Woodworking Machinery Health & Safety Training
This course is designed to help individuals understand their responsibilities within the workplace and is aimed at persons working with Woodworking Machinery.
It is a legal requirement under The Provision and Use of Work Equipment 1998 (PUWER) that all staff who use Woodworking Machinery receive training in the Safe use of the machines those persons work on.
The aim of the course is to provide machine woodworking training to comply with the Health & Safety at Work Act and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998 (PUWER)
Range of Woodworking Machinery Covered
- Bench Circular Saw
- Dimension Saw
- Pull Over Cross Cut Saw
- Radial Arm Saw
- Band Saw
- Band Resaw
- Surface Planer
- Panel Planer
- Combination Planer
- Mortiser
- Spindle
- High Speed Fixed-Head Router
- Tenoner
- Sanders
- Moulders
Please visit the following site for more details on requirements from HSE.
www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/machinetraining
All training is on company machinery and is bespoke to your requirements.
All Woodworking Machinery Courses are run with a maximum of six persons per course.
Course 1
This Course is for persons who have been using Woodworking Machinery for some time and are in need of a refresher course.
CONTENT
- General Health & Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Protection of others
- Noise
- Risk Assessment
- Regulation for each Machine
- Inspection of each Machines
- Setting Up of each Machine
- Use of Safety Devices
- Use of Jigs
- Dust Extraction
- Safe use of each machines
- Changing of Cutter/Blades
DURATION
One day for four machines.
Course 2
This Course is as above content, but involves a more in depth training and is designed for persons who have no experience in using Woodworking Machinery.
DURATION
This will depend upon the person requiring the training and the number of machines to be covered.