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 ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- We've all had the experience of doing what we thought was a favor for someone, only to have it rejected or unappreciated. If machine guards were human, I believe they ...

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 ...

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 ...

Note: NAICS with an asterisk (“*”) are targeted industries that were not included in the 2019 Amputations NEP. Notably, establishments inspected under the preceding NEP in the previous twenty-four ...

A worker cutting plywood with a router noticed that the roller clamp holding the plywood to the router table had loosened again. While the router was still running, he applied a wrench to the ...

In machine shops, slipping safety standards will affect the workers and equipment. With rotating parts, heavy machinery, electrical hazards, and fine airborne particulates, even a momentary lapse can ...

Grinders, sanders and other powered hand tools may send pieces of material flying or cause sparks — all dangerous to workers without the proper skin, face and eye protection. Machining and ...

Tapeswitch Corporation manufactures a complete line of safety and sensing edges used for emergency stops on heavy-duty machinery such as construction vehicles and sensing devices on powered vehicles ...