NEVER RUSH BEYOND THE GUARD

 Cleaning a jammed conveyor, reaching for a wrench, or retrieving a dropped glove are common tasks. Each of these acts can lead to a serious injury. These injuries can occur during normal tasks when a worker may try to reach past the guards while trying to do what they think is the right thing keeping the equipment moving and not isolating the machine as per their safe working procedure. At the end of the day if they get caught in belts, pulleys, running rolls, chains or sprockets and serious injuries which a bound to occur when equipment’s guarding is bypassed the repercussions for the person their family the company far out way that original good intention.
Physical controls such as machine guards can prevent many injuries. The important thing is that the guards remain in place.
Regular maintenance by experienced workers can make a big difference in preventing equipment jams and in reducing the risk of injury from being caught by or falling into machinery.

Employers should establish and train workers to follow safe work practices around machinery and other electrical equipment. The law requires equipment to be turned off and locked out during any maintenance to prevent someone from turning it on unexpectedly. Workers should recognise and understand the following when working around machinery:
  The location of machine guards and points of operation
  The danger of pinch points and importance of guards on in-running rolls, belts, pulleys, chains, and sprockets
  Know and follow established Permit to Work procedures
  Know when machines have been shut down for maintenance or to clear jams
  Assure that machines remain off while they are shut down for maintenance
  Know and observe electrical safety work practices developed by the company
  Understand the importance of keeping machinery clean to prevent equipment jams
  Most importantly ensure all guards are put back and secured in place following any maintenance outage.
The surest way to safeguard workers is for everyone to stay alert when working around machinery or moving equipment and to follow established company safety practices and use common sense. Most of all never go beyond the guard while the machine is not safely isolated.