On-site Training

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On-Site Training Overview

In this live, in-person training option, our experts at Machine Safety Specialists (MSS) will properly train your staff on machine safety, conveniently on-location at your site. We offer single or multiple-day classes, as well as workshops and technical breakout sessions. You can customize class size, the content covered based on your team’s skill level, and when and where the training is held. This type of training is typically held at your facility, at a training location of your choosing – even on the plant floor to workshop a particular machine. Our consultants include practical, real examples and illustrations from more than 30 years’ experience inspecting, consulting, and conducting accident investigations in more than 500 plants across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Japan.

Learning Objectives

In this training, safety professionals, technical personnel, engineers and managers will develop an understanding of the latest OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, RIA (industrial and collaborative robots) and ISO/EN requirements for industrial machine safety and risk assessment. Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify machine-related workplace hazards
  • Understand applicable U.S. machine safeguarding requirements
  • Inspect and recommend compliant machine safeguarding
  • Complete an OSHA/ANSI compliant risk assessment
  • Understand advanced concepts, such as:
    • Control reliability and functional safety
    • Alternatives to Lock-out/Tag-out (LOTO – Hazardous Energy Controls)
    • Industrial and collaborative robots
    • Risk assessment and risk reduction strategies
    • Liability and legal concerns

Syllabus Options

Our TÜV certified senior safety engineers can cover a range of advanced machine safeguarding, safety standards, and risk assessment topics, and are able to customize the class syllabus based on your needs. Choose from three core sessions, with the potential to add on our Mastering Industrial and Collaborative Robot Safety class. See details on these options, below.

  • Number of Participants: Unlimited (ideal: up to 40 participants, but we collaborate with clients to find the best fit)
  • Program Length: 4 hours
  • Client Requirements
    • Classroom facility with projector or large monitor
    • Lunch and drinks for participants and instructors
  • MSS Deliverables
  • Topics Covered:
    • Why improve machine safety? (Injury prevention, compliance, the law)
    • OSHA basics of machine guarding (abbreviated)
    • Hierarchy of controls with examples
    • Hazard recognition:  Basics, Intermediate, Advanced (embedded in training)
    • Functional Safety (Introduction to Control Reliability, Category 3 circuits, and guard interlocks)
    • OSHA 1910.147 – OSHA requirements for Alternative Protective Methods and the Minor Servicing Exception to LOTO / ANSI Z244.1
    • Safety distances
  • Number of Participants: Unlimited (ideal: up to 40 participants, but we collaborate with clients to find the best fit)
  • Program Length: 4 hours
  • Client Requirements:
    • Classroom facility with projector or large monitor
    • Lunch and drinks for participants and instructors
  • MSS Deliverables
  • Topics Covered:
    • ANSI B11.19 – Modern machine safeguarding requirements
    • NFPA 79 – Stopping Functions / Emergency Stop Requirements
    • Comparison of U.S. and ISO/EU machine safety standards (abbreviated)
      • CE marking
    • Safety Requirements for Bypassing (Suspending) Guards
    • ANSI B11.0 – Risk Assessment
      • Quantifying the risk
    • How to perform a Risk Assessment
      • Why do a risk assessment?
      • Risk Assessment System
      • Risk Factors: Severity, Exposure, Probability
      • Risk Assessment spreadsheet tool overview
  • Number of Participants: Unlimited (ideal: up to 40 participants, but we collaborate with clients to find the best fit)
  • Program Length: 4 hours
  • Client Requirements:
    • Prerequisite training: Sessions 1 and 2 are required prior to this session
    • Classroom facility with projector or large monitor
    • Lunch and drinks for participants and instructors
  • MSS Deliverables
    • A softcopy training manual is provided for each student (hardcopies available for purchase). This training manual includes the training presentation.
    • Optional: One (1) MSS Universal Safety Scale (“Gotcha-Stick”)
    • Risk Assessment document (spreadsheet) in compliance with ANSI/RIA TR 15.306
  • Summary:
    • The purpose of the Team Based Risk Assessment (RA) is to identify the remediation (safeguarding) required to reduce the risk within tolerable levels and comply with all applicable safety regulations. In a RA, a multi-disciplined team identifies tasks and risks of the machine. The risk is scored (with and without safeguarding) and a safeguarding plan is developed. This RA document is then accepted by the team and forms the basis of the remediation (safeguarding) plan. For complex machinery, a team-based risk assessment is an essential process that is required to develop practical, detailed risk reduction measures.
  • Topics Covered:
    • Risk Assessment Workshop – select a machine in the client’s facility and perform a risk assessment, to the extent feasible within the time allowed.
    • MSS to guide discussion and update the Risk Assessment Spreadsheet during this conference. Client to include in the meeting, as a minimum, the following authorized personnel: Operator, Maintenance, Engineering, and EHS.
    • Guidance of the Risk Assessment workgroup for a machine/process as needed to:
      • Identify hazards
      • Review drawings and technical details
      • Score in terms of severity, probability, and frequency
      • Guidance in use of spreadsheet tool
      • Checking, correcting, approval
      • Facilitate team discussions and team engagement
    • Example safety devices from various manufacturers are displayed on a table in the classroom.  As training progresses, these product examples are passed around the class for students to see/handle.

  • Number of Participants: Unlimited; training is purchased per seat (per person)
  • Program Length: 3 hours total (90 minute module on industrial robots, 60 minute module on collaborative robots, and 30 minute Q&A)
  • Client Requirements:
    • Prerequisite training: Sessions 1 and 2 are not required but are highly recommended.
    • Professional learning environment with online connectivity
  • Description: This class covers the two focused modules, below, and concludes with a live Q&A and discussion, allowing participants to apply their learning to real-world challenges and system designs.
    • Module on Collaborative Robot Safety: Dive deep into the technical safety requirements unique to collaborative robot systems. Gain expert insight into compliance with ISO/TS 15066 and ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025, including power and force limiting, speed and separation monitoring, and the validation of human-robot interaction. This module equips you to design and deploy safe, productive cobot applications.
    • Module on Industrial Robot Safety: Explore the critical safety principles and new requirements introduced in ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 and ISO 10218-1:2025 for traditional industrial robots. Learn how to implement and validate effective safeguarding methods, risk assessments, and safety-rated controls in high-throughput environments.
Who Should Attend
  • EHS Directors, Managers, and Personnel
  • Machine Operators
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Engineering Personnel
What Attendees Are Saying

“The material was useful, flowed well, and had more than theory; examples were good, and the quantification of items was especially helpful. This was one of the best training sessions I’ve taken part in for quite some time.”

– Senior Manager, Process Engineering

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