Machine Guarding Responsibility (Schools)

(8 min.) This short program is designed to explain some of the basics of machine guarding and to give you information relating to potential hazards you can avoid by working and acting safely around equipment and machinery.

Topics covered in this safety video include: machine guarding, four major areas of safety, lockout/tagout, zero mechanical state, hydraulic fluids under pressure, compressed air, energy stored in springs, potential energy from suspended parts, steam under pressure, unauthorized removal of a guard, safety hazard, 2-hand trip device, barrier guards, electrical beam, enclosure guards, location guarding, and power transmission guarding.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.