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Two Hand Controls
This category includes safety systems that require the operator to use constant, concurrent two-hand control to activate a machine used in the fabricating process. An operator’s hands are required to remain in a safe location on the control mechanisms and…
Presence Sensing Devices
This category includes safety devices used to sense the presence of a foreign object within a press brake or other automatic feed part revolution clutch press, and then automatically stop the motion of the press brake’s ram so that the…
Self-Adjusting Guards
This category refers to barriers affixed to a fabricating machine to act as a shield to prevent contact with an operator’s body, that move according to the size and orientation of the workpiece entering the machine’s point of operation. A…
Adjustable Guards
This category includes safety devices that are affixed to a moving machine at the point where work is performed or a workpiece is placed, that acts as a shield to prevent contact with body parts or to prevent chips, sparks,…
Interlocked Guards
This category includes safety devices used to shut off or disengage power to a machine used in the fabricating process, along with stopping moving parts and keeping the machine in the off position until the guards are reopened. When an…
Fixed Guards
This category includes simple barriers that are affixed permanently to a machine to act as a shield to prevent contact with body parts, or to prevent the spray of chips, sparks, and other debris. Fixed guards are not dependent on…
Regulatory Compliance
This category includes safety equipment used to limit an operator’s access to the moving points of a machine, or to automatically withdraw all or part of an operator’s body from a point of operation. Pullback devices can include cords connected…
Hearing Protection
This category includes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used to protect operators’ hearing, from both short-term hazards and long-term hearing loss. Hearing protectors must reduce the decibel level of workplace noise to within acceptable limits determined by OSHA. Along with PPE,…
Body Protection
This category includes any and all equipment worn on the body to prevent injury or accidents during the fabricating and machining process. Often referred to as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), this includes garments and other devices to protect the worker…
Hand and Arm Protection
This category includes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used to safeguard the hands and arms of a worker during the fabricating process. As a worker’s hands conduct a wide variety of tasks with many different forms of materials and equipment, hand…
Foot and Leg Protection
This category includes garments and devices used to protect the legs, feet, and lower body from being injured by rolling or falling objects that might cause crushing or penetrating injuries to the worker, along with garments that protect from heat,…
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