SAFETY TIP: Manufacturing Safety

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It looks like OSHA is targeting manufacturing operations. Here are some manufacturing safety tips from Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (Australia) to help keep you accident-free:

– Keep work areas clear and tidy.
– Keep air hoses and power cords away from thoroughfares or taped down.
– Stack or remove buckets and pallets when not in use.
– Clean up excess product, waste materials and material spills from walkways.
– Remove excess filings, shavings, materials and off-cuts from walkways and work areas.
– Mark walkways and exclusion zones around work areas.
– Provide enough storage to keep materials and waste out of work areas.
– Have safe systems for the delivery and storage of materials, and collection and removal of waste.
– Inspect delivery and storage areas regularly for hazards.
– Provide appropriate lighting for the tasks being done.

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