Injection Moulding: Working Safely

Training

In Stone Staffordshire

£ 125 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Location

    Stone staffordshire

  • Duration

    1 Day

Create a Sensible approach to safety. Ensure you know your responsibilities. Identify potential & existing hazards. Know what to do when hazards are identified. Be safe when working around moulding machines. Ensure the safety of others. Prevent accidents through awareness of hazards. Suitable for: Setters. Operators. Technicians. Material Handlers. Maintenance Engineers. Electrical Engineers

Important information

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  • Injection Moulding Working Safely

Facilities

Location

Start date

Stone Staffordshire (Staffordshire)
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Stone Business Park, ST15 0SR

Start date

On request

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Teachers and trainers (1)

David Jeavons

David Jeavons

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Course programme

Injection Moulding

Working Safely

Who is the course for?

This 1-day course is for anyone working on or around Injection Moulding equipment and its ancillaries, e.g...

o Setters

o Operators

o Technicians

o Material Handlers

o Maintenance Engineers

o Electrical Engineers

o Safety Officers

Objectives of this course are to

o Create a Sensible approach to safety

o Ensure you know your responsibilities

o Identify potential & existing hazards

o Know what to do when hazards are identified

o Be safe when working around moulding machines

o Ensure the safety of others

o Prevent accidents through awareness of hazards

Content

Introduction

    Health & Safety Statutes Responsibilities of the employer & employee Codes of Practice for Injection Moulding General Workshop awareness Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

The injection Moulding Process

o The moulding Cycle, Machine functions

o Potential Hazards

The Moulding machine: Hazard areas

o Injection Units

o Clamping Units

o Trapping points

o Guarding Interlocks

o Checking Safety systems

Processing: Hazard Areas

o Burn Hazards

o Handling Purged material

o Good Practice

o Using the correct PPE

Plastics Materials

o Polymer types: adhesive & non adhesive

o Polymer stability: which are more hazardous

o Polymers & Hot runner systems

Note: Trainees will have practical demonstrations prior to, and during, their own practical supervised sessions where they will use up to date moulding machines _____________________________________________

Injection Moulds

o Ejection systems

o Mould types; how they work & their hazards

o Core movement systems

o Precautions when working on the mould

o Hot runner hazards

o Electrical, Water, oil & air connections

o Care when removing products

Identifying Hazardous Situations

o What to look for

o Securing the area

o Planning your actions

o Minimising risk

NVQ

Several segments of the course content can contribute to a candidates NVQ portfolio.

o Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) “witness statement” for inclusion in their training portfolio,

o Accreditation of Prior Achievement (APA) if they carry out a part of a section correctly to a prescribed NVQ segment method.

Candidates working toward NVQ should advise us prior to attending the course to allow us to assist them secure their NVQ qualification

Course Certificate

A course certificate is provided for the successful completion of the course.

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Injection Moulding: Working Safely

£ 125 + VAT