HYDRAULIC SAFETY: HIGH RISK MAINTENANCE LEVEL ONLINE COURSE OVERVIEW
Maintenance and repair of equipment use hazardous hydraulics systems . Maintenance personnel are exposed to a high level of risk of injury or death from hydraulic system hazards. Many incidents are a result of people not understanding the related hazards while working with hydraulic systems . This online Hydraulic Safety: High Risk Maintenance Level course examines in a comprehensive manner the recognition and management of hydraulic hazards. There is an emphasis placed on the implementation of structured procedures and energy mitigation.
HYDRAULIC SAFETY: HIGH RISK MAINTENANCE LEVEL ONLINE COURSE TOPICS
In this online Hydraulic Safety: High Risk Maintenance Level course, the following topics are covered:
- What are hydraulic fluids?
- Exposure to hydraulic fluids
- Potential hydraulic hazards
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Safety standards and qualifications
- Recognized standards
- Your role
- Guarding
- Safety valves
- System considerations
- Safety devices
- Safety through engineered controls
- Types of hydraulic hoses and hydraulic hose construction
- Hydraulic hose applications
- Hydraulic hose assembly fabrications
- Specifications and standards
- Life cycle
- How accumulators work and their application in hydraulic systems
- Procedures for testing and discharge of accumulators
- Forms of hazardous energy and the cause of unexpected movement
- Pressurized grease
- Effects of air in hydraulic systems
- Zero energy state
- Purpose of hazard assessment
- General responsibilities
- Before work begins
- Inspections
- What is lockout?
- Lockable devices and the importance of sequence
- Hydraulic fluids and the environment
- Spill preparedness
- Acceptable disposal practices
- Biodegradable hydraulic fluids
- Overhanging and runaway hazards
- Types of seals and applications
- Importance of mechanical seals
- Understanding maintenance and planning
- Commonly used threads and porting in hydraulics
- Pressure rating
- Procedures for testing and discharge of accumulators
- Absorbents
- Ethical choices
- Hydraulic incidents and fatalities
- Effects of modifications to hydraulic components
- Hazards of welding hydraulic components and interconnections
- Fluid power calculations
- Gravity
HYDRAULIC SAFETY: HIGH RISK MAINTENANCE LEVEL ONLINE COURSE DURATION:
About 10 hours
HYDRAULIC SAFETY: HIGH RISK MAINTENANCE LEVEL ONLINE TEST:
Testing throughout this High Risk Maintenance Level course is designed to reinforce learning. The Supplemental materials can be accessed online to help complete the program.
HYDRAULIC SAFETY: HIGH RISK MAINTENANCE LEVEL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION:
Certificates and wallet cards are valid for 3 years. Users will be senttheir certificate of completion, hard hat sticker, and wallet cards by mail,v This usually takes 21 business days of course completion.
The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals has awarded this High Risk Maintenance Level 1 CMP. The CMP approval number for 2013 is #13024.
HYDRAULIC SAFETY: EXPOSURE LEVEL ONLINE COURSE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Continued Education Units for Water Waste Water Operators
- Ontario – CEU value 0.7
- Alberta – CEU value 1.2
- Saskatchewan – CEU value 0.7
