OSHA 2045

Machinery and Machine Guarding

This course covers the various types of common machinery, machine safe guards, and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Guidance is provided on the hazards associated with various types of machinery and the determination of proper machine safe guards.

OSHA 2045 Course topics include:

• machinery processes;
• mechanical motions;
• points of operation;
• control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout);
• guarding of portable powered tools; and
• common OSHA machine guarding violations.

Program highlights include the ability to recognize hazards and provide options for control and hazard abatement through machine safeguarding inspection workshops.

Upon course completion students will have the ability to describe common machine hazards and sources of energy, identify resources for assisting with machine guarding issues, and determine methods of control and hazard abatement, and selection of appropriate machine safe guards.

OSHA 2045 Course Details

• Course Credit: 2.6 CEU’s

• Course Fee: $750

• Course Prerequisites: None

• Minimum Student Contact Hours: 26

Upcoming OSHA 2045 Courses

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