Level 2 Award in Machinery Safety
The PIMS Level 2 Award in Machinery Safety develops essential knowledge for operating, inspecting and maintaining workplace machinery more safely. Machinery hazards can cause serious injuries when guarding, iso...
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Program Overview
The PIMS Level 2 Award in Machinery Safety develops essential knowledge for operating, inspecting and maintaining workplace machinery more safely. Machinery hazards can cause serious injuries when guarding, isolation or operating procedures are inadequate.
The programme covers machinery risk assessment, guarding, protective devices, safe startup and shutdown, Lockout/Tagout, inspections, preventive maintenance, PPE and emergency response.
What You'll Learn
- Introduction to Machinery Safety
- Common Machinery Hazards
- Mechanical Hazard Identification
- Machinery Risk Assessment
- Machine Guarding
- Fixed and Interlocked Guards
- Protective Devices
- Safe Machine Operation
- Machine Startup and Shutdown
- Safe Operating Procedures
- Lockout and Tagout
- Energy Isolation
- Machinery Inspection
- Preventive Maintenance
- Maintenance Records
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Emergency Response
- Machinery-Incident Reporting
- Safety Monitoring
- Continual Improvement
Empowering professionals with knowledge, practical understanding and stronger workplace skills.
PIMSWho Should Attend?
This PIMS machinery-safety course is suitable for Machine Operators, technicians, industrial and construction supervisors, Safety Officers, maintenance personnel, contractors working with machinery and personnel responsible for machine safety.
Key Benefits
After completing the programme, learners should be better prepared to:
- Recognise common machinery hazards
- Understand machine-guarding principles
- Improve safe startup and shutdown practices
- Apply energy-isolation procedures
- Conduct routine machine inspections
- Improve preventive-maintenance awareness
- Select appropriate PPE
- Reduce machinery-related incident risks
Assessment & Evaluation
- Assessment Type: Written examination and practical evaluation.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, short answers and machinery-inspection exercise.
- Total Questions: 50 theory questions plus 1 practical assignment.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Written Duration: 90 minutes.
- Practical Duration: 45 minutes.
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