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Hydraulic Safety: High Risk Maintenance Level
Delving deep into the world of hydraulic safety, our online course titled Hydraulic Safety: High Risk Maintenance Level equips workers involved in the repair and maintenance of hydraulic equipment with a thorough understanding of the dangers associated with hydraulic energy and the necessary control measures.
The maintenance and repair of machinery that employs hydraulic systems can be fraught with danger. Those involved in such activities often find themselves in high-risk situations where the potential for injury or even death from hydraulic system hazards is quite real. The Hydraulic Safety: High Risk Maintenance Level online course aims to provide a comprehensive exploration of hydraulic hazards, with a particular focus on recognizing these hazards and managing them effectively. The course emphasizes the importance of adhering to strict procedures and mitigating energy risks.
Our Hydraulic Safety: High Risk Maintenance Level course covers the following topics online:
- Understanding hydraulic fluids
- Risks posed by exposure to hydraulic fluids
- Identifying potential hydraulic hazards
- Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Compliance with safety standards and qualifications
- Recognized standards and your role
- Different types of hydraulic hoses and their construction
- Applications of hydraulic hoses
- Fabrication of hydraulic hose assemblies
- Adherence to specifications and standards
- Product lifecycle
- Functioning and application of accumulators in hydraulic systems
- Testing and discharge procedures for accumulators
- Forms of hazardous energy and causes of unexpected movement
- Safety through engineered controls
- Pressurized grease and its effects
- Consequences of air presence in hydraulic systems
- Understanding zero energy state
- Importance of hazard assessment
- Responsibilities prior to commencing work
- Inspections and lockout procedures
- Environmental impact of hydraulic fluids
- Preparation for spills and acceptable disposal practices
- Use of biodegradable hydraulic fluids and absorbents
- Considering ethical choices
- Incidents and fatalities related to hydraulics
- Risks associated with modifications to hydraulic components
- Fluid power calculations and gravity
- Understanding the importance of mechanical seals
- Commonly used threads and porting in hydraulics
- Pressure rating
Approximately 10 hours
This online Hydraulic Safety: High Risk Maintenance Level course is designed with tests throughout to reinforce the information presented. All required supplemental materials for this course can be accessed online.
To receive a certificate of completion, participants must achieve a minimum mark of 80%. Participants are allowed two attempts to achieve the pass mark.
The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals has bestowed this High Risk Maintenance Level course with 1 CMP. The CMP approval number for 2013 is #13024.
Continued Education Units for Water Waste Water Operators
- Ontario CEU value 0.7
- Alberta CEU value 1.2
- Saskatchewan CEU value 0.7
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 700 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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