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9.3 Machinery Hazards

Mechanical and Non-Mechanical Hazard

Mechanical Hazard

Machinery and equipment have dangerous moving parts. The action of moving parts may have
sufficient force in motion to cause injury to people.

Non-Mechanical Hazard

Include harmful emissions, contained fluids or gas under pressure, chemicals and chemical by-
products, electricity and noise, all of which can cause serious injury.

Mechanical Hazards

Crushing

Can happened when a body part is caught in between a
fixed and moving part of a machines for example, power
press or caught in between two moving parts of the
machine, for example support arms of a scissor lift
platform.

Shearing

Body parts can be sheared when trapped between two
machine parts for example, the table and blade of a
guillotine or power press.

ENSIGN | Unit IG2 – Element 9 – Work 9
Equipment