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 seafood processing worker suffered a severe hand injury after contacting an improperly adjusted bandsaw blade, highlighting the need for proper guarding. A seafood processing worker with more than ...

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 ...

The injured employee was already in the ambulance. As I handed the EMT the Styrofoam cup of ice that contained the severed finger, I had an oppressive feeling of responsibility and knew that this ...

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 ...

Frankfort, KY — A free training video created by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Division of Education and Training is focused on effective machine guarding to eliminate incidents and injuries associated ...

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

The resources -- an updated handbook and two new DVDs -- are designed to help the U.S. mining industry reduce hazards caused by improperly guarded moving machine parts on equipment in the mining ...

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 ...

When OSHA unveils its Top 10 list of most frequently cited standards at the NSC Safety Congress & Expo each year, you can always find one hiding in plain sight (much like the control itself). It’s ...

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 ...