Introduction to Machinery Safety

Objective

This training provides a basic understanding of the safety requirements in industry - information on standards and regulations including guidelines on plant safety. This one-day-training provides you with knowledge about the obligations to be met when commissioning a machine. This includes relevant laws, standards and a closer consideration of the plant safety directives. The course provides a good technical basis of the principles of machinery safety.

Introduction

Contents

  • Introduction to safety: Motivation for safety, key questions on safety and health and safety management
  • International legislation
    - Application on plant and machinery
    - Advantages of compliance
  • Standards for conformity assessment
  • Safety management systems
  • Key factor for the implementation of a safe plant
  • Machinery safety
    - Procurement of new machinery
    - Modification of new machinery
    - Roles and responsibilities of OEMs and operators
  • Risk assessment
    - Dangers
    - Methods of risk assessment
  • Risk reduction

Target groups

  • Commissioning engineer
  • Design engineers
  • Project manager
  • Planner

Note

The training course "Fundamentals of Machinery Safety" could be interesting for you.

Benefits to you

  • Good overview of machinery safety
  • better understanding of correlations
  • participation is possible also without prior knowledge

Looking for training on Australian legislation and Standards?

In Australia, rather than the EU focused content we run our localised version of this course MachineSAFE Introduction

Dates shown below are for the local course. If you would like to attend the European centric Introduction to Machinery Safety please contact us to discuss your options.

Introduction to Machinery Safety
Online
Duration
2 x 4 hour sessions over 2 days
Time
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (AEST/AEDT)
Max. number of participants
15 people
Costs per participant
$660 + GST
Date/availability
from 15.09.2025 Register
Your Premises
Duration
1 day
Time
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Max. number of participants
15
Costs per participant
Please contact us
Date/availability
on request Enquiry
Places available Only few places left Closed

You would like to book this training on a different date, or at a different site and/or to book a different training type? Please contact us. We are happy to inform you personally.

Your individual enquiry
Head office

Pilz Australia Safe Automation
Unit 1, 12-14 Miles Street
Mulgrave, Melbourne, Victoria 3170
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9560 0621 / 1300 723 334
E-Mail: safety@pilz.com.au

Training

Telephone: +61 3 9560 0621
E-Mail: training@pilz.com.au