Safety equipment protects workers from risks. From hard hats that shield heads to fire-resistant clothing that could save their lives, this gear helps safeguard workers against hazards like deafening noises or dangerous flames that could otherwise result in serious injuries. When used appropriately, safety gear provides workers with valuable protection. 
 
These tools are organized into categories of devices that work together to form safe networks that block any dangers before employees have access. Get to know some of the most frequently used safety devices and how they function: 
Machine Guarding 
 
Guarding involves physical barriers that prevent contact between workers and hazardous machine parts, which may include moving parts or any other potential danger such as flying debris. They may be fixed, interlocked, self-adjusting or adjustable devices to provide maximum worker protection from injury-causing moving parts or any associated dangers such as flying debris. Man down device The purpose of such safety devices is to keep workers safe. 
 
Safeguards must be designed and constructed in order to prevent hands, arms or other body parts of workers from coming in contact with dangerous moving machine parts during operation, and must be secured such that they cannot easily be removed or tampered with. They should not impede on quick or comfortable work performance by operators and should also allow safe lubrication (by placing oil reservoirs outside the guard with lines leading directly into lubrication points). 
 
Emergency stop devices should not be seen as guarding devices and must only be utilized as a response to an incident or accident; not as the primary method for protecting workers. Facilities should carefully consider their machine safety needs when determining an ideal place or distance for safeguarding. 
Emergency Stops 
 
E-stop switches provide instantaneous protection to employees and machinery by stopping all operations instantly when activated, decreasing downtime and repair costs while encouraging employee accountability with established standards. 
 
 
E-stops should only be activated as a last resort after all other preventive measures have failed to protect personnel and reduce incident impacts. 
 
These safety devices feature large actuators for fast and decisive activation. Furthermore, these safety devices offer visible status indicators to inform users of their current state (active, deactivated or inoperable). Most e-stop switches come equipped with bright yellow push button operators for maximum visibility in emergency situations. 
Lights 
 
Personal safety devices are experiencing tremendous growth for good reason; violence has increased exponentially and people are rightly concerned for their own wellbeing. 
 
Not only can these devices reduce injuries, they can also safeguard against costly damages to both people and property. Forklift accidents can cost your warehouse thousands of dollars in lost inventory and repair expenses; installing warning lights around forklifts provides a visible perimeter that helps prevent collisions while discouraging pedestrians from entering into its danger zone. 
 
Light curtains, laser scanners and interlock switches are common machine safety devices that can help avoid accidents from occurring. A safety light curtain uses invisible beams to scan its surrounding two-dimensional area two-dimensionally before shutting off power when something interrupts it - like someone or an object reaching through and touching its screen. 
 
Lights and colors offer one of the quickest methods of communicating real-time safety status indicators. Individually or stacked as towers, these signals can be placed within hazardous environments to quickly convey real-time status updates for real time safety applications. They can even be customized specifically to signal desired attributes of interest for specific use cases. 
PLCs 
 
PLCs (programmable logic controllers) are computerized systems used to monitor and control complex machine control systems. PLCs take input signals from sensors or operating elements like switches, and execute a pre-programmed programme to determine what actions need to be taken before transmitting an output signal that activates motors, valves or lights to perform their specified task. 
 
Safety PLCs are hardwired with internal hardware to detect and diagnose system failures, with dedicated memory for safety instructions and the durability to withstand harsh environments - making them the ideal choice for use in hazardous locations. 
 
As ICPs are connected to high-voltage power sources, they present risks of electrical shock and arc flash to any personnel who must access them for maintenance or programming. To address these potential hazards and create safer work practices including LOTO protocols and PPE requirements for employees accessing ICPs for maintenance or programming, employers should conduct risk evaluations to identify them as well as set safe work practices which include LOTO protocols. 

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