Watch this video demonstration by JWC Environmental (http://www.jwce.com/products/) showing the awesome power of an industrial shredder that will destroy everything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEdgQJEdTA&feature=player_embedded then come back and read what should have happened.
Machine guards: Except when they were feeding canned goods, there was no guard in place to protect the workers from being pulled into the machine. Several excellent solutions are on the market to protect workers from being exposed to harm. Also note the loose clothing which can catch in the machine. Several workers each year suffer amputations and fatalities from being pulled into shredders.
PPE: The workers, for the most part, had no Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves and safety glasses.
I cannot vouch for JWC’s products, but I can vouch for their total disregard to the safety of their workers. I am sure they had fun making the demo videos. That fun would have come to a sudden and dramatic end had something happened.
They knew the hazards, yet chose to ignore them.
They knew the rules – in some of the shots workers were protected – but chose to ignore them.
The company knew the hazards of exposing workers to the machine, yet chose to ignore those hazards because it was more impressive.
Place the health and safety of workers first. They want to go home after every shift to their families and hug them with both arms.
See our Web site: SafetyRich
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