety devices required by the Regulations

MUST:

• have been trained in accordance with the Regulations be competent to carry out those duties and have been appointed by the employer to carry out those duties

Operators, tool setters and personnel responsible for departments in which power presses or press brakes are situated.

OBJECTIVE:
The course meets the training requirements of PUWER 1998.

PROGRAMME:

•     This covers the relevant aspects of:
•     Power press mechanisms
•     Safety devices - including individual practical instruction in guard testing
•     Accident causation
•     Accident prevention
•     The work of the tool setter
•     Tool design in relation to safe methods of working
•     The relevant requirements of PUWER 1998

DURATION: 1 DAY

Users of hydraulic and direct driven press brakes have been strongly recommended within PUWER to adopt the same inspection procedures as those that apply to power press as defined in PUWER 1998.

Location:    
TRAINING CENTRE, CONFERENCE FACILITIES AND SKILLS CENTRE
Hammond Avenue
South Reddish
Stockport,
SK4 1PQ

This course can also be delivered on company premises.

Contact:    
Phone: 0161 475 5845
Email: hmaclaren@setatraining.com