Competency Training Objectives:
- Significantly Increase the knowledge of power press (punch press and/or brake press) operations and requirements through theoretical and practical training and testing
- Participants are required to demonstrate their ability to set up a press correctly, safely, and produce a satisfactory finished part
Course Overview
- 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 Z14210)
- 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
- Lockout procedures and following the procedures correctly
- Use of blocking devices and proper installation
- Identifying the different types of guards and guarding devices and how they operate
- Entrapment rescue training
- Demonstrating proper set up and clamping of dies in the machine
- Adjusting the air counterbalance system
- Housekeeping
- Material Handling basics
- Use of auxiliary equipment
Suggested Participants:
Press operators, die setters, supervisors, and group leaders
Completion Time:
Each participant attends two seven hour group sessions of theory training, one four hour group session of theory training, two sessions at two hours each of practical training (group of two participants), and a final individual practical session of four hours. Every participant completes a total of 26 hours.
Note: The program can be customized to meet the customer’s specific requirements.
