Let’s talk about why you turn on your burners for production in the first place. It’s to make money. You wouldn’t be there each and every day if it wasn’t for that simple truth. You’re in business to make money, to make a living and grow your business. If your business isn’t profitable, then you…
Lathe safety is non-negotiable. The following guide preserves your original expertise while tightening grammar, structure, and keyword placement so readers, and search engines, can quickly act on proven metal lathe safety tips that improve compliance and uptime. Why Lathe Safety Matters in Machine Shops Operators of lathes make up one of the largest machine-worker populations…
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…
Pinching your finger in a door can be painful but certainly not life threatening. Pinch point injuries involving industrial machinery are another story, one that rarely has a happy ending.A pinch point is created when two objects come together and there is a possibility that a person could be caught or injured when coming in…
Performing periodic inspections per 1910.147 is essential for maintaining workplace safety and compliance with OSHA regulations. These inspections serve as a proactive measure to identify and address potential hazards associated with the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) systems. By conducting regular inspections, employers can ensure that lockout/tagout procedures are properly implemented, equipment is effectively maintained,…
Rockford, IL, March 19th, 2024 — Rockford Systems, LLC, a leader in machine safeguarding, proudly announces its expansion into Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) solutions for the safety industry. Rockford Systems has a history of experience and expertise that has positioned us perfectly to excel in the field of both Lockout/Tagout and Machine Safeguarding with in-depth knowledge of…
How long until heat treat operations use hydrogen for combustion? Considerations like cost and pipeline infrastructure are key in answering this question. For these industry experts, the consensus is clear: It is uncertain when, but hydrogen is coming. Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderated a panel of four industry experts in 2023 during…
As the name implies, LOTO Gap Analysis seeks to identify the “gap” between where a company’s lock-out/tagout program currently stands and where it needs to be as defined by OSHA 1910.147 (The Control of Hazardous Energy), as well as by industry best practices. By analyzing identified gaps, the safety team gains insights into the health…
It has been said that“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure.” Complacency in a lockout-tagout (LOTO) program doesn’t simply breed failure — it breeds danger. When weeks of accident-free operations become months or even years, complacency sets in. Safety departments begin to believe that LOTO can be put on the backburner. But that’s when accidents tend…
New EPC3000 Features Versatile Logic Controls for C-frame or H-frame Pneumatic and Hydropneumatic Presses ROCKFORD, IL, MARCH 23, 2023 — The improper use of pneumatic power presses is a significant source of fractures, amputations, and other traumatic injuries in manufacturing plants. Recognizing these dangers, Rockford Systems today introduced its EPC3000 Safety Controller expressly designed for…
New GIC2501 system requires no additional engineering ROCKFORD, IL, MARCH 22, 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 risk of tendon, nerve and neurovascular disorders. The Rockford Systems GIC2501 is comprised of…
Rockford’s job is to ensure workers understand how to maintain the safety equipment as well as the functions of that safety equipment and what can happen if that safety equipment is circumvented. (Courtesy: Rockford Combustion Solutions) For industrial furnaces and ovens to do their jobs involves a lot of potentially dangerous and hazardous machinery and…
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…
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…
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are a collection of highly reactive chemical compounds formed during combustion processes, partly from nitrogen compounds in the fuel, but mostly by direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen in flames. One chemical reactant of NOx is nitrogen gas (N2). Formed by two nitrogen atoms, N2 lacks smell, color, and taste. N2 is also…
ROCKFORD, IL, MAY 17, 2022 – Within the next decade approximately 2.7 million “Baby Boomers” (b. 1946-1964) will retire, thereby ensuring that tens of thousands of skilled, well-paid positions will become available without a ready supply of American workers to fill them. Statistics paint an especially gloomy picture for the manufacturing sector, a widening of…
For industrial furnaces and ovens to do their jobs involves a lot of potentially dangerous and hazardous machinery and materials. To run this equipment, workers need to be trained properly in order to avoid injuries — or worse. Rockford Systems takes those demands seriously and has been working with safeguarding mechanical equipment and, by extension,…
Reliable detection, advanced safety functions, combined with simplified selection, installation and maintenance ROCKFORD, IL, FEBRUARY 3, 2022 — Rockford Systems, LLC today introduced its new Protector Series Light Curtains for safeguarding personnel near industrial machinery with the potential to cause injury. Protector Series Light Curtains feature bi-color alignment indicators, simplified resolution settings, automatic diagnostics, remote…
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