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Machine Safeguarding Seminar Helps Interpret Regulations

 Rockford Systems offers a monthly machine safeguarding seminar on how to safeguard the point of operation and other machine hazards in the workplace.
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Rockford Systems offers a monthly machine safeguarding seminar on how to safeguard the point of operation and other machine hazards in the workplace. This 2½-day seminar explains how to interpret the performance language of both OSHA regulations and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) B-11 series of 24 safety standards. Specific machine safeguarding situations are also discussed.

The seminar combines classroom discussion with demonstrations of machines that are under power. Hands-on experience with these machines and visual aids, including PowerPoint slides and DVDs, are also used. This machine safeguarding seminar is held once a month in the training center at Rockford Systems in Rockford, Ill.
 

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