Machine Guarding Handbook

Machine Guarding Handbook
"The Ultimate Illustrated Safety Guide"

Author
Joseph DeMaria, Ph.D., CSHM, CHCM, MIIRSM
Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer

Our top selling handbook! The most complete and expertly illustrated technical publication on machine guarding to date!

Boost profit margins, ensure OSHA compliance, identify & correct plant hazards and eliminate machine guarding accidents forever.  This handbook, with more than 140-pages & 50 illustrations, is the most complete publication on machine guarding to date!

Moving machine parts create workplace hazards - it's an undeniable fact. The list of possible machinery-related injuries is as long as it is horrifying. That's why machine guards are so vitally important. Knowledge of machine safeguards can help you protect workers from tragic and preventable injuries.

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Chapters

Section I - UNDERSTANDING MACHINE GUARDING

1.  General OSHA Requirements
2.  Identification of Hazards
3.  Design of Simple Fixed Guards
4.  Controlling Machinery Risks
5.  Hierarchy of Control
6.  Issues for Designers
7.  Issues for Employers
8.  Types of Guards
9.  Selection of Guards
10. Legal Requirements
11. Lockout and Tagout
12. Hazardous Sources of Energy
13. The Consequences

Section II - THE PLANT & THE WORKPLACE

14. Introduction to Plant Hazards
15. Law and Enforcement
16. Plant Hazard
17. Duties of Designers and Manufacturers
18. High Risk Plant
19. Managing Plant Hazards
20. Identifying Hazards
21. Assessing Risks
22. Controlling Risks
23. Monitoring and Reviewing

More than 140 pages and 50 illustrations