Standard personal protective equipment for machine shops includes heavy-duty safety gloves, as well as safety glasses or goggles, and respirators. Walking into a machine shop without proper training ...

Though Yale has tightened workshop safety regulations in the year since Michele Dufault ’11 died in a woodworking machine shop accident, students and administrators say improvement in safety also ...

A few tips to help avoid incidents that crush the spirit, inflame the enthusiasm or irritate the sensibilities of the do-it-yourselfer … or insuring against Murphy's Law Attention to shop safety is ...

Bob Butrymowicz, operational development manager with Volvo Construction Equipment North America, takes fleet repair shop safety past the standard recommendations of steel toe boots and protective ...

The new policies are an objective and risk-based approach to machine shop access and safety, says Laurence Doemeny, chair of the American Chemical Society Committee on Chemical Safety. After Dufault’s ...

Tire service and automotive repair can be dangerous, yet that danger can be minimized with adherence to proper safety policies, protocols and procedures. Shop safety starts with common sense, ...

In an equipment shop, risk runs rampant on a day-to-day basis. The moment a technician isn’t remaining cognizant of training they’ve undergone, accidents manifest in unexpected ways. From falls and ...

Thousands of workers are injured on the job every year, and many of these accidents are attributable to improper training or unsafe working environments. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

A safe shop creates a better working environment for employees and a better buying experience for customers. People should feel comfortable and safe going to work every day, and customers should not ...

Regular audits and safety measures are essential to preventing shop accidents by understanding and addressing common causes. When reinforcing shop safety procedures, management should lead by example, ...