Training Machine Safety in one day

Make sure your organization is ready for the new Machinery Regulation. Join VIRO’s one‑day Machine Safety training and immediately improve the safety and efficiency of your machines. Register today!

Training Machine Safety in One Day: Machine safety is a topic that affects everyone who works with machines: from mechanics to users, from designers to purchasers. In this compact, practical one-day training course, you will receive a clear introduction to the basic principles of machine safety.

The following topics are covered:
- European directives such as the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and the new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230;
- Risk assessment: identifying hazards, assessing risks, and evaluating risk-reduction measures;
- Applying harmonized standards;
- CE marking: what does it mean, what is its value, and who is allowed to affix it?
- An introduction to control engineering safety;
- Common safety measures.

You will learn, among other things:
- to identify the minimum requirements and important definitions of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC;
- to indicate what to look out for when transitioning to the new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230;
- to describe the importance and value of a CE marking;
- Recognize hazards and assess risks based on ISO 12100;
- Make informed choices from various safety measures.

About the training:
Duration: 1 day;
Group size: maximum 12 people;
Instructors with extensive experience (>20 years).
VIRO is affiliated with the OOM Foundation. They have a training fund for companies affiliated with: De Unie, CNV, FNV Metaal, and Koninklijke Metaalunie.
You will receive a certificate of participation upon completion.

Cost overview:
The training is preferably given on-site. The cost is €2,850 (all-inclusive, maximum 12 people). We also offer the option of taking the training at a VIRO location. The cost for training at a VIRO location is €450 per person, including lunch. Please contact VIRO to discuss the options.