I have recently been asked to help protect the safety of the workers at a light manufacturing plant. My new plant manager is very committed to safety and will often support actions that go beyond the ...

More than 800 fatalities and 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries or abrasions involving workers who operate and maintain machinery occur every year, OSHA estimates. Hazard analysis and ...

Machine guarding is in the OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Violations each year. Perhaps your organization had a significant machine injury. Maybe you have machine guarding risk concerns at your ...

OSHA frequently cites employers for failing to comply with the machine guarding requirements described by 29 CFR 1910.212. In fact, this regulation landed on OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited ...

Aluminum framing adapts to the automation era as factory operators use layout software to protect human workers and flexible robotic cells. Many factory environments are changing in their appearance ...

Machine guarding plays a pivotal role in ensuring workplace safety and preventing accidents. It involves the implementation of physical barriers, devices, or safety measures to shield workers from the ...

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 ...

Fixed machine guards are a permanent part of the machine. Interlocked machine guards are built into the moving parts or power system of a machine and automatically shut off the machine if the guard is ...

Woodworkers, like those at Portland, OR-based The Joinery are as passionate about their work as they are about safety. A machine designed to re-form solid wood can also re-form the human body. That’s ...

On the legal side, the European single market is in a transition phase. The EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EG remains in ...

On September 21, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) unanimously vacated two machine-guard citations levied against employers by the Occupational Safety and Health ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) recently voted unanimously to vacate two machine-guard citations lodged against employers by the Occupational Safety and Health ...