Machine Guarding Safety - Avoid Accidents

OSHA Machine Guard Safety Training Compliance etools
Here is OSHA's site with loads of helpful Machine Guard Safety requirements for machinery set forth by OSHA. Learn how to avoid machine guard hazards, overall safety guidelines and tips. I like how these safety resources are broken down by machine types: Saws, Presses, Plastics Machinery, etc., very helpful and useful.

Basics of Machine Safeguarding
Princeton University's gives some great safety tips on how to avoid horrifying accidents such as crushed hands and arms, severed fingers, blindness, etc. Best of all, on their website, they provide a very useful "A Machinery and Machine Guarding Self-Audit Checklist" available for free download.

Guard Against Machine Hazards
US Dept. of Labor's Machine Guarding Safety training tips. This website offers some good info on how to contact OSHA to provide consultation services. How to get on-site evaluation of workplaces and the recommendation of possible machine guard hazards. The Machine Guard Safety consultation program is completely separate from the OSHA inspection effort; so no citations or penalties for this consultation. They also provide a free checklist full of great safety questions on machine safeguarding.

Additional Resources:

Machine Guard Safety Training DVD includes information on basic machine operations, fixed guards, adjustable and self-adjusting guards, interlock devices, drive train guards, perimeter guards, drop probe devices, restrain and pullback devices, adjustment, inspection and maintenance of safety guards, and more. The Video (DVD/VHS) Training Program comes with a comprehensive Leader's Guide, reproducible Scheduling & Attendance Form, Employee Quiz, Training Log and Training Certificate.