Machine Guard Safety

Being armed with knowledge could be one of the easiest ways to save your life and those with whom you work. Of the 15,000 machine-related accidents occurring every year, many could be prevented by the proper use of machine guards and other safety devices. This course discusses working with heavy mechanical equipment, and the importance of keeping yourself safe by knowing how the equipment works and by exercising a few key precautionary measures.

This safety training video explains dangerous mechanical motions, protecting your hands, fixed and interlock guards and other safety devices. Workers will learn the three main areas of a machine where hazards exist and the safe work practices to employ in order to avoid them.

Don’t become another statistic of an avoidable workplace injury. Use this course among your employees to help keep everyone informed and safe when it comes to operating mechanical equipment in your workplace.

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Geared toward any safety-oriented worker, the course is aimed at those working directly with and those supervising the work of heavy mechanical equipment.

• Introduction
• Dangerous Mechanical Motions
• Fixed And Interlock Guards
• Guarding Points Of Operation
• Safety Devices
• Protecting Your Hands
• Safe Work Practices
• Conclusion

• Lockout Tagout: It Would Have Saved His Life
• Lockout/Tagout: Affected Employees
• Machine Guarding and Operator Safety