Perimeter safeguarding is perhaps the simplest, most affordable way to create a safer workplace for your employees. No matter the industry, installing perimeter safeguarding around hazardous areas — such as robotic cells, processing lines, press brakes, shears, welders, and other heavy machinery — can significantly reduce the risk of injury by preventing employees from encountering…
Perimeter safeguarding is perhaps the simplest, most affordable way to create a safer workplace for your employees. No matter the industry, installing perimeter safeguarding around hazardous areas — such as robotic cells, processing lines, press brakes, shears, welders, and other heavy machinery — can significantly reduce the risk of injury by preventing employees from encountering…
ROCKFORD, IL, MAY 16, 2023 — The summer is an ideal time to improve your staff’s knowledge of machine safety. Yet with busy production schedules and employee vacations, finding the time to attend a multi-day, off-site class can be challenging. To help, Rockford Systems, LLC. has extended its highly recognized machine safeguarding seminar program into an…
ROCKFORD, IL, APRIL 20, 2023 — Rockford Systems, LLC offers a simple Point-of-Operation gauge for use during the design, installation, and inspection of machine safeguarding. The pocket-sized reference tool verifies that the guard’s opening complies with OSHA 1910.217 (c) (1) (ii) CSA (Canadian Standards Association), and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) machine safety standards requirements,…
ROCKFORD, IL, March 20, 2023 — Rockford Systems, LLC, announced today a pledge to provide the safety management program at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA, with classroom training in machine safeguarding, course content development, and fully safeguarded metalworking equipment, including a mechanical press and vertical mill, as an in-kind gift over the next…
ROCKFORD, IL, FEBRUARY 8, 2023 — On January 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that OSHA has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards, or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements. These penalties will go into effect…
ROCKFORD, IL, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 — Rockford Systems, LLC, a global leader in machine safeguarding, today introduced a turnkey control system that ensures on-the-job safety for operators of table-top pneumatic presses, while also reducing their risk of tendon, nerve and neurovascular disorders. Comprised of a control module (GIC2501) and a control bar assembly (LLC2600) that is…
ROCKFORD, IL, JANUARY 3, 2023 — Rockford Systems, LLC, a turnkey supplier of machine safeguarding equipment and services, is inviting industrial safety professionals to explore its newly redesigned website launched today at www.rockfordsystems.com. Boasting a clean, modern look, the website has been completely revamped to offer an improved user experience with easier navigation and better…
The Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for overseeing workplace safety. On the federal level, OSHA conducted 24,333 inspections in 2021. Of these 24,333 inspections, 10,584 (about 43 percent) were programmed inspections that focused OSHA’s enforcement resources towards industries and operations where known hazards exist. If a violation is discovered…
ROCKFORD, IL, JULY 19, 2022 — In order to meet certain regulations, and as a best safety practice, machinery must be prevented from automatically or unintentionally restarting when an unscheduled power interruption occurs. The safety regulations that reference preventing accidental operation can be found in OSHA 1910.217 (b)(8)(ii) and ANSI B11.1-2009 (6)(2)(3). OSHA 1910 Subpart…
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