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| MECA0460-1 | Introduction to safety and health at work on machines-tools. Risk analysis
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Jean-Marie Rigo |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Definitions of specific concepts: dangerous machines, danger zones, workplace accidents, accident rate, person at risk, dangers, damages, risks, intrinsic prevention, etc.
Essential safety requirements of the Machine Directive of the European Union. EC signage and its meaning.
Brief presentation of norms related to machine safety: EN 292 "Principes généraux..."; EN 1050 "Identification et évaluation des risques"; EN 954 "Sécurité de la Partie Commande des Machines et installations" and the New norm (probabilistic approach) for the components and controls of machines.
Methods of risk analysis: according to Kinney and in conformity with the norm EN 1050. Comparison and field of application.
Mechanical risks: being cut, being crushed, being hit, shocks, piercing wounds, burns, etc.
Methods of risk elimination or reduction by means of: safety distances, protective materials, photoelectric gates, duplicate controls, etc.
Detailed analysis of risks and means of protection related to: wood and metal machining, automatized or robotic machines, machines for lifting and holding, laser machines, machines involved in games, toys, etc. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The objective of this course is to prepare students for the sizing of workspaces in workshops and elsewhere. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Practical exercises related to the study and application of the SOBANE Method and the establishment of compliance of an installation in accordance with the Machine Directive. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| This course will be taught at the University of Liege. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| None |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Students will be assessed based on practical work which they will carry out in groups involving the sizing of a workshop with regard to the positioning of machines and the analysis of the interaction that may exist between these machines. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pr Jean-Marie RIGO
Email: jmr@jmrigo.be
Gsm : 0475/72.34.9 |
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