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| Safety, Technology & Innovation |
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Safety, Technology & Innovation is a monthly update that delivers significant product information, educational articles and industry news from Omron STI and other expert sources to help make safety work, for you.
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| Safe But Slow: How Long 'til Operators Remove the Guard? |
When machine guards are disabled or otherwise compromised, serious injuries and even fatalities are a very real risk. In Safe But Slow: How Long 'til Operators Remove the Guard?, published in the October 20, 2008 issue of Machine Design, Lanny Berke discusses the significance of properly guarded machines, outlines the four basic approaches to machine guarding, and reviews the good and the bad methods of maximizing worker safety.
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| Stepping Up to Operational Safety Excellence |
Want to create world-class safety performance in your organization? It won't be easy, and the answer isn't more safety programs, but you can do it!
In Stepping up to Operational Safety Excellence Larry Hansen will help you understand how, while delving into serious safety issues such as:
- Why 'all industry' LWD Incident rates only marginally improved in spite of 30 years of federal regulation and enforcement
- Why multi-location companies with one centralized safety program have such diverse results across their organizations
- Why, in many organizations, 'safety' is managed differently than all other business functions
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| D4JL Guard Locking Safety Door Switch Boasts World's Top Holding Force of Any Switch in its Class |
Omron STI's IP67-rated D4JL guard locking safety door switches provide incredible holding force of 3,000 N (674 Lbs.), making it a perfect solution for safely locking the largest and heaviest of doors. Two safety circuits and two monitor contacts provide an array of monitoring patterns, including monitoring the open/closed status of the door and the status of the lock.
Models are available with rear release buttons that allow workers to unlock the switch from inside the protected area and exit the hazardous area. Trapped key models are also available, which are designed to prevent workers from being locked in hazardous work areas.
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| Did You Know? |
Did you know that Omron STI offers comprehensive machine safeguarding evaluation, risk level identification and risk reduction services? Omron STI can perform a detailed risk level identification service including risk reduction recommendations in accordance with recognized standards to bring machines or process lines into 100% compliance with applicable safety regulations and/or standards. This service is currently offered in North America, South America, Canada and Mexico.
Learn more about how Omron STI is uniquely equipped to be your partner when it comes to machine safety compliance!
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