Flexible Training Options to Fit Your Schedule
Machine Safety Specialists (MSS) is excited to announce the next live, online Machine Safety and Risk Assessment training class, taking place December 9–10, 2025. This two-day course is designed for safety professionals, engineers, technical personnel, and managers who want to strengthen their understanding of modern machine safeguarding and risk assessment practices.
Flexible Training Options to Fit Your Schedule
This open-enrollment web conference format allows participants from across the country to join in real time, interact with the instructor, and participate in hands-on exercises from anywhere.
Due to its popularity, the two-day class is offered continuously throughout the year, helping teams improve facility safety, reduce workplace hazards, and implement modern engineering controls for risk reduction.
Next year, in 2026, participants will also have the option to extend their training with a third day focused on industrial and collaborative robot safety through our Mastering Robot Safety training class. While optional, we highly recommend completing the two-day risk assessment course before attending the robot safety class.
Led by Ken Hackworth, PE, FS Eng (TÜV Rheinland) — Vice President of Safety Assessment at Clarion Safety Systems and MSS — this training provides a deep dive into machinery safety principles grounded in more than 25 years of real-world engineering experience. Ken is a certified Functional Safety Engineer, licensed Professional Engineer, and contributor to key safety standards including ANSI B11.
Your team will gain knowledge in:
- OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, RIA, and ISO/EN machine safety standards
- Machine risk assessments and how to apply them
- Functional safety and control reliability (including B11.26–2024 updates)
- Safe distance calculations and safeguarding design best practices
- Lockout/tagout (LOTO) alternatives and safety interlock strategies
- Legal and liability considerations for machine design and operation
Course Schedule and Format
This training is delivered live online through Microsoft Teams, making it easy to attend from anywhere.
- Core course: December 9-10, 2025
- Time: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET daily
Format: Interactive live instruction + downloadable training materials
What Attendees Are Saying
“This was not just the best safety training I’ve taken; this was the best training class I’ve ever taken…It was exactly what we needed and will help immensely when guarding our equipment.”
– Technical Manager
Who Should Attend?
This training is ideal for:
EHS professionals overseeing machinery compliance and safety audits
OEMs looking to build internal machine safety knowledge
Business leaders seeking to reduce risk and liability
Maintenance personnel and operators involved in safeguarding
Engineers and technical teams designing or modifying equipment
Whether you're part of a corporate EHS team or managing a single facility, this course is designed to meet you where you are.
Reserve Your Seat for December or Plan Ahead for 2026
Seats are limited, so early registration is encouraged. Can’t make it in December? We just released our 2026 training dates, available for pre-registration now!
Register now to build your team’s machine safeguarding expertise — and help protect your people, your equipment, and your bottom line.
