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Product Code: TPMGD
Running Time: 13 minutes
Language: English
Version: Standard
Our workplace is full of hazards that can hurt or kill us. One such hazard is the one presented by pinch points, nip points, moving parts and the point of operation of equipment and machinery. Avoiding contact with these types of powerful hazards can prevent injuries and save lives. That is the point of a facility’s machine guarding program and that is the point of this video.
- What a machine’s point of operation is as well as other machine hazards.
- Which basic safe operating procedures to follow when using a machine.
- What personal protective equipment and good housekeeping practices are required around machinery.
- How guards and electrical devices protect operators and the importance of never defeating them.
- How pressure-sensing and two-hand devices prevent body parts from entering a machine’s danger zone.