1. Defeat the Interlock, Lose a Hand.
- Author
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RAMIREZ, CIRO
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INDUSTRIAL equipment industry , *ELECTRONIC locking devices , *SAFETY appliances , *WORK-related injuries , *INDUSTRIAL safety - Abstract
The article discusses the role of equipment manufacturers in preventing equipment users from disabling interlocks of machines. Topics covered include the reasons why workers bypass a safety device, such as convenience, fall switch actuation and poor switch reliability, the injury suffered by a worker at a nonprofit paper recycling facility due to bypassed gate sensor of a paper-baling machine, and information on emergency power-off devices (EPOs).
- Published
- 2014