Identify all the potential hazards in your workplace that require machine safeguarding and ensure they adhere to OSHA regulations. Moving machine parts create workplace hazards and potential machinery-related injuries, making machine guards vitally important. All machines consist of three fundamental areas – the point of operation, the power transmission device and the operating controls. Machine safeguarding helps protect workers from preventable injuries in all three areas. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) requirements for machine guarding are found in 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 Subpart O, Machinery and Machine Guarding as detailed below;
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