Machine Guarding Course Description

Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers from these preventable injuries. Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury must be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine or accidental contact injure the operator or others in the vicinity, the hazards must be eliminated or controlled.

Open and Print First – Syllabus and Performance Eval – Machine Guarding

Required Materials

Machine Guarding Presentation

Machine Safeguarding OSHA Outreach

Machine Safeguarding Methods and Checklist OSHA Outreach

Hyperlinks for Course – Machine Guarding

Supplemental Materials

Hazardous Energy Sources & Mechanical Hazards Text

Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-Tagout) OSHA Outreach

Machine Guarding

Machine Guarding

Machine Guarding Course Description Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers from these preventable injuries. Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury must be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine or accidental contact injure the operator ...

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