A paper packaging manufacturer has been fined after a 4.5-ton machine crushed a worker, causing permanent injuries.

I’ve been spending a lot of time with both consumer packaged goods (CPGs) companies and machine builders lately, and there’s a couple of common themes that keep popping up in conversations. First, ...

A standards-based design approach can right-size a safety system to its required performance level. It happens all the time: Machine safety systems are built to the incorrect safety level and create ...

As manufacturers redesigned heavy equipment to accommodate the engine technologies required to meet Tier 4-F emissions standards, one area had immediate safety implications. The compartments ...

Safety in the packaging industry used to be a relatively cut and dried affair, a matter of guarding, some e-stops, warning signs and perhaps a class or two. Simply put it all in place, maintain it, ...

Machine safety continues to evolve, and the recent European Union mandate of rigorous international standards represents a global trend toward standardization. Machine builders who sell ...

In machine shops, slipping safety standards will affect the workers and equipment. With rotating parts, heavy machinery, electrical hazards, and fine airborne particulates, even a momentary lapse can ...

OSHA has proposed $193,585 in penalties against Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc., the manufacturer of GE-brand appliances, for multiple safety violations following a fatal workplace incident in July ...

The location in Ohio has seen seven injuries since 2017 from a lack of following machine safety procedures, including the most recent incident. A vinyl tile manufacturer faces over $1.2 million in ...

The NUMSafe application program for machine safety control uses the same software development tools used to commission the overall system, including CNC, PLC, drives and I/O modules. This unified ...

A Lakewood, Colo.-based forge manufacturer is facing $225,046 in fines after a worker was killed. Vforge Inc. received two willful and two serious safety violations as a result of an investigation ...

Machine shops present unique hazards distinct from those in laboratories or other work environments. Drexel University establishes safety requirements for all faculty, professional staff, and students ...