Punch Press / Die Setter Competency Training Objectives:

• Participants are required to demonstrate their ability to set up a press correctly, safely, and produce a satisfactory finished part
• Significantly increase the knowledge of punch press operations and requirements through theoretical and practical training and testing

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 Guarding Requirements
  
• Parts of the mechanical press, actual identification of the parts of the press (crankshaft, gears, ram adjustment, counterbalance system, brake monitor etc,) on the shop floor and demonstrate the use of controls
  
• Parts of the hydraulic press, actual identification of the parts of the press (reservoir, hydraulic cylinders, etc.,) on the shop floor and demonstrate the use of controls
  
• Conducting pre shift inspections
• Lock-out 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
  
• Demonstrating their role in an entrapment rescue situation
  
• 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, group leaders , and health and safety committee members

Course Duration:

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 twenty-six hours.
Note: The program can be customized to meet the customer’s specific requirements.

Punch Presses - Management Overview

Management Overview Objectives:

Content:

• 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 Guarding Requirements
  
• Parts of the press (hydraulic and mechanical presses)
• How the press functions and what is required
• Employer responsibilities
• Lock-out requirements
• Entrapment rescue requirements
• Guarding requirements
• Training requirements

Suggested Participants:

Program Duration:

· 4 hours (maximum group size is 20)

Please give us a call if you need further information on our competency training, or any of our other courses.

Where Do We Do Our Training?

We will perform training services anywhere in North America, we are proud to be serving our surrounding areas, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Toronto, London, Kitchener, St. Catherines & Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Buffalo New York, Jersey, Pennsylvania and Detroit Michigan U.S.