Machinery Safety Matters

About Machinery Safety Matters

The series of these podcast is going to cover what machinery safety is, why it matters, how you can apply engineering solutions to solve problems while also keeping them safe and complaint with the relevant characteristics and requirements. I have been in an engineering position, surrounded by machinery of some description since 1992, I have a strong background in electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines, and I have always had a curiosity to learn about engineering. I've studied it academically all the way up to degree, and post graduate level. I have travelled the far reaches of the globe and seen and assessed 1000's of machines in all different industries. I have consulted on the design following directives, regulations and standards on multimillion pound projects, and I still haven't learned everything there is to know. I think I will be an eternal student wanting to know more about machinery safety. Machinery safety is a niche of general health and safety, and requires specialist knowledge to be able to apply it correctly. While occupational H&S safety concentrate on human behaviour, the management and safe systems of work, machinery safety deals with how that machine will manage the task it is being designed to do in a safe and reliable way. Its design should not to create any undue risk to the person using the machine. We all want a machine to be safe and not harm us or our friends and loved ones. My aim is to share my experiences so that when you are faced with a scenario that will be discussed, in any one of the episodes, you will have the right steps to take. You might not, know the answer, but you will, have an idea on how to get to the right place, that is safe and compliant. Health and Safety, but more specifically, machinery safety, is a learned skill, and with the right approach, framework and knowledge you will soon be on your way to making the right choices, if done correctly there is no need to fear or shy away from taking the first steps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Barry Shepherd

Category

arts · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jul 2023

Latest episode

3 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Dec 2024

   Where do I need to locate my emergency stops?

   Barry Shepherd, a seasoned machine safety expert with 30 years of experience, shares essential guidelines for locating emergency stops to ensure machinery safety and compliance with BS EN ISO 12100:2010 standards.

2. 

   26 Nov 2024

   Machines designed for maintainability

   Barry Shepherd, a seasoned engineer with 30 years of experience, shares insights on designing machines for maintainability to safeguard profits and machine safety.

3. 

   19 Nov 2024

   Performance level risk assessments for control sytems

   Description Risk assessment for safety related parts of control systems, and how to approach those first decisions on what to do. KEY TAKEAWAYS This is an extra step, and builds on the information of the risk assessment, that you carried out at the beginning of the machine design. This is not just for controls engineers, but for anyone who is involved with machinery, now has the ability and power to make a valuable input in the overall design of the safety related parts of the control system. VALUABLE RESOURCES BS EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery. General principles for design. Risk assessment and risk reduction https://tidd.ly/4draJfV (https://tidd.ly/4draJfV) EN ISO 13849-1 Risk Graph https://bit.ly/3CnuVCe (https://bit.ly/3CnuVCe) For access to standards https://tidd.ly/3JWxE6t (https://tidd.ly/3JWxE6t) ABOUT THE HOST Barry Shepherd assessed 1000’s of machines across the globe in all multiple industries since 2010. With a strong passion for Engineering since 1992. Feel free to connect LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-shepherd-7944a39/) Twitter https://twitter.com/MachinerySafety (https://twitter.com/MachinerySafety) Join the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/MachinerySafetyMatters (https://www.facebook.com/MachinerySafetyMatters) Instagram https://www.instagram.com/machinerysafetymatters/ (https://www.instagram.com/machinerysafetymatters/) Get bonus content on Patreon (https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/13125450) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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