Hazardous Equipment
Hazardous equipment includes machinery and tools.
Make sure all equipment is properly guarded
- Hazardous equipment should be properly guarded so that it's virtually impossible for a worker to be placed in a danger zone around moving parts that could cause injury or death.
- A preventive maintenance program should be in place to make sure equipment operates properly.
- A corrective maintenance program is needed to make sure equipment that is broken, causing a safety hazard, is fixed immediately.
- Tools need to be in good working order, properly repaired, and used for their intended purpose only. Any maintenance person will tell you that an accident can easily occur if tools are not used correctly. Tools that are used while broken are also very dangerous.
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2-5. Which program should be in place to make sure equipment operates properly?
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