Machinery Functional Safety Courses
McNaughton-McKay offers functional safety for machinery courses in cooperation with Rockwell Automation® and TÜV Rheinland. The curriculum for these in-person courses is hands-on and designed to give industrial automation professionals the skills they need to safely perform responsible tasks for machinery (designing, operating, maintaining, reviewing, etc.). Please check the dates and descriptions below to ensure that you register for the appropriate course.
Dates & Locations
April 14 - 16
8am - 4pm
SAF-TUV1
McNaughton-McKay
2255 Citygate Drive
Columbus, OH 43219
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September 21 - 25
8am - 4pm
SAF-TUV2T
McNaughton-McKay
1357 East Lincoln Avenue
Madison Heights, MI 48071
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August 25 - 26
8am - 4pm
SAF-TUV0T
McNaughton-McKay
355 Tomahawk Drive
Maumee, OH 43537
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Who Should Attend
Those responsible for tasks affected by machinery safety, including:
- Application Engineers
- System Integrators
- Developers
- Machine Technicians
- Safety Specialists
- Authorized Experts in Machinery
SAF-TUV1 Functional Safety for Machinery Introduction
Review design and proof requirements for the functional safety of machines and see practical examples of machine guarding and protection techniques. This course (no exam/no certificate) prepares you to understand safety device and component assembly and application. It is the critical prerequisite for SAF-TUV2T and is highly recommended that participants spend 6 months after completing this course to prepare for the SAF-TUV2T class and exam. For more details, contact a McNaughton-McKay training specialist.
SAF-TUV2T Functional Safety for Machinery Engineer Certification
Building on principles established in SAF-TUV1, this training reiterates technical requirements for functional machine safety, with practical examples of the assembly and application of safety devices and components. Students will learn safety measures to implement at their facilities, quality assurance techniques and how to document lifecycle design and validation. Attendees will receive their certification after completing the 5-day course and passing the exam.
NOTE: McNaughton-McKay does not provide safety standards to course attendees. The following standards are RECOMMENDED for participation in SAF-TUV1 and REQUIRED for SAF-TUV2T:
- IEC 60204-1
- IEC 62061
- ISO 12100: 2010
- ISO 13849 (Part 1 & 2)
These standards can be purchased on the ANSI website, the ISO website, the IHS website and the IEC website.
SAF-TUV0T Functional Safety for Machinery Technician Certification
This training covers the dictation and practice of selecting, assembling, installing, validating and maintaining machine safety devices and components. Safety topics in this course include redundancy, testing, distance calculations, assigning the required level of risk reduction as PL, monitoring moveable guard positions, and fault avoidance for relevant life cycle phases. This 2-day maintenance certification course has eligibility requirements that must be met for registration.