Machine building and design have become more complex; therefore, more careful attention must be devoted to new and current safety standards.
Compressed air is capable of storing large amounts of energy which can be released again very quickly. In the field of pneumatics, compressed air is the medium which makes it possible to run the system. Due to the tremendous forces which occur at high speeds, pneumatic equipment can be very dangerous; thus knowledge regarding the safe layout of pneumatic circuits is important to employees to ensure safe practices. The utmost goal is to prevent any types of personal injury or property damage.
Target Group: Everyone who deals with pneumatic systems in their working environment.
The contents includes:
• Pneumatic safety – essential safety rules.
• Typical safety functions in pneumatics:
- Safe venting of the system.
- Safe venting of actuators.
- Safe stopping of actuators.
- Safely reduce speed.
- Safe reversing of actuators.
- Prevention of accidental start-up.
- Safely reduce force and torque.
- Safe hold-up of loads.
- Safe pressure monitoring.
- Safe positioning of actuators.
• Protective devices and emergency equipment – types, design and function.
• Risk assessments.
• Commissioning procedures, shut-down, pre-startand start-up.
Outcomes
After completing this course, the participant will be able to:
• Follow the essential safety rules when usingpneumatics to build circuits.
• Consider and implement the key safety functionswhen designing a pneumatic system.
• Be able to identify and understand the functionof the different protective devices and emergencyequipment and know how and when to use them.
• Conduct a risk assessment for a machine.
• Understand and follow the correct commissioningprocedures for a pneumatic system during shutdown,pre-start and start-up.
Requirements (Suggested):
The “Basic Pneumatics” (PN101) or equivalent course.
Duration:
1 Day
Part No.
23653605