HYDRAULICS
EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS
BFPA
BFPA DEFINES MINIMUM
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
IN FLUID POWER, FOR A SAFER,
MULTI-SKILLED WORKFORCE
Modern industry is far
safer than it has ever
been, with advances
in smart automation
and legislation playing
key roles in providing
both the carrot and
stick for the uptake of
contemporary safety
solutions.
This industry-wide
change in attitude has
created an incredibly
positive landscape,
with the adoption
of safe, secure
technology now being the norm.
Maintenance has a huge role to play in the safe operation of
heavy equipment and machinery. Badly maintained systems can
completely negate the positive impact of even the most advanced
safety solution.
The same is true for productivity and throughput. Badly
maintained or incorrectly installed systems can bring about
elevated levels of downtime, the metric by which just about every
plant operations manager on the planet is measured.
As a result, a wider spotlight is being placed on training, in order
to ensure that tasks undertaken by all operators and staff, from
the engineer down to the technician on the shop floor – especially
where maintenance is concerned – do not have a detrimental
effect on the overall safety rating of a device, vehicle or plant.
Leading the way in the fluid power industry is the British
Fluid Power Association (BFPA). By leveraging the resources
of its Education and Training (E&T) Committee, it has
developed a publication entitled ‘BFPA Minimum Educational
Recommendations – Hydraulics’ as part of a three part suite of
Educational Recommendations which also cover Pneumatics and
Electronic Control of Fluid Power.
This new document presents the consolidated view of leading
representatives and experts in fluid power – including academia,
representatives from other BFPA member organisations, OEMs
and the wider UK engineering industry – managed by a specially
convened BFPA
Education and
Training (E&T) Task-
For more information on
force.
the BFPA’s new hydraulic or
pneumatic minimum educational
recommendations, please
all BFPA on 10608 647900 or
Email [email protected].
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