Injection Moulding: Working Safely
Training
In Stone Staffordshire
Description
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Type
Training
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Location
Stone staffordshire
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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
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Teachers and trainers (1)
David Jeavons
Course Tutor
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 safetyo Ensure you know your responsibilitieso Identify potential & existing hazardso Know what to do when hazards are identifiedo Be safe when working around moulding machineso Ensure the safety of otherso 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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