This course covers the various types of common machinery, machine safe guards, and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Guidance is provided on the hazards associated with various types of ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) recently voted unanimously to vacate two machine-guard citations lodged against employers by the Occupational Safety and Health ...

Note: NAICS with an asterisk (“*”) are targeted industries that were not included in the 2019 Amputations NEP. Notably, establishments inspected under the preceding NEP in the previous twenty-four ...

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 bypassed ...

"How can European standards affect me, especially since I only use machines built in the US?" This is a common question, and one way to answer this is to look at how machine safety is enforced, where ...

An argument for why additive manufacturing offers a viable alternative for guard design that is better suited to today’s machines and industrial environments. Machine guarding has long been the ...

In machine shops, slipping safety standards will affect the workers and equipment. With rotating parts, heavy machinery, electrical hazards, and fine airborne particulates, even a momentary lapse can ...