OSHA Compliance Series: Machine Guarding

Machine guarding ranks among the Top 10 of OSHA citations issued, possibly because the regulation can be confusing. Don't let confusion get in the way of compliance. Through discussion and activities, our professional facilitator will break down the regulation into terms you can understand. In just four hours, you'll learn practices and procedures that will keep you in compliance and, best of all, protect your employees.

This course covers:

• Each section of OSHA 1910 Subpart O Machinery and Machine Guarding (1910.211 - 1910.219) in detail
• Basic concepts, principles and methods of machine guarding
• Common causes of machine incidents and how to avoid them
• Which areas should be guarded to provide adequate worker protection
• Best practices - how to apply basic guarding principles when specific issues aren't covered in the regulation

You'll be able to:

• Empower your employees to identify - and avoid - potential problems
• Assess situations where exposure to chemicals has occurred
• Reduce chemical-related illnesses and injuries throughout your facility
• Save on workers' comp and related costs

This course earns credit towards the National Safety Council's Certificate in OSHA Compliance.
Professional Development Scholarships are available to cover 50% of the cost for this course.

Course also available on-site or specially arranged to be held at the Utah Safety Council's training center.
Member: $1,050 per class up to 10 participants, each additional participant $105.
Non-Member: $1,500 per class up to 10 participants, each additional participant $150.

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