MACHINE SAFEGUARDING

This video stresses the need for proper lighting and good housekeeping as well as keeping your concentration while using machinery. Using personal protective equipment, being aware of hazards and using safety guards is imperative!

This is a program for employees as well as supervisors. Discusses fixed and adjustable enclosures and other devices such as interlocks, photo cells and more. Program emphasizes that machine guarding is not fool proof and requires employee responsibility when working with machinery and moving parts.

This is a good program for employees as well as supervisors. The program emphasizes that machine guarding is not fool proof and requires employees to be responsible as well.

This video discusses common types of machine hazards, how they can be controlled and what actions must be taken to stay safe around moving equipment and machinery. Featured is testimony from workers who have been injured after removing or bypassing guards, or taking other risks around moving machinery. Other topics include potential machine hazard areas, controlling machine hazards, fixed guarding, adjustable guarding, electrical interlocks, photoelectric devices, pressure-sensitive trips and restraint devices.

Designed for employees as well as supervisors, this program explains what machine guarding is all about. This video includes detailed information on lockout, tagouts, interlocks, photo cells, two-hand trip devices, and more. Emphasize that employee responsibility is paramount when working with machinery.

Machine guards protect the worker from dangerous moving machine parts. This video explains how machine guards work and offers safety tips to keep in mind.

Produced by Rockford Systems, this video focuses on safeguarding the point of operation of press brakes when they are used for bending material. Reviews light curtain guards, pull backs, restraints and two hand controls. Muting and blanking is reviewed in detail.

In this ever advancing world of technology, robots are a vital part of many businesses. Fencing, light curtains, pressure sensitive mats, interlocked doors and emergency pull cords are all discussed. Also covered is the need for research, proper design, implementation documentation and training.

Discusses several types of guards on a variety of different metal cutting and metal forming machines. Reviews safe location, safe distance and guarding devices. Emphasizes general safe work practices and proper training.

Although this video is an advertising tool for Schmersal, it provides excellent explanations for machinery hazards, guarding and industrial standards and gives an overview of safety system concepts, design principles and practices.

Discusses personal protection of the worker and safeguarding the machine. Dangers to ears, eyes, hands and lungs are identified and the precautions appropriated to each are described and demonstrated. Procedures to safeguard against injury on forklifts and any machine that shears, rotates, presses or grabs are shown.

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