Preventive safety evaluations help protect personnel and equipment, cut costly downtime and losses, and minimize liability exposure. These are often known as Residual Risk Reduction or R3. This article highlights common areas of hazards in a manufacturing facility, and some potential solutions to explore.
Automated machines and robotic cells present a safety risk at the point operators must interact with the process, such as robotic welding or automated pallet shrink-wrapping. Safeguarding systems may include a combination of physical barriers, safety sensors, and advanced drives. Light curtains or other presence-sensing devices may be used to halt the process if interference is detected.