MiOSHA Institute   

This full-day course is designed for general industry participants, (maintenance, safety and health professionals, and management personnel). This seminar familiarizes the participant with various types of common machinery and the related safety hazards. The course enables participants to recognize hazards such as those created by points of operations, rotating parts, and flying chips, while providing options for achieving abatement.

This half-day course thoroughly discusses the requirements of MIOSHA Part 7, Guards for Power Transmission. Topics include: complete review and interpretations of the standards; employer and employee responsibilities; terms and definitions; guards and devices used in industry; power transmission; disconnects and lockouts; and specific guarding requirements. Interactive discussion and exercises have been designed to enforce the concepts presented.

Agenda includes: Employer and Employee Responsibilities, Guards and Devices Used in Industry, Requirements for Guard Design and Construction, Requirements for Power Disconnects, and Lockouts Guarding Method Options.