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Machine Guarding

Machinem Guarding Menu Workers' Rights
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Overview

Highlights
  • National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. OSHA Instruction, (June 27, 2025). This Instruction describes policies and procedures for the continued implementation of a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate amputation hazards in manufacturing industries.
  • Protect Yourself - Amputations. OSHA QuickCard™, (2015). Discusses amputations and the best way to prevent them.
  • Safeguarding Equipment and Protecting Workers from Amputations. OSHA Publication 3170, (2007). Provides information to help identify and manage common amputation hazards associated with operating and using stationary equipment.
  • Hazards of Operating Unguarded Stone Cutters and Splitters in Landscaping and Other Worksites. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB), (January 25, 2013).

Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers from these preventable injuries. Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury must be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine or accidental contact injure the operator or others in the vicinity, the hazards must be eliminated or controlled. This page contains general information on the various hazards of mechanical motion and techniques for protecting workers.

Standards

Machine guarding hazards are addressed in specific OSHA standards for agriculture, general industry, maritime, and construction.

Hazard Recognition

Provides references that may aid in recognizing hazards from ineffective machine guarding.

Possible Solutions

Highlights references that provide possible solutions for machine guarding hazards.

Additional Resources

Provides links and references to additional resources related to machine guarding.

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