important features that keep employees safe. objective to make employees aware of the important role...
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Important features that keep employees safe
Objective
• To make employees aware of the important role played by machine guards in protecting workers from severe workplace injuries
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Background
• Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries
• Crushed fingers or hands
• Amputations
• Burns
• Blindness
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Background
• Safeguards, like machine guards, are essential for protecting workers from these preventable injuries
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OSHA guidelines
• Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury must be safeguarded
• When the operation of a machine or accidental contact injures the operator or others in the vicinity, the hazards must be eliminated or controlled
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Safeguards are there to:
• Prevent dangerous contact
• Provide security
• Protect from falling objects (Bobcats, forklifts, etc.)
• Prevent flying debris from causing injury
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Mowers
• All mowers (walk-behinds, riders and push mowers) have a discharge chute to prevent rocks, sticks, grass clippings and other objects from being potentially projected injuring the operator, passersby or stationary objects
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String trimmers and edgers
• String trimmers and edgers have a pre-installed circular guard that prevents debris from being projected sideways or upward
• Eye protection must be worn when using handheld equipment, but sometimes this is not enough protection
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String trimmers and edgers
• If a shield on a string trimmer or edger is ever damaged or cracked, it needs to be replaced before it can be operated
• The operation of a string trimmer or edger that is lacking the circular shield is prohibited
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Blade grinders
• Blade grinding stations are equipped with guards for protection from flying sparks and chards/debris
• These guards should never be altered in any way
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Blade grinders
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that should be worn when sharpening blades:
• Face shield with eye protection under it
• Ear protection
• Gloves
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Review
• Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury must be safeguarded
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Review
• Machine guards prevent dangerous contact, provide security, and offer protection from falling objects and flying debris
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Review
• Additional PPE, depending on the machine, may be needed to provide additional protection
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.