AS4024 Independent Validation of Machine Safety Consultant
If you design or install machinery you are legally liable for its safe operation. However having an Independent Validation done by a qualified engineer moves the responsibility for the design, installation and operation of the functional safety systems to the auditor/validator.
AS4024 is often used to prosecute owners, so therefore to ensure your compliance and the safety of your staff, have an AS4024 Independent Validation done on all your machinery.
Machine Hazard & Risk Assessments
“Machinery and equipment have moving parts. The action of moving parts may have sufficient force in motion to cause injury to people” Worksafe.
As an engineer we are able to assist with identifying your machinery hazards which could include rotating shafts, pullies sprockets and gears; hard surfaces moving together; scissor or shear action; sharp edge moving or stationary; cable or hose connections and many other items. We are often able to come up with ways to mitigate the risks.
Machine System Reviews/ Creation of Documentation
It can be difficult to embrace the manufacturers of the machines operating instructions into every day operational use. How you write the procedures in clear concise easy to use steps will be the benchmark for all operations. It also includes when and how to maintain equipment. The steps involved. We can review or help you create practical, easy to use procedures and documentation on all your machinery.
Review/Create Training Processes on Machine Safety Systems
In many organisations the person doing the training on machinery is just another machine operator. Through familiarity they often do things without even thinking. For a new person to operate the machinery they may find that steps and processes have been missed. As qualified trainers, assessors and an engineer, we can ensure all your machine safety is correct. We can develop custom online training that can ensure training is done consistently. The advantage of the online training is you can have your staff do a refresher course annually to ensure that they are not missing steps.
Machinery Accident Investigation
There are lots of things to take into account in an Accident or Incident investigation. As an experienced engineer, we examine whether the machinery was at fault. Did it malfunction? Was maintenance conducted on the machinery? How was it supposed to operate and where did it deviate.
HAZOP Facilitation
HAZOP is the systematic technique to Identify potential HAZard and OPerating problems. It involves a multi-disciplinary team methodically ‘brainstorming’ the plant design. As a Facilitator we take a qualitative technique based on “guide words” to help provoke thoughts about the way deviations from the intended operating conditions can lead to hazardous situations or operability problems.
