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The Seven Questions to Ask About Machine Safety in Your Workplace

Posted by Resource Center

According to the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA), machinery is involved in one in four workplace deaths.
To protect your workers from the many hazards surrounding machinery, the IAPA urges supervisors to ask themselves these questions:
1) Is guarding in place and used properly?
2) Is machinery in good repair and used properly?
3) Are lockout procedures clear and understandable?
4) Are workers trained before work starts on machines?
5) Are written job procedures available to workers and are they understood and followed by them?
6) Is required personal protective equipment (PPE) in good repair and used properly?
7) Are incidents and injuries investigated to find and eliminate the root cause?

If you answered "no" to or were unsure about the answers to any of those questions, you should review your machine safety program right away before someone becomes hurt on the job.
At R&R Insurance Services, we assist our clients in developing programs to combat machinery-type injuries.

Topics: Business Insurance