National Machine Guarding Program: part 1. Machine safeguarding practices in small metal fabrication businesses

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• Personal Author:
  Brosseau LM ; Gordon R ; Most IG ; Parker, David L. ; Stanley R ; Xi M ; Yamin SC
• Description:
  Background: Metal fabrication workers experience high rates of traumatic occupational injuries. Machine operators in particular face high risks, often stemming from the absence or improper use of machine safeguarding or the failure to implement lockout procedures. Methods: The National Machine Guarding Program (NMGP) was a translational research initiative implemented in conjunction with two workers' compensation insures. Insurance safety consultants trained in machine guarding used standardized checklists to conduct a baseline inspection of machine-related hazards in 221 business. Results: Safeguards at the point of operation were missing or inadequate on 33% of machines. Safeguards for other mechanical hazards were missing on 28% of machines. Older machines were both widely used and less likely than newer machines to be properly guarded. Lockout/tagout procedures were posted at only 9% of machine workstations. Conclusions: The NMGP demonstrates a need for improvement in many aspects of machine safety and lockout in small metal fabrication businesses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management Small Business Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Machine Guarding Electrical-equipment Electrical-transmission Fabricated-plate-work Hazards Injuries Injury-prevention Lockout Machine-guarding Machine-operation Machine-operators Machine-shop-workers Machinists Metal-industry Metal-industry-workers Occupational Safety Protective-measures Risk-analysis Risk Management Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Small-businesses Small Business Tagout Traumatic-injuries Work-operations Workplace-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Maine ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046870
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Nov; 58(11):1174-1183
• Contact Point Address:
  David Parker, MD, MPH, Park Nicollet Institute, Health Research Center, 3800 Park Nicollet Blvd., 1-S, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
• Email:
  David.Parker@parknicollet.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20170731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac92e6a9f6f87131e95a9448e7a5c75ecdbc95d25ce526bffda3490e9e8b4dc3157d35e501f699725ad86b14c3d460e04ce6e4754d0b100bc639ee137bf099f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202149/cdc_202149_DS1.pdf
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