Reduce life-threatening lathe injuries with new sanding belt holder from Rockford Systems
The lack of effective protection on industrial machines is a leading safety concern, ranking among the top ten most frequently cited violations by OSHA, and one that puts thousands of operators at risk for catastrophic injuries.
Metal lathes are dangerous machines that can cause serious injury. Of the lathe's many dangers, the life-threatening hazard of entanglement can cause amputations, dismemberment and death. Entanglement is a risk whenever lathe operators use emery paper to sand or polish a rotating shaft. Without warning, the paper may wrap itself around the shaft, entangling the operator's gloved hand, hair or loose clothing at over 1000 RPM.