Workshop safety (weekender)

Workshop safety (2 sessions)

Core Skills – Workshop Safety Training     fee: $300

What you will learn:

• workshop power tools and machine safety, including the tablesaw and chop saw, bandsaw and circular saw, jigsaw and portable drill driver

• 2 day  from 10am – 4:00pm  (10 hrs. hours total)

Objectives

This 2-session introduction to workshop safety covers the key skills used in power woodshops.

• ·         PPE and hazards,

• ·         terminology and WCB approach to safety regulations

• ·         Power Saws, moving blades and risks to avoid

• ·         Using a powered circular saw to cut construction wood

Event Times

This course is part of our Core Skills classes, and we offer the course at a variety of times: 

Thursday evening 6.00 - 9pm over 2 weeks

Wednesday evening 6:00 - 9pm over 2 weeks

Fridays10.00 – 4.00pm (infrequent only 3 times a year)

All day Saturday 10.00 – 4.00pm

Unfortunately, you can’t mix and match between the different days.

Web Description – not a make a project class, but a practical skills workshop

Related skills for follow-up courses: Joinery Level 1, Joinery Level 2, Chairmaking, Furniture Making Courses