Work place injury
Similar to products, industrial processes must be designed in a manner that
is reasonably safe while in operation. The design and manufacturability
aspect of the development process for any process is where the safety of
those in contact with the process is considered and addressed.
The Hierarchy of Safety was established to support these aspects and requires
any manufacturer to follow certain rules of product development from the
inception of the product.
First, safety hazards must be designed out of the product itself.
It is the most assured way to eliminate injury in the production
process or the end use.
Second, to guard if design changes cannot accommodate the
hazardous issue. On occasion where design is not feasible
or practical; guarding can provide the buffer necessary to make
the product safe.
Third, warn if guarding and/or design are not possible.
If a process is developed and implemented, and does not adequately address
safety issues, the industrial operator is subjected to unreasonably dangerous
conditions.
Ask us about the examples below and how permanent injuries were sustained
while these processes were in operation.
