Maricopa Community Colleges  TDR112   19886-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
TDR112 19886-20086 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Fundamentals of Packaging
Introduction to the packaging industry which includes Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, general safety, hand and power tool use. Also includes machinery processes, operational procedures, and troubleshooting methods and problem solving techniques.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
TDR112   19886-20086 Fundamentals of Packaging
1. List various concepts which are inherent to the packaging industry. (I)
2. Describe occupational safety and health administration safety regulations encountered on the job. (II)
3. Identify and apply general personal safety rules in the work place. (II)
4. Demonstrate the use of hand and power tools. (III)
5. Apply problem solving techniques to general machinery maintenance procedures. (IV)
6. Define maintenance procedures to include cleaning, lubrication, monitoring, adjustment, and part replacement. (IV)
7. Identify maintenance procedures, trouble spots, and general safety rules associated with labelers, coders, product fillers, cappers, and cartoners. (IV)
8. Determine when specialist help is required during and after maintenance checks. (IV)
9. List various process types made possible by the following packaging machinery: labelers, coders, product fillers, cappers, and cartoners. (V)
10. List the operational procedures for the following types of packaging machinery: labelers, coders, product fillers, cappers, and cartoners. (V)
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TDR112   19886-20086 Fundamentals of Packaging
    I. Overview of Packaging Concepts
        A. General Safety
        B. Regulations
          1. Food and Drug Administration
          2. Good Manufacturing Practice
        C. Quality Control
          1. Role
          2. Operator
          3. Supervisor
          4. Equipment
          5. Quality Control Department
        D. Hazardous Waste
          1. Identification
          2. Handling
          3. Spill Procedures
        E. Preventive Maintenance
      II. Safety Rules and Regulations
          A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
          B. Equipment
            1. Personal
            2. Protective
          C. Personnel
            1. Position
            2. Movement
            3. Action
          D. Plant Safety Rules
            1. Enforcement
            2. Disciplinary Action
          E. Tools/Machinery
        III. General Tool Use
            A. Types
              1. Hand
              2. Power
              3. Machinery
            B. Operational Procedures
              1. Use
              2. Function
              3. Storage/Care
          IV. General Machinery Maintenance
              A. Problem Solving Techniques
                1. Problem Identification
                2. Possible/Problem Causes
                3. Non-Mechanical Problems
                4. Problem Solutions
                5. Machine Adjustments
              B. Maintenance
                1. Cleaning
                2. Lubrication
                3. Monitoring
                4. Adjustments
                5. Replacement Parts
              C. Decision Making
                1. Specialist Help
                2. Communication
            V. Packaging Procedures/Machinery
                A. Labeling
                  1. Process Types
                    a. Spot
                    b. Wrap-Around
                    c. Hot Melt Gluing
                    d. Pressure Sensitive
                  2. Operations
                    a. Label Application
                    b. Container Movement
                    c. Change-Over
                  3. Maintenance
                  4. Troubleshooting
                  5. Safety
                B. Coding
                  1. Codes/Markings
                  2. Process Types
                    a. Imprinting
                    b. Stamping
                    c. Printing
                  3. Coding Application
                  4. Operations/Set-up
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