Safety Guarding 101

The mining industry can be a dangerous place to work. In fact, according to Workplace Safety North Statistics, the injury rate for miners each year is 5% in North America. Even non-fatal injuries in this field can leave workers with serious long-term health problems that can impact their quality of life and keep them from returning to work.

Keeping your workplace safe should be the number one priority for any business. Unsafe practices can lead to accidents, injuries, and even fatalities.

Moving machine parts create workplace hazards and potential machine-related injuries, which makes machine guards a necessity.

The goal of every piece of machine guarding is to keep workers safe and out of harm’s way. In this blog, we will address twelve common misconceptions when it comes to machine safeguarding.