SSERC: Safe Use of Fixed Workshop Machinery

This course is designed to instruct learners on the safe use of bandsaws, circular saws and planer thicknessers. The unit also aims to instruct learners on the safe procedures for carrying out associated tasks such as blade changing.

Dates: 10th and 11th September 2025

Closing Date: 13th June 2025

Audience

School Technical Support Staff and technical department teachers.. Access to this unit will be at the discretion of the centre but there must be evidence that learners have undergone training in the use of fixed workshop machinery. This training can either be college, school based or through a craft apprenticeship.

Rationale

This course forms part of a suite of competency based CLPL for support staff.

Course Leader

Chris Kerr
01383 626070
chris kerr@sserc.scot

Location

The course will be held at SSERC in Dunfermline. Our SSERC buildings are at 2 Pitreavie Court, Dunfermline, KY11 8UU. SSERC is a short (5-10 minutes) walk from Rosyth railway station and close to the end of the A823(M) spur off Junction 2 of the M90 motorway. Car journey times (approximately): Edinburgh – 30 min; Glasgow – 60 min; Aberdeen – 2.5 hours; Inverness – 3 hours.