![]() ![]() Regardless, the label exists and safety pros should be prepared to answer questions about each risk and precaution presented. The extent of the information might help shield the manufacturer from product liability claims, or the manufacturer may simply want to let users know of all recognized hazards. ANSI) to create labels pulls the information from this relative obscurity and smacks it in front of the operator’s eyes. Hazard information is generally tucked away in a machine operator’s manual, if available at all. ![]() Just because you may adhere to the TLV (85 dBA) or PEL (90 dBA) doesn’t mean risk is absent at a lower dBA. But is it really? The EPA finds that some people will lose hearing at noise levels beginning at 70 dBA. The 70 dBA statement with ear muff pictogram provides some clue that information is overly cautious. I see this type of machine in many workplaces. The machine is just a lathe that machines metal. Specific precautions include: “Safety windows should be replaced every two years,” “Clean filter screen weekly,” and “Noise levels can exceed 70 dBA.” It doesn’t matter that the words are too small for you to read from this article, pictograms are visual cues to the hazards. Static safety posters on the shop floor are being replaced with large computer screens that show safety videos Product liability/due diligenceĭuring a recent visit at a client’s site I snapped the picture below (Example 1) of a label affixed prominently on the front of a new machine. “Story boards” covering daily production, quality, safety, and other topics usually command their own space on the production floor. Workplaces are expanding visual information. ![]()
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