Guards for safety in conveying

Expanding on our last blog, we are looking at the three types of guards used for safety when working with conveyors. Fixed guards A fixed guard is a guard that can be removed only by using a tool or that is permanently set in place, for instance, by welding (Regulation Respecting Occupational Health and Safety,…

Safety First in Conveying

Safety first in conveying is a well talked about topic.  Safety regulations are rarely arbitrary. Rather, they are generally based on a history of reported injuries and accidents caused by a set of circumstances that both regulators and insurers deem dangerous enough to require rules and regulations in place to prevent such circumstances. What are…