In areas with flammable liquids, chlorine and paints, management should also provide foam as well as multi-purpose dry chemical extinguishers. Extinguishers should be installed in highly accessible locations throughout the plant and on the trucks. Plant personnel should check these extinguishers to guarantee that they are fully charged and operable at all times. All workers should be trained in the proper use of fire extinguishers. Any machine part, function or process which may cause injury must be safeguarded in order to separate workers from the hazardous parts.
Unguarded machinery can result in crushed hands and arms, severed fingers, blindness, even death.
It is not enough to expect workers to just be careful and hope for the best. If hands can enter a cutting or grinding area, a guard is needed. If workers must reach over, under or though dangerous areas, guards are needed. All pieces of machinery should be inspected to make sure they have proper guards. Workers should not wear rings, loose-fitting clothes or long hair around machinery.