Rockford Systems launches press safety inspection service
Rockford Systems, a premier provider of machine safeguarding and combustion safety solutions, today announced the expansion of its workplace safety portfolio with a new Press Safety Inspection service. The Press Safety Inspection service will evaluate the current mechanical operation and safety compliance of punch presses and press brakes.
Presses are dangerous machines, much more so without proper safeguarding or maintenance. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that press operators suffer more than 350 amputations per year. The greatest threat linked to running presses and press brakes is having the operator's hand trapped between the part being bent and the frame of the machine at the point of operation. If the force is great enough or the part is sharp enough, impalement or an amputation can occur.