A practical, visual awareness course on working safely around plant and machinery. Learn what 'plant' is, the mechanical hazards of moving parts, entanglement, crushing, cutting and shearing, how machine guards and interlocks protect you, the plant duties in the WHS Regulations, pre-start checks and safe operation and how to report guard defects. Paced slides with diagrams, a real workshop and warehouse decision scenario and quick self-checks.
~45 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start
What You Will Learn
Recognise what counts as 'plant' and the main mechanical hazards, entanglement, crushing, cutting, shearing and striking
Describe common machine guards and safeguarding devices, including fixed guards and interlocks, and what makes a guard effective
Outline the PCBU's plant duties under the WHS Regulations and the order set for selecting guarding
Apply safe-operation basics: pre-start checks, isolation and safe work around fixed and mobile plant
Respond correctly to a damaged, missing or bypassed guard, including tagging out and reporting the defect
Course Content
1. Plant and its hidden hazards
2. Guarding: your first line of defence
3. The plant duties and the guarding order
4. Safe operation and pre-start checks
5. Guard defects, reporting and maintenance
6. Apply it: a workshop & warehouse scenario
Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Operators, supervisors, leading hands and safety reps in manufacturing, workshops and warehousing, anyone who works on or around fixed or mobile plant.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It builds hazard awareness for people who work around plant and machinery; it is not a competency-based or accredited qualification. It does not authorise you to operate any particular machine, and it is not a High Risk Work (HRW) licence or a substitute for the licensed, verified-competency or accredited training required in your state or territory to operate high-risk plant (such as forklifts, cranes, hoists or pressure equipment) or to carry out plant maintenance and repairs.
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$49 per person
$49.00
Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Duration
~45 minutes
Format
100% online, self-paced
Lessons
6
Assessment
10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate
Instant, verifiable
Access period
6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for
Operators, supervisors, leading hands and safety reps in manufacturing, workshops and warehousing, anyone who works on or around fixed or mobile plant.
Level
Beginner
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