Machine Guarding Impact: Advantages of Guard Construction


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Target Audience
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description
Machines used on job sites have guards that protect employees from hazardous motion. The different types of guards used in machines are fixed guard, adjustable guard, interlocking device, and presence-sensing device. In this impact series, Rick Faletti talks about advantages of each of these guard types.

Target Audience
All employees who use power tools and machines during the course of their work

Expected Duration (hours)
0.1

Lesson Objectives

Machine Guarding Impact: Advantages of Guard Construction

  • understand the credentials of the subject matter expert
  • understand the advantages of different guard constructions
  • reflect on what you’ve learned
  • Course Number:
    ehs_ci_b05_sh_enus