Category: Fab Shop Safety

Belief Leads to Action In order for a metalworking business to practice safety in all aspects of work, management and staff have to have safety on the brain at all times. However, an endless stream of memos or managers who are constantly badgering their underlings will only breed resentment and not commitment in workers. A […]

PPE Is No Joke A few years ago, at a machinery dealer in the Western U.S. (not Revolution Machine Tools), signs started going up after a visit from OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. One employee, a member of the office staff, noted the “Don’t Forget Your PPE” sign at the entrance to the […]

Material Handling Equipment—Easier, not Necessarily Safer When a production shop gets advanced enough to automate the loading and unloading of parts and other material handling functions, a big load is taken off of the workers. While material handling machines may make work easier and faster, they don’t necessarily make it safer. In fact, knowing that […]