Project Name: Distributor of Wire and Electric Products
Location: Midwest
Client Type: Distributor of Wire and Electric Products
Services Provided:
- Machine Guarding Assessment looking at:
- Potential mechanical hazards evaluation
- Point of operation
- Parts of machine that move such as flywheels, pulleys, belts, couplings, chains, cranks, gears, feed mechanisms and auxiliary parts
- In-running nip points
- Machine safeguarding devices currently in use
- Current work practices including housekeeping, maintenance and inspection
- Related safety programs
- Review of Incident and near miss reports that pertain to machine guarding
- Employee training and understanding of machine guarding
- Any Agency correspondence or violations received.
- Potential mechanical hazards evaluation
GBTS conducted a machine guarding assessment to verify compliance with 29 CFR 1910 Subpart O – Machinery and Machine Guarding and ANSI B11.19-2019 – Performance Requirements for Risk Reduction Measures: Safe Guarding and other Means of Reducing Risk. GBTS provided a written detailed report of the findings and recommendations, as needed, for improvement was provided following the visit.