Health and Safety

There are many types of guards we use in the industry to protect our people from injuries. As we know lots of incidents, we face on job site leading to loss of time, permanent disability to the injured person and loss of company reputation which can lead to loss of businesses in future. Here we shall discuss the types of fixed guards we see on the job site in detail to understand the use and benefits of them. Fixed Guards There are three types of fixed guard: 1. Fixed Enclosing Guards,  2. Perimeter Fences, and  3. Fixed Distance Guards. 1. Fixed Guards: Fixed guards have no moving parts and are fastened in a constant position relative to the danger zone. they are kept in place either permanently by welding, or by means of fasteners making removal/opening impossible without using tools. If by themselves, or in conjunction with the structure of the equipment, they enclose the dangerous parts, fixed guards meet the requirements of the first level of the hierarc...

We use our hands constantly, a disabling hand injury can have a dramatic effect on your quality of life, a hand injury can impact job and daily routines as well a hand injury can occur  during a  second, but the social financial and emotional effects can last a lifetime. The  physical body  is an engineering marvel, our hands  contains  27 bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, skin, and nails. Working in unison  they supply  strength and dexterity which enables us to perform routine tasks  and attain  precision movements. However,  due to  their tremendous versatility, hands are exposed insusceptible  to several  sorts of  injuries these include strains and sprains from excessive force or excessive repetitive motion, skin irritation from contact and exposure to hazardous or irritating substances, burns from electricity, chemicals and hot substances, punctures from sharp objects, lac...