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3 Steps to Safer Machine Design
It is the responsibility of the
machine designer to assess the risks posed by a machine or parts of the machine.
When those risks are determined, follow these three steps to mitigate potential
hazards.
Design the equipment
so that it cannot cause injury. This may be easier said than done. Any time an
operator must interact with a machine, there will be some inherent risk as both
human behavior and machines are not totally predictable.
Build in additional
forms of protection such
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Oct 4th 2017