MECHANICAL TURNERS

INDUCTION

Organization history, mission and vision
Authority structure
Responsibilities
Documentation
Accommodation
Rules and regulations
Working hours
Leave and absence
Disciplinary procedures
Transport
Security
Sport and recreational facilities

SAFETY

Safe environment
Safety attitudes
Report safety matters
Safety inspections
Safety representatives
Unsafe acts and conditions 
Injuries
First aid box
First aid officers
Personal protective clothing and equipment
Personal hygiene
Housekeeping
General house hold rules

BENCH WORK

Workshop safety
Understand NSD rules and procedures (read induction document)
Use of PPE
Maintain a safe working area
Maintain personal safety and safety for others according to procedures
Protect the environment according to regulations
Understand and recall driven machinery regulations
Select, use and care for engineering hand tools
Select, use and care for workshop tools
Select , use and care for power tools
Select, use and care portable power tools
Select, use and care for engineering measuring equipment
Mark off basic engineering shapes

MECHANICAL DRAWINGS 

Interpret mechanical drawings
Produce engineering drawings
Produce and interpret pipe isometric drawings
Produce and interpret structural sketches

BASIC ARC AND GAS WELDING (MECHNICAL)

Safety rules and regulations
Identify and explain the use of arc and gas welding equipment
Setup arc and gas welding equipment
Select and examine relevant welding rods
Prepare material for welding
Weld steel plates in basic positions
Identify welding defects and explain their causes
Arc and gas welding (mechanical)

BASIC LIFTING TECHNIQUES

Recall overhead crane hand signals
Demonstrate overhead crane signals
Use different lifting equipment:
-Chain block
-Shackles
-Rope slings
 
BASIC TURNING

Perform external parallel turning
Perform internal parallel turning
Perform external screw threads
Perform internal screw threads

BASIC MILLING

Perform milling work with: -Slot drills and end mills
Machine a flat surface
Machine a hexagon
Machine slots

ADVANCED TURNING

Parting off
Reaming and Tapping
Knurling
Radius cutting
Thread cutting external –right and left-hand (metric/square)
Thread cutting internal –right-hand (metric)
Off centre turning

ADVANCED MILLING

T slot milling
Dovetail milling
Set up dividing head
Square; Triangle; Hexagon; Octagon and Key slot milling
Drill precision holes with boring head
Gear milling (Rag and pinion)

SURFACE GRINDING

Perform grinding operations on flat surfaces
Perform grinding operation on angles