MACHINE SAFETY
Ralph Mosely, president of REM Safety Consulting, has a
wide range of in-depth experience in several areas of machine safety.
He has been described as a “world class” machine safety expert.
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Machine
Guarding Risk AssessmentAnd Electronic Safety System Design For Machinery And Production
Systems. Industries With
Significant Experience Include:
Use of industrial robots in the manufacturing process
Heating and air conditioning system manufacturing
Aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturing
Wood processing
Paper products manufacturing
Plastics manufacturing – both film and extrusion
industries
Food products – Beef, pork, poultry, and fish
Footwear manufacturing
Apparel manufacturing
Machined parts manufacturing
Leather tanning
Adhesive manufacturing
Food industry equipment manufacturing
Aerospace equipment manufacturing
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Lockout
/ Tagout Program Audits And Development
Use of industrial robots in the manufacturing process
Aerospace equipment manufacturing
Adhesive manufacturing
Aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturing
Apparel manufacturing
Food products – Beef, pork, poultry, and fish
Food industry equipment manufacturing
Footwear manufacturing
Heating and air conditioning system manufacturing
Leather tanning
Machined parts manufacturing
Paper products manufacturing
Plastics manufacturing – both film and extrusion
industries
Wood processing
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Development
Of Machine Safety Training Programs For Plant Personnel
A number of clients have asked us to develop a
training program on machine safety and present it to selected personnel in their
plants. For a national wood
products manufacturer, for example, we selected seven (7) regional plants in
different product lines of their business.
We visited a nearby plant and took digital photos of selected machinery
and materials handling systems. Using
the OSHA regulations for those machines and systems along with the plant photos,
we created a PowerPoint program. We
then traveled to the first training plant, took photos of THEIR machines
and added them to our PowerPoint presentation.
After a 2-hour training session the next morning, we took the group of
maintenance, supervisory and operations personnel on a quick tour of the
facility to evaluate several machines and pieces of conveying systems. This evaluation was broken down into two examples of material
reviewed in class; good and “should be improved”. In some plants, we actually took several pieces of equipment
and examined the entire safeguard design and selection process.
The entire project was completed within five weeks from the date of
proposal acceptance and within a budget that had previously been allocated for
only a single training program.
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Development
Of Corporate Machinery Safety Standards
Many of our clients have informed us that the OSHA or
ANSI standards are not clear as they relate to specific machines.
What are the safest, but yet most cost-effective methods to provide
standard compliance with specific-purpose machinery? We know how to help!
Several of our clients explained that one machine
safeguard vendor will look at a machine and propose an OSHA-compliance light
curtain package for $25,000 as the “only way to safeguard this machine”. Another vendor will look at the same machine and propose both
OSHA and ANSI compliance through safety mats for $14,000.
They do not know which one is right – we do!
We can help you determine which one is best for your application and
assist you in developing machine-specific specifications for machinery
safeguarding enhancement at the lowest cost.
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Substantial
Cost Savings Through Coordination Of Corporate Machine Safeguarding Programs In
Multi-Location Manufacturing Companies
Coordinating implementation of machinery safeguards in different plants with different vendors is what we do best! This ensures standardization of compliance issues and reduction of capital expense in large multi-location manufacturing companies. We regularly generate cost savings of 5% - 25%!
Cost
Savings Examples:
Arkansas
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The
Initial vendor proposal - $1.16 million. After
REM’s review and development of safeguard specifications and project
management coordination of additional vendor proposals, the successful vendor
proposal was $860,000 – A SAVINGS OF OVER $300,000!
Texas
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The
Initial vendor proposal - $374,000 for 27 machines.
After the REM audit, development of vendor specifications and
coordination of additional vendor proposals, the project was accomplished for
$318,000 for 44 machines – A COST SAVINGS OF OVER
$6500 PER MACHINE!
· Machine
Injury Investigations
The
determination of the exact cause of a machine injury is extremely important for
safety reasons; first – to prevent a recurrence – and also for legal and OSHA
reasons. We consider this activity
our highest priority and will immediately travel to the accident site to perform
an investigation and to prepare the plant for an OSHA visit when notification is
required.
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Assistance
In Compliance With OSHA’S National Emphasis Program On Machine Guarding
Why be a “target” for OSHA?
Isn’t it better to know that you comply with the machine guarding NEP?
We will assist you in preparing your machinery and records for the OSHA
NEP.
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Testimony
In Courts Of Law As An Expert Witness And Technical Research Regarding Machine
Injuries
We have investigated hundreds of machine guarding
accidents to find the true causes of the injury and to minimize a recurrence.
We have testified in courts of law in machine injury cases in a variety
of different industries.