Reduce the risks of using workplace equipment
Using signs, training, guidelines, emergency stop buttons, safety guards and protective equipment to minimise residual risks from tools and machinery.
You can minimise the residual risks caused by workplace equipment by implementing measures:
- Buy the right equipment and machinery for the job and ensure it is suitable for the intended use. Having the right tools for a task reduces risks. See purchase the right equipment.
- Provide safety guards on parts of equipment which could cause injury. Use fixed guards where possible and consider which materials are most appropriate.
- Safe for use and properly maintained in a safe condition. Make sure that workers can easily find start and stop buttons, and emergency stop buttons.
- Used only by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training.
- Put appropriate warning signs on or near the equipment.
- Introduce - and stick to - special working procedures for dangerous equipment.
- Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) if you can't otherwise minimise the risks. See personal protective equipment.
- Provide employees with guidelines on how to minimise risks from heat-producing equipment. This includes ovens and welding equipment. For example, provide PPE such as masks, gloves and heat-resistant aprons. Ensure that employees know how and when to use them.
Regular exposure to high vibrations can be dangerous. .
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