Our Training Modules
The cost of our training modules is customized to fit your particular need as your location, specific need and duration of training, and number of trainees all has a bearing on the cost.
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Marine Shrink Wrapping
Boat shrink wrapping is certainly the most popular and usually the most visible application. Most people have seen a boat with a white plastic cover sitting at a marina or in a driveway. Most people have never seen the process and don't have any idea what is involved. Most recreational boat are relatively straight forward, but as boats increase in size, the challenges that the shrink wrapper faces increase as well. There are personal safety elements to consider when working on and around these sometimes dangerously close vessels. Fail to think through every move and it could result in an injury. The other major element to consider is the safety of the vessel itself. Fail to properly prepare the boat for wrapping and you could have a costly insurance claim on your hands.
The ominous skies of early fall at a marina make us all mindful of the harsh winter weather that will test our workmanship. With our training, be prepared for whatever mother nature throws at you.
Our marine training module
The marine module is broken down into two parts, a classroom presentation and then a hands on workshop. Depending upon the size of your group, I can tailor the module to include one or both of these elements so we can have an instructor to trainee ratio of approx. 1:6
The classroom portion consists of an approximately 2 to 3 hour Powerpoint presentation and discussion. This presentation is intended to raise safety awareness and get the trainees talking about their experiences and solutions to the various safety related issues they've encountered in the field. Helping to minimize the risk of an insurance claim is also a primary focus of this presentation. Technique related suggestions are intended to help avoid damage and claims so proper framing, padding, venting, etc. are touched upon for that purpose. We also cover some heat tool related safety
Once the classroom presentation is complete, we then go out to a designated area of the facility where we will then go over the practical application of the presentation from setting up heat tools to preparing a vessel properly. Using your equipment and supplies, we will work in groups of up to 6 and install the shrink wrap cover from the beginning to end and will become familiar with proper venting, installing a zipper access door, final inspection of the cover, and how to perform a fire watch prior to leaving. The facility is responsible for providing the vessel and these details can be finalized when scheduling.
Industrial Applications
The sky is the limit as to the different uses for shrink wrap in the manufacturing, transport, energy, and construction sectors. Shrink wrap is becoming more widely used in an number of industrial applications and the shrink wrapping professional needs to not only have an understanding of the safety rules and regulations of the particular industry he or she is working in, but must also be able to adapt the shrink wrapping process accordingly to ensure personal safety in what many times be less than ideal conditions and situations.
Many of the basic safety practices are the same for both industrial and marine applications, but there is a difference in the materials and equipment that are typically used and the way the installation takes place. Like the Marine training module, our Industrial training module consists of a classroom Powerpoint presentation and discussion, followed by hands on application of shrink wrap in your facility with an emphasis on raising the awareness of safe practices.