HSL is to run a series of two-day training course on Machinery Risk Assessment.

The courses will be held at the Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire on the following dates:

Date
Tuesday 20 January - Wednesday 21 January 2009
Monday 23 February - Tuesday 24 February 2009

Introduction
The ability to carry out risk assessments is now a requirement in many walks of life.  However, what is “a suitable and sufficient risk assessment” that will satisfy the law?

Suppliers of new machinery are required under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations to carry out machinery risk assessments when new equipment is designed. Companies also need to carry out risk assessment for existing plant under the Provision of Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER).  Risk assessment is also essential before machinery is modified.

Many people are used to task based risk assessments but are unsure how to carry out the kind of detailed risk assessment that is required for machinery, process plant and assemblies of equipment.

This training day gives delegates practical hands-on experience of machinery risk assessment using structured techniques that demystify the processes given in BS EN1050 and ISO14121-1.

The course will cover:
• Overview of legal requirements
• Appreciation of hazards and their real-life consequences
• Practical sessions throughout including hands-on experience of risk assessment on real equipment
• Opportunity for delegates to share experience
• Sessions from hazard topic specialists
• Direct reference to ISO14121-1

Presenters include:
Nicola Stacey is a senior researcher in the Risk Management Section of the Health and Safety Laboratory. She has specialised in the application of risk assessment to machinery design since 1993 and is an active member of the international standards working group (TC 199 WG5) that is revising the Machinery Safety Standard ISO 14121 – “Principles for Risk Assessment”.
Martin Keay is an independent professional who has 15 years of practical experience of writing CEN standards on packaging and food processing machines and 13 years experience of teaching people how to do machinery risk assessment following the principles laid out in international standards on safety of machinery.

Who should attend?
Engineers and project managers, who want to learn how to carry out risk assessment, and safety professionals who are familiar with the concepts but need to learn how machinery risk assessments differ from other assessment techniques.

The cost of the two-day course is £625 + VAT (to include course notes, lunches, dinner at a local restaurant in Buxton on the first night and all refreshments).

  To register online please click here

For further information email: training@hsl.gov.uk or contact the Training Unit at HSL directly on 01298 218806.

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