Safety in machine operation: how to avoid accidents in the workplace

The acceleration of industrial automation in recent years has ensured more protection for workers, since reducing the risks of manufacturing operations is one of the premises of this technological transformation.

However, there is the other side of the coin. Without safety in the operation of machines, there may be an increase in occupational accidents if there is recklessness, lack of adequate training or if the equipment is not subjected to frequent maintenance, which aggravates risky situations.

In this sense, there is no point in investing in the modernization of the manufacturing plant without considering the training of professionals who will be in charge of operations. Each position has its risks, and the information improves prevention practices in each daily task.

Therefore, implement actions such as signaling the work environment, making the risks and dangers of each post clear, periodic inspection of the team’s behavior during the activities and the use of PPE’s in an appropriate manner.

These are the main fundamental practices for the prevention of occupational accidents, normally organized and carried out by an internal accident prevention commission.

 

5 essential questions to ensure safe machine operation

 

It is also important to consider the following points on the machines and equipment installed at the manufacturing plant:

• Do the machines have safety devices?
• Does the manufacturer identify hazards and situations associated with the hazard (mechanical, electrical, thermal, noise and ergonomic)?
• Does the equipment offer protections that reduce risks and hazards?
• Are the devices indicated and marked on the machine (visual signals)?
• Did users have access to the equipment manual and were they trained to avoid human error or misuse that can cause injury to the employee?

For each negative answer to these questions, establish an action plan to reverse them and make the workplace safer from accidents.

Another relevant factor to have an increasingly safer factory floor and to guarantee the safety in the operation of machines is to follow the new standards for the safety of the equipment of its segment, since the best practices are being constantly updated.

Never fail to offer your employees reliable equipment, from manufacturers that have an action plan in compliance with regulatory standards, responsible for defining technical references, principles and protective actions that guarantee health and physical integrity of company employees.

 

Indumak: safe equipment and machinery

 

 

Indumak equipment is adapted to the most demanding safety standards in Brazil and offers all the necessary protections, such as:

• Fixed mechanical protections that isolate the internal part from the external part of the equipment, moving away from the risk zone, in compliance with safety standards.
• Protections with safety sensors monitored by a safety relay.
• Front and rear emergency buttons for machines and on a pedestal for conveyors.
• Shut down key with security lock.
• Indication of start, stop and manual reset commands.
• Indication of electrical and monitoring devices.
• Safety signs on the electrical panel and command, as well as compliance with the legislation regarding closure, not allowing anyone to have access to the interior of the panel.

 

 

Another factor that collaborates to prevent accidents at work and ensure safety in the operation of machinery is to subject the equipment to preventive and corrective maintenance at intervals determined by the manufacturer, in accordance with current national technical standards. Therefore, have a maintenance planning and management carried out by a professional legally qualified by security in your factory, with maintenance records that should be available to workers.

 

 

Remember: preventive maintenance must be carried out by trained, qualified and prepared professionals to ensure the safe operation of machines. You can also guide your employees to take care to ensure the high performance of their Indumak products.

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