Portable Electric Equipment

Course Outline

The Safe Operation and Use of Hand & Power Tools Course (Experienced/Novice)
 
This course is designed for any operator or supervisor who is required to use hand tools and machinery or supervise others during the use of hand tools and other similar machines in the workplace.
 
This course will include typical machinery used by operators in the workplace. The course can incorporate your company’s Standards and Procedures.

Course Information

Estimated Time: 30 days

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Introduction

Introduction
Planning
Management Systems
Teamwork

Key Principles of Machinery and Equipment Safety

Mechanical Hazards
Non-Mechanical Hazards
Access Hazards
Access

Legal Requirements for Hand Tools

Section 8: Employers Obligation to Employees
Section 13: Duty to Inform
Section 14: Employees Obligation at Work
Driven Machinery Regulations
General Machinery Regulations
Electrical Machinery Regulations

Responsibilities

Environmental Health and Safety
Supervisor and Employee

Risk Control of Machinery and Equipment Hazards

Overview
Risk Control of General Hazards
Risk Control of Mechanical Hazards

Guarding

Adjustable Guarding
Tunnel Guards
Interlock Guarding

Captive Key Systems

Overview
Safety Switches

Electric Tools

Three-Wire Cords
Double Insulation
Powered Abrasive Wheel Tools 
Abrasive Wheel Use 
Sanders
Pneumatic Tools
Fuel Powered Tools
Hydraulic Power Tools
Jacks

Use and Maintenance of Power-Actuated Tools

Best Practises

Electrical Woodworking Tools

Overview

Working at Height

Fixed or Permanently Installed Access Platforms:
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (EWPs)
Temporary Platforms

Lockout Tagout: Removing and Controlling Energy Sources During Access

Overview
Process

Identifying Energy Sources

Overview
De-Energise Stored Energies
Isolation Procedures
Lockout
One Person – One Lock
One Lock – One Key
Tagout

Purchasing Machinery and Equipment List

People
Documentation and Training
Location
Operations and Maintenance

Administrative

Overview
Captive Key Systems

Other Mechanical Hazard Risk Control Options

Overview
Critical Safety Systems
High Integrity/Fail-Safe Control
Redundant and Self-Monitoring Fault Detection Systems
Risk Control of Non-Mechanical Hazards

Personal Protective Equipment

Overview
Examples

Risk Control of Access Hazards

Overview