A poorly maintained work environment in a machine shop conceals all kinds of serious hazards. This may result in safety incidents ranging from trips and falls to chemical exposures, electrical hazards, and even explosions.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
There are many housekeeping hazards in machine shops. Some of these hazards are environmental, such as accumulated grinding dust which can cause dust explosions, shavings from a drill press which may cause cuts or punctures, or poor lighting and trip hazards.
Others housekeeping hazards are chemical, for instance, rags used for solvents that are not properly disposed of may spontaneously combust. The risk of a dust […]
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