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What are some safety principles when working with machinery?
Follow instructions, safe operating procedures and signage, and wear the required personal protective equipment, such as safety glasses and ear muffs. Keep the area around the machine clean and tidy to prevent slips and trips.
What is machine safety?
Any machine part, function, or process that might cause injury should be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine may result in a contact injury to the operator or others in the area, the hazard should be removed or controlled.
What actions are not safe when working in a machine shop environment?
Do not wear loose clothing, loose neckwear or exposed jewelry while operating machinery. Do not work alone. The buddy system is mandatory! • Pull back and secure long hair. Do not wear thin fabric shoes, sandals, open-toed shoes, and high-heeled shoes.
What is the most common injury caused by working machines?
Some of the most common injuries we see from accidents involving dangerous machinery and heavy equipment include:
- Lacerations.
- Crushed limbs, hands or fingers.
- Broken bones.
- Amputations.
- Concussion.
- Electrical burns.
- Wrongful death.
What are types of guards for machines?
Types of machine guarding
- Fixed guards.
- Fixed limited access guards.
- Fixed adjustable access guard.
- Interlock guards.
- Automatic guards.
- Safety by Machine Controls.
- Safety by Precautions and Maintenance.
- Criteria for Machine Guard Selection.
What are examples of guarding?
Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc. General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible.