Machinery series: Basics of safety related control systems and technological advances
Key Information
Duration: 1 day
Available as: face-to-face, live online and in-house training
Price: £595 per person
Course dates
Overview
Those responsible for the safety of machinery need to understand the basics and limitations of how interlocking and other sensory safeguards operate. This course builds on the fundamentals of the safeguarding of machinery to provide delegates with an essential understanding of how machinery safety control systems operate, helping to provide a reassurance on the overall machine safeguarding reliability and integrity.
Learning outcomes
Delegates will be provided with information that will help them to:
- Be able to carry out assessment of electrical and control system hazards to comply with relevant legislation
- Know the principles applied to control system safety standards
- Understand the principles of operation of control system components such as relays, safety relays, and programmable devices
- Gain awareness of Robot safety, Collaborative robots
- Understand factors associated with Automation, Cyber and AI
- Appreciate future control system evolution and where we currently are with State of the art
What the course will cover
This course will provide a basic overview for the assessment of machinery safety-related control systems, necessary to meet the established benchmarks. It will cover explanations of historic electrical safety systems, progression to automation (such as robot safety, collaborative robots and AI), recognising that such systems will still need suitable maintenance and where caution should be given to automatically/ remotely updating software and firmware.
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at delegates who possess limited or fundamental understanding of safety-related control systems; potential roles include machinery operators, maintenance engineers with a mechanical focus, project engineers, and individuals evaluating the effectiveness of machinery control for both current and legacy systems. This course should not be viewed as a replacement to consulting with electrical and control system specialists for the design or maintenance of machinery control systems. However, it will enhance the understanding of the factors that should be taken into account prior to making modifications to existing machinery control systems, and may assist in validating the appropriateness of safety controls for new machinery.
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In-house training
This course can be delivered to larger groups at a suitable, agreed location anywhere in the UK or internationally, online, or at the HSE Science and Research Centre. Content can also be tailored to meet organisations' own needs. Please get in touch on GOV.UK to find out more.