A new program from OSHA aimed at reducing amputations in general industry workplaces will target all types of power presses, including press brakes, saws, shears, slicers and slitters.
The National Emphasis Program on Hazardous Machinery Associated With Amputations expands the existing national emphasis program on mechanical power presses. The new program applies to general industry workplaces where these machines are present and includes companies with fewer than ten employees, except in those industries exempted from programmed inspections.