4.4.3 Hazardous Mechanical Motions and Actions

The basic types of hazardous mechanical motions are rotating, reciprocating and transversing while the basic actions are cutting, punching, shearing and bending.

Preventing Against Machine Hazards

A good rule to remember is: any machine part, function or process which many cause injury must be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine or accidental contact with it can injure the operator or others in the vicinity, the hazards must be either controlled or eliminated (OSHA).

Machine guarding is a safety feature on or around machine/equipment. It consists of a shield or device covering hazardous parts/areas of a machine to prevent contact with body parts or to control hazards like chips or sparks