Accidents at work involving equipment and machinery are a common cause of injury. Employers have a duty to take adequate steps to protect employees safety when using work equipment. Failure to prevent machinery injuries and work equipment accidents can lead to a claim for personal injury compensation.
Safety design and controls:
It is important that all work equipment has proper safety controls built-in to the design. Well designed work equipment should have:
suitable operating controls that are easy to see and use
operating controls that prevent machines from being accidentally turned on
suitable emergency stop controls
‘fail to safety systems’ which prevent the machine operating if there is a fault
a way of disconnecting the equipment from it’s power source
Accident happens when the machines are defective or broken, so to avoid accidents like; driving a car, it is a necessary to the car when it is in good condition.
Answers & Comments
Accidents at work involving equipment and machinery are a common cause of injury. Employers have a duty to take adequate steps to protect employees safety when using work equipment. Failure to prevent machinery injuries and work equipment accidents can lead to a claim for personal injury compensation.
Safety design and controls:
It is important that all work equipment has proper safety controls built-in to the design. Well designed work equipment should have:
suitable operating controls that are easy to see and use
operating controls that prevent machines from being accidentally turned on
suitable emergency stop controls
‘fail to safety systems’ which prevent the machine operating if there is a fault
a way of disconnecting the equipment from it’s power source
Answer:
Accident happens when the machines are defective or broken, so to avoid accidents like; driving a car, it is a necessary to the car when it is in good condition.