MECHANICAL ISOLATION

COURSE 620: 1 DAY: Max 8 Candidates

All employees working in and around moving machinery will at some time switch it off to perform cleaning,re-alignment or adjustments, changes to parts of the machinery, etc. In order to be confident that they are safely isolating the machine (in a mechanical context) this valuable course can be used to highlight the dangers, the issues they should be thinking about and also remind them of the best practices that should be applied when performing a mechanical isolation. It can also incorporate company-specific isolation procedures.

PARTICIPANTS

Aimed at process operators, supervisors, technicians, maintenance engineers and all employees who switch machinery off to carry out work.

COURSE PRESENTATION

Various training rigs are used to show how a mechanical, isolation can be effected safely. The candidates practice writing down the procedure that they would follow and then apply it to the training rigs. Any deficiencies in their procedure are pointed out and they are reminded of the associated dangers. This process is repeated until they are able to perform the isolations correctly. The course is supported by comprehensive course notes.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

On completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• understand the legal issues associated with performing mechanical isolations
• identify the dangers of moving machinery (electrical, mechanical, stored energy etc)
• explain the difference between switching off, isolating and locking off
• describe how a mechanical isolation should be performed
• successfully produce a written SOP (Safe Operating Procedure)
• demonstrate an ability to apply best practice / company-specific procedures
• correctly perform mechanical isolations in a range of industrial scenarios.

Successful completion of the course leads to the award of the Technical Training Solutions competence certificate 620: Mechanical Isolation.