The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) recently voted unanimously to vacate two machine-guard citations lodged against employers by the Occupational Safety and Health ...

Edward Bullard Sr. founded the Bullard Machine Tool Company in 1894. His son Edward Bullard Jr. continued the family business and brought the Turret principle to vertical boring mills, making it a ...

Machine Guarding provides an OSHA-based comprehensive overview of general machine safeguarding practices associated with hazardous machine components, motions, and actions. In general, machine guards ...

Machine guarding is in the OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Violations each year. Perhaps your organization had a significant machine injury. Maybe you have machine guarding risk concerns at your ...

According to the National Safety Council (NSC) Injury Facts report, the U.S. suffers more than 100,000 preventable workplace injuries annually. These injuries are defined as “a cut, fracture, sprain, ...

Riddle: What's the fastest way to lose a finger or two? Answer: Bypass or disable the machine guarding capabilities on machinery. A Hopedale, Mass., plastics firm is learning an expensive lesson about ...

Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Amputations, lacerations, and abrasions are costly and ...