Description
This course provides a blueprint of basic requirements and key elements to help you establish a plant-wide energy control policy. This energy control policy aims to protecting people from injury due to accidental exposure to power sources, equipment, power lines, starting/moving of machines/equipment, and helps to ensure each worker has control of all applicable energy sources, controls or isolating devices.
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this class, you will:
Understand why "Energy Control" is important
Understand employer responsibilities
Be able to identify energy sources such as; water, steam, gas, electrical, hydraulic, air, gravity, tension and pneumatic
Understand types of energy, kinetic and Potential
Be able to get started in drafting your local energy control requirements
Outline
Regulations
Employer responsibilities
Establishing policies and practices
Hazardous energy
Energy sources
Machinery and equipment requirements
Types of energy control
Employee training
Records
Audit
Duration
4 hours (half day)
Audience
All
Course Material
Each participant will receive their own class binder with all reference material and exercises, so that these can be repeated later.
Hands-On Exercises
Each participant will have the opportunity to participate in group case studies.
