Here's the number one New Year's resolution for plant managers
Make 2019 a safer year with a machine safeguarding assessment
Along with singing Auld Lang Syne at the start of the New Year, making resolutions is a tradition for millions of Americans. Of the many resolutions that will be made January 1st, pledging to conduct a machine safeguarding assessment may not be as popular as say, losing weight or balancing family finances, but it is certain to change the way your manufacturing plant operates in 2019.
First off, what exactly is a machine safeguarding assessment? Carrie Halle, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at machine safety leader Rockford Systems, LLC explains: "An assessment is a critical first step in an ANSI B11 program to reduce risks, especially for companies commissioning new machinery, relocating machines, or that have much older or refurbished machinery. When performed by a safeguarding professional trained and experienced in OSHA, ANSI, RIA and NFPA standards, an assessment takes the guesswork out of maintaining compliance and helps to keep a company's employees safe, machines productive and processes online."