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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
+27 81 041 7673
training@eubiz.co.za
68 Sunstone Street, Germiston, 1401
eubiz.co.za
Health, Safety & Environment

Machine Guarding and Mechanical Safety

Duration
3 Days
Delivery
In-house, public or online
From
R13,000 per delegate
Certificate
On completion
Course overview

Machinery injuries are severe and almost always involve a guard that was missing, defeated or never adequate. This course covers assessing machinery risk, selecting guards and interlocks, and controlling the maintenance access that defeats them.

What you will be able to do
  • Assess the mechanical hazards presented by machinery
  • Select guarding appropriate to the hazard and access needs
  • Specify interlocks and safety devices correctly
  • Control access for setting, cleaning and maintenance
  • Recognise defeated guards and address the reasons
  • Verify machinery safety through inspection
Who should attend
  • Safety practitioners and engineers
  • Maintenance and production supervisors
  • Machine operators and setters
  • Engineers specifying or modifying machinery
Course outline
01
How machinery injures people and where guards fail
02
Mechanical hazards: trapping, entanglement, shear and ejection
03
Guard types and selecting for hazard and access
04
Interlocks, light curtains and safety devices
05
Setting, cleaning and maintenance access
06
Why guards get defeated and what to do about it
07
Inspection, verification and machinery modification
Upcoming public sessions
DatesVenueDurationFee per delegate
9 to 11 Nov 2026Cape Town3 DaysR13,000
17 to 19 Nov 2026Johannesburg3 DaysR13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026London3 DaysUS$1,500
11 to 13 Jan 2027Dubai3 DaysUS$1,500
8 to 10 Feb 2027Pretoria3 DaysR13,000
19 to 21 Apr 2027Durban3 DaysR13,000
21 to 23 Jun 2027Cape Town3 DaysR13,000
Fees exclude VAT. This course can also be delivered in-house at your premises on dates that suit your team, or live online.
To book or ask for an in-house quote

Reply to the email this brochure came with, call +27 81 041 7673, or visit eubiz.co.za and open this course.

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