Course Description

HST203 – Machine Safety/Equipment Safety

This one-day session will cover electrical safety, machine guarding, and mobile equipment for both construction and general industry.

• It addresses such elements as the need for written plans, training requirements, and the required record keeping.
• Machine guarding will also present methods to guard for hazards to achieve worker protection.
• The electricity session will review the electrical risks and the hazards workers face when dealing with electricity.
• Mobile equipment will emphasize forklift and crane regulations, basic safety issues, working near energized power lines and training requirements.