National Safety Month brings to light many issues in the manufacturing industry that often go unseen until it’s too late. Maintaining a safe workplace environment has benefits beyond productivity uptime and minimizing worker injury. CBT and MB Kit System work together to design customer safety solutions using item International’s high quality components, protecting machine users from harm and businesses from risk. OSHA publishes a range of reports on safety issues and violations throughout the country. Reviewing the Top 10 Most Cited Violations offers an opportunity to identify and address the most common work safety concerns that appear on this list year after year. By adhering to OSHA’s guidelines, companies can proactively minimize the number and severity of worker injuries while simultaneously preventing fines and penalties by OSHA. item North America’s engineering team has experience designing effective safety guarding into comprehensive safety solutions. While a lack of machine guarding is cited as the 9th most frequent violation by OSHA, it is considered the 7th most frequent “serious” violation and the 6th most frequent “willful” violation.
Top 10 ‘Serious’ Violations, 2015
OSHA defines a “serious” violation as “one in which there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result, and the employer knew or should have known the hazard.”
Top 10 ‘Willful’ Violations, 2015
OSHA defines a “willful” violation as one “committed with an intentional disregard of or plain indifference to the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Requirements.”
item North America specializes in designing and assembling machine guarding for manufacturing automation equipment and production facilities. Whether planning a future expansion of a production line or needing to protect an existing work space, item’s safety guarding can be customized to fit your exact dimensions, leaving no gaps in worker safety.
In addition to safety hard guarding, item North America can design and build other
mechanical safety solutions, including walking/working surfaces; another Top 10 cited willful violation. One of item’s newest product lines, the TPS Stairway and Platform System, offers solutions for elevated work platforms and mezzanines. TPS can be assembled without interrupting workflows, saving time and money with zero downtime.
Take advantage of item North America’s no-cost engineering and experienced assembly team. CBT and item NA together make it easy for companies to implement customized safety solutions for machine guarding, as well as stairways and platforms that improve worker safety while adhering to OSHA standards.
For more information, contact your CBT Specialist today.
