| File Reference : | TT-7-10 Machine Guarding |
| Date File Updated | 05-10-26 |
| Category | Training Talks | Tags: ISO 45001, 6.1, 8.1, 8.2, IMS1 7.1, IMS1 7.2, IMS1 7.3 |
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Guards only work if people understand why they are there and leave them in place. This talk gives the shop floor a clear briefing, and the guidance covers each type of guard.
This training talk is supplied in fully editable MS Word format, prepared using the F-Q7 Training Talk Attendance Record form template. All text is in Calibri font for improved readability.
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Machine Guarding Training Talk
A training talk on machine guarding for machine operators, maintenance staff and supervisors - how moving machinery causes injury, the types of guard and safeguarding device, and keeping guards in place. It is a one-page attendance record with the talk description already filled in, and it refers to the guidance document to run the talk from.
The Talk and the Documents It Refers To
- TT-7-10 Machine Guarding - the attendance record, with the topic and talk description ready to use and a signature line for each attendee
- GG-7-10 Machine Guarding - the guidance document the talk is based on, to prepare from and to issue to staff afterwards
Talk Description
- How moving machinery can cause injury
- The general principles for guards - strong, secure and hard to defeat
- Fixed, interlocked, adjustable and self-adjusting guards
- Safeguarding devices such as presence sensors and two-hand controls
- Secondary safeguarding, safeguarding by location, and awareness barriers
- Keeping guards in place and checking them regularly
Running the Talk
Read through the guidance beforehand, talk the points through with the team, then have everyone sign the record. Keep the signed record as evidence that the briefing took place and who received it.
Why Guards Must Be Hard to Defeat
A guard that is easy to remove or get round offers little protection once it has been taken off. The talk covers the general principles for guards - strong, secure and hard to defeat - so operators understand why guards stay in place and why defeating one is never acceptable.
Adapting the Talk
The record and the guidance are both fully editable, so add the machines on your site, the guards and safeguarding devices fitted to them, and who to tell when a guard is damaged or missing. Update the talk description if you cover extra points.
Keeping the Training Record
File the signed record with your training records, or log the talk against each attendee in a training matrix, so you can show who has been briefed and when.
Who Is It For?
Anyone who operates, cleans, sets up or maintains machinery, and the supervisors who oversee them. Use it at induction, before someone starts on a different machine and after a guarding defect or near miss.
Included in the ISO 45001 Toolkit
This training talk is part of the ISO 45001 Toolkit, and is included in the integrated toolkits that include it.
Delivering Talks Regularly
Short, regular talks keep health and safety in front of people. Run this one alongside the other health and safety training talks to build awareness one topic at a time.
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