Technology Health and Safety Milling Machine

This training is for Technology and Design Teachers and Technology Technicians.

Technology and Design Teachers and Technicians must ensure that their machine training is up to date and a record of staff training must be kept by the Head of Technology and Design Department. It is important that teachers and/or technicians who intend using such machines are given access to appropriate training, assessment and certification in line with the Health and Safety Policy Statement. Boards of Governors, in discharging their statutory responsibilities, must ensure:

"that all employees have appropriate qualifications, experience and training to safely undertake their work and to continually develop and improve their competencies in order to carry out their work or activity in a safe and efficient manner.”
"that all employees have access to regular training within their discipline to undertake their work safely and to continually develop and improve their competencies in order to carry out their work or activity in a safe and efficient  manner." (Health and Safety Statement and Policy, September 2017).

This one day Milling course, should be taken within five years of previous training, covers

• relevant legislation
• health and safety advice
• recommended good practice
• hands on practical session
• is aimed at those employed within Post-Primary Technology and Design departments who have prior working knowledge of the milling machine.

Substitute cover and travel costs cannot be provided by the Authority.

Applications will be taken on a first come first serve basis.

Please use 'Book Now' green button to select and book a training date. Training runs from 9.30 am - 3.30 pm.