Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Amputations, lacerations, and abrasions are costly and ...

Managers and safety professionals from manufacturing firms tend to believe that their machinery and equipment is well-guarded, but reliable data and professional experiences prove that machine ...

American industry can be proud of the many advances in occupational safety and health that have evolved during OSHA’s 40-year reign. While industry has made laudable gains, there are some fundamental ...

While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) first standards for employers in 1971 were revolutionary for their time, they have since fallen by the wayside with the introduction of ...

As a safety professional, you work every day to ensure employees are safe and productive. You provide the appropriate training, reinforce basic safety concepts, and provide necessary PPE. You are ...

A common mistake employers make is assuming new equipment for their facilities will have necessary machine guarding that meets OSHA requirements. Prevention of employee injuries should be a primary ...

According to the National Safety Council (NSC) Injury Facts report, the U.S. suffers more than 100,000 preventable workplace injuries annually. These injuries are defined as “a cut, fracture, sprain, ...

Lack of understanding of OSHA machine guard regulations continues to make machine safeguarding one of OSHA's Top 10 violations. Machine guarding is one of OSHA's Top 10 most cited violations year ...

In general, machine guards and safeguarding devices are considered primary safeguards against amputation and other injuries. Yet, feeding, ejection, and location are types of secondary safeguarding ...

Machine Guarding provides an OSHA-based comprehensive overview of general machine safeguarding practices associated with hazardous machine components, motions, and actions. In general, machine guards ...