In the United States, industrial machine builders are not responsible by law to design and build machines with all aspects of worker safety in mind. This places the responsibility on the companies that purchase the machines. They must comply with OSHA law 1910.147, Control of Hazardous Energy. Additionally, many companies are required by state code adoption to comply with the NFPA 79 NEC.

What does this mean for your company?

If you have a plant floor with machines, you are required by law to provide associates with a certain level of safety as they go about interacting with machines to perform their jobs. In some cases, this might be a lockout/tagout procedure or the installation of a light curtain. In other cases, it might mean a functional safety solution, like lowering machine speeds or creating safety zones. Every situation is different, and there isn’t one blanket solution to machine safety.

Fromm’s safety experts help companies understand their industrial machine safety responsibilities. Working in partnership with Rockwell Automation, we provide customers with safety risk assessments. The assessment will provide the following:

• Education as to why safety assessment is important
• Industrial machinery safety audit
• Documentation of your safety compliance
• Recommendations on how to achieve compliance
• Access to safety products through Fromm

If you are struggling to understand industrial machine safety on your plant floor, let Fromm partner with you. We can help alleviate compliance concerns and, more importantly, help ensure that your industrial machine workforce goes home safely.