In addition, no machine should be started without guards in place. If guards are missing or defective in your work area, report concerns to your supervisor immediately.

The manufacturing, recycling and food industries all share the need to have appropriate machine guards in place to adequately protect workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ...

How to Ensure Printed Guards Still Meet Safety Standards? 1. Material selection needs to be intentional. AM parts can be made from a wide range of polymers, but not all of them are suitable for ...

Here’s a look at some of the reasons why interlocked safety guards prevent more accidents than lockout/tagout procedures and rules Many of the annual 3.3 million workplace injuries result from ...

In a Sept. 21 decision involving the Aerospace Testing Alliance, the commission reversed a decision made by an administrative law judge (ALJ) and vacated a citation lodged against the company under ...

On September 21, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) unanimously vacated a machine-guarding citation on the ground that the injured operator had deliberately ...

"We've told everyone the guards stay on the machines no matter what shift is working and, if they are taken off, there will be disciplinary actions taken," said Petty, who takes the safety of his ...