AU MachineSAFE Comprehensive

MachineSAFE Comprehensive provides attendees with the fundamentals required for making machinery safe in line with Australian legislation and standards.

The course covers the key points of machinery safety including methodology for risk assessments, selection and design of guarding, selection and use of safety components, design and assessment of safety control systems, electrical safety of machinery and fluid safety - all with reference to WHS legislation and Australian Standard AS/NZS 4024 Safety of Machinery.

The course is updated every year to include the latest information on machinery safety standards for Australia as well as the various state based legislation.

Day 1

• Overview of WHS/OHS Legislation and Australian Standards
• Machinery Safety Principles
• Risk Assessment for Plant
• Mechanical Guarding
• Protective Devices
  • Emergency Stops
  • Interlocking Devices
  • Light Curtains

Day 2

• Safety Control Systems (Categories, Performance Levels, SIL and Security)
• Safety of Hydraulics & Pneumatics
• Electrical Safety (AS/NZS 4024.1204)
• Safety Validation
• Safe Isolation practices

Your best path to qualification:

• Introduction: MachineSAFE Introduction
• Advanced: Design of Safety Control Systems according to ISO 13849-1
• Expert: CMSE - Certified Machinery Safety Expert

This course is suitable for:

• Project and Design Engineers
• Electrical and Mechanical Tradespeople and Engineers
• Those responsible for upgrades and maintenance of plant and machinery

• Comprehensive expertise of WHS/OHS legislation that applies to plant/machinery in Australia
• Know key aspects of AS/NZS 4024 Safety of machinery
• Understand the process on how to identify and assess risks on machinery
• Be familiar with how to reduce identified risks on machinery