Machine Safety: Developing an Operator Presence System

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• Personal Author:
  Ammons DE ; Brand I ; Powers JR Jr. ; Ammons DE ; Brand I ; Powers JR Jr.
• Description:
  Most hydraulic stump cutters do not have an operator presence system, which could help prevent injuries that can occur when an operator approaches the cutter wheel with the clutch still engaged. NIOSH and Vermeer Corp. partnered to develop a technology to detect the operator at the machine's controls. The development of this safety system provides an example of how a research to practice partnership can benefit all. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Engineering Environmental Exposure Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accident-statistics Engineering-controls Environmental-exposure Equipment-operators Equipment-reliability Fatigue-properties Injuries Injury-prevention Machine-operators Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Occupational-safety-programs Safety-education Safety-engineering Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Work-areas Work-environment Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices Worker-motivation Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0099-0027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  28-31
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036185
• Citation:
  Prof Saf 2009 Nov; 54(11):28-31
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services ; Public Safety ; Construction ; Services ; Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Professional Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d3eeff40f07b50ec88e1e50e5bd3e0736c356bbbbade06a76219a64b0a0a07142836f1e14884b0c531b6a7ce90d654f9d2f660cf40ef7e859bca2d6f8dce3650
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187714/cdc_187714_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 235.25 KB ]