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Impact
Impact hazards are caused by objects that strike the body,
but do not enter into in the body. operators can be injured by
impact hazards. Example - the rotating arm of a robot.
Stabbing or Puncture
Machine parts or materials being ejected can cause injury by
stabbing and puncturing into the body, for example, a loose
tool in a lathe, an abrasive wheel breaking, swarf.
Friction and Abrasion
Friction burns can be caused by smooth parts operating at
high speed, contacting sides of the grinding wheel, or conveyor
belt.
High-Pressure fluid injection
Ejection of high pressure from the machines can penetrate through the skin and potential to cause
tissue damage, e.g. high-pressure hydraulic oil ejection.
ENSIGN | Unit IG2 – Element 9 – Work 11
Equipment
