Overcome Human Safety Risk When Operating With CNC Machines
Human Safety Risks Working On The CNC Machine
A single accident can bring about damaging consequences to a plant, such as production stoppages, psychological impact on workers, legal compensation and more. This eventually affect the bottom line of any company.
Learn how you can avoid them today.
The CNC (Computerized Numeric Control) machine is an electromechanical device that manipulate machine shop tools using computer programming inputs.
Machining Center
Step 1 – The Setting
In a large machining center, workers operate on hundreds of CNC machines on a daily basis,
moving heavy and bulky parts in and out of the
CNC machines frequently.
CNC Machine’s Door
Step 2 – The Safety Hazard
As seen in the above illustration, the CNC machine comes with a control panel, that automates the
opening and closing of the machine door.
Human Safety Accident
Step 3 – The Accident
If a worker accidentally obstructs the path of
the closing door, it will lead to a serious
human-machine accident.
(Potential Loss of Finger/Hand/Arm).
Which in turns affects the company’s
management and decision-makers:
- Inability to meet production and customer timelines
- Monetary losses from legal fees
and compensations - Loss of future opportunities
THE OCCURRENCE AND CONSEQUENCE OF A SINGLE ACCIDENT
Companies Can Potentially Be Affected
It is common to find hundreds of production workers operating on hundreds of CNC machines in a plant. The risks of a such a human-safety accident occuring during operations of the CNC machines, could therefore be higher.
A single accident can lead to major consequences for any company such as:
- Production stoppages
- Legal issues
- Re-hiring of workers
- Legal compensation
- Psychological impact on other workers
- Drop in productivity and production output
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