Equipment Design Safety

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that, when designing safe equipment, there are two major factors to consider: the severity of possible injuries or illness that may result from the use of the equipment and the probability of their occurrence. The paper further explains that it is first necessary to look at the machines' design in order to assess the potential for avoiding or reducing as many hazards as possible by selecting the machine's best features and second, it is essential to look at the possibility of reducing hazards by decreasing the need for the worker to intervene in the danger zones.

From the Paper:

"The overall process before new equipment is designed involves assessing risks through measurement of physical and chemical parameters in the workplace, such as solvents, metals, dust, noise, lighting, heat stress, ergonomic and safety hazards. Once this is completed, the following actions can take place that promote awareness of risks and following better practices such as substitution of solvents with less dangerous ones, improvement in ergonomic conditions and decreasing noise levels."

Sample of Sources Used:

• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Printing procedures. 3 March 2007. http://sme.osha.europa.eu/effective_assistance/publications/assistance_scheme/20 02/index_19.htm
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Website. Introduction to Plant Design 3 March 2007. http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/techmeasplant.htm#intro

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