Safety Guarding 101

In any industrial setting, machine guards play a vital role in ensuring the safety of employees who work with heavy machinery. A good machine guard serves to protect workers from moving parts, hazardous materials, and other potential dangers. In this blog post, we'll discuss the characteristics of a good machine guard.

Working with power plants and machinery can be dangerous, and safety is of utmost importance in these settings. In this blog, we will look at the key safety measures that should be implemented in power plants and machinery to ensure a safe work environment.

Statistics from OSHA show that exposure to unguarded or inadequately guarded equipment results in approximately 800 fatalities and 18,000amputations, lacerations, abrasions, and rushing injuries every year.

There is no doubt that rotating machine parts can be a cause of severe workplace injuries, such as fractures, lacerations, burns, crushing, or even amputation, with hands being the most vulnerable and susceptible.