Machinery and Machine Guarding I. General safety. A guarded machine, in contrast, is a safe machine that contributes to a safer working environment. B. Several factors relate to the type of guarding approach that is used.
All mechanical action is hazardous, but in varying degrees.
The approach that is needed to provide adequate protection for workers will depend upon an assessment of individual conditions. However, because of the wide diversity in machinery, types of guards, and job situations, the discussion below must be kept general in nature. It outlines broad principles of guarding applicable to most guarding situations. Machinery Actions and Motions. Because safety standards cannot be drawn up which will cover every conceivable hazardous mechanical exposure, it is useful to group machinery operations according to the general type of action or motion that is involved.