Welcome participants to the training session.
Show PowerPoint Slide #1, “Machine Safeguarding.”
Introduce the topic of machine safeguarding and the importance of employees by having safeguards in place.
Show PowerPoint Slide #2, “Agenda”
Describe the agenda for the session:
• Introductions
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Post Test
• Break
• Classroom Participant Discussion Activity
• Course Critique
Explain that over the last 100 years, as the use of machinery has increased in the workplace, so has the number of machine-related injuries.
Show PowerPoint Slide #3, “Machine-Related Injuries.”
Explain that a significant number of all workplace injuries fall into these categories:
• Crushed hands and arms
• Severed fingers
• Blindness
In many cases, the injuries …show more content…
Listen to responses.
Show PowerPoint Slide #9, “Motion Hazards.”
• Rotating motions – employees can catch clothing or catch hands or fingers in nip points
• Reciprocating motions (back and forth or up and down) – employees can be struck by or caught between moving and stationary parts
• Transverse motions (movements in straight, continuous lines) – employees can be struck by or caught in pinches or shear points by moving parts
Ask: What are the main types of action hazards? Listen to responses.
Show PowerPoint Slide #10, “Action Hazards.”
• Cutting action
• Punching action
• Shearing action
• Bending action
Explain that:
• Cutting action involves a rotating, reciprocating or transverse motion. The hazard is caused at the point of operation, where finger, head and arm injuries can occur. In addition, flying chips or scrap material can strike the eyes or face.
• Punching action occurs when power is applied to a slide (ram) for blanking, drawing or stamping metal or other material. The hazard occurs at the point of operation where material is inserted, held and withdrawn by
Show PowerPoint Slide #1, “Machine Safeguarding.”
Introduce the topic of machine safeguarding and the importance of employees by having safeguards in place.
Show PowerPoint Slide #2, “Agenda”
Describe the agenda for the session:
• Introductions
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Post Test
• Break
• Classroom Participant Discussion Activity
• Course Critique
Explain that over the last 100 years, as the use of machinery has increased in the workplace, so has the number of machine-related injuries.
Show PowerPoint Slide #3, “Machine-Related Injuries.”
Explain that a significant number of all workplace injuries fall into these categories:
• Crushed hands and arms
• Severed fingers
• Blindness
In many cases, the injuries …show more content…
Listen to responses.
Show PowerPoint Slide #9, “Motion Hazards.”
• Rotating motions – employees can catch clothing or catch hands or fingers in nip points
• Reciprocating motions (back and forth or up and down) – employees can be struck by or caught between moving and stationary parts
• Transverse motions (movements in straight, continuous lines) – employees can be struck by or caught in pinches or shear points by moving parts
Ask: What are the main types of action hazards? Listen to responses.
Show PowerPoint Slide #10, “Action Hazards.”
• Cutting action
• Punching action
• Shearing action
• Bending action
Explain that:
• Cutting action involves a rotating, reciprocating or transverse motion. The hazard is caused at the point of operation, where finger, head and arm injuries can occur. In addition, flying chips or scrap material can strike the eyes or face.
• Punching action occurs when power is applied to a slide (ram) for blanking, drawing or stamping metal or other material. The hazard occurs at the point of operation where material is inserted, held and withdrawn by