• Brake Press Operator Training
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Power Press/Die Setter Advanced Training

Advanced Training Program Objectives:

Significantly increase the knowledge of power press (punch press and/or brake press) operations and requirements through theoretical training.

• Reduce scrap
• Increase professionalism of personnel
• Improve set up time and methods of set up
• Reduce accidents and damage to machinery and tooling
  

Program Content:

- Understanding the legal requirements of Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations
- Key points of the Canadian Standards Association Code for Power Press Operation: Health, Safety, and Safeguarding Requirements. (CSA Z142-10)
- Parts of the mechanical punch press/brake press, advanced understanding of the parts of the press (crankshaft, gears, ram adjustment, counterbalance system, brake monitor etc,)
- Parts of the hydraulic press, advanced understanding of the parts of the press (reservoir, hydraulic cylinders, etc,)
- How to conduct pre shift inspections
- Lock-out procedures and following the procedures correctly
- Use of blocking devices and proper installation
- Understanding the different types of guards and guarding devices and how they operate
- Understanding their role in an entrapment rescue situation
- Proper set up and clamping of dies in the machine
- How to adjust the air-counterbalance system and the different types of counterbalance systems
- Housekeeping
- Material Handling basics
- Use of auxiliary equipment (feeders, straighteners, uncoilers etc)
- Use of knock out bars
- Cushions and nitrogen springs
- Die protection

Suggested Participants:

Press operators, die setters, supervisors, and group leaders, and health & safety committee members.

Program Duration:

1½ days (maximum group size is 20)