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Manufacturing Industry Safety Products
Safety Products for the Manufacturing Industry
Safety in the manufacturing industry has progressed immensely over the decades, but manufacturing plants still present hazards to employees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 421,400 nonfatal injuries and illnesses in the manufacturing industry in 2019.
Common injuries included sprains, strains, and tears, as well as cuts or lacerations.
There are numerous safety products that can be applied in the manufacturing industry to reduce the risk of injury and protect your workforce. In an effort to improve manufacturing plant safety across the country, we have chosen common settings found in the manufacturing industry and highlighted the safety products that you can use in these settings to improve worker safety and ensure regulatory compliance.
Manufacturing Industry Safety Equipment by Location
Loading Dock/Shipping & Receiving Area
Your loading docks likely see immense quantities of different raw materials passing through each and every day, some of which are some form of hazardous chemicals. Whenever handling hazardous materials, it’s crucial to ensure that your team is equipped with the safety equipment that they need to transport, store, and utilize these hazardous materials safely.
Your loading dock should be equipped with the appropriate waste disposal containers, which might include both oily waste containers and biohazard waste containers. In addition to proper waste receptacles, it’s important to ensure that you are equipped with the appropriate safety cabinets for safe storage.
It’s also important to ensure that your team is equipped with the proper secondary spill containment products so that they can clean it up safely and effectively.
Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Wash Bays
Wash bays make use of a wide variety of cleaners, oils, and lubricants to ensure that your equipment is fully operational anytime you need it. Equip your team to safely handle these materials by providing the appropriate safety cabinets, decontamination showers, and secondary containment solutions.
Justrite provides a number of different safety shower solutions, including indoor safety showers, outdoor safety showers, as well as face and eyewash stations. We also provide several different forms of secondary containment, including both passive and active solutions. Our offering includes spill berms, pallets, and absorbents to mitigate spills in the workplace.
Production & Assembly Line/Production and Materials Handling
Your production and assembly lines stand at the heart of your operations, and ensuring that these spaces are not only productive but safe is a top priority. Your production line might make use of any number of different flammable liquids or hazardous material, each of which will likely require unique safety products in order to be handled safely.
We recommend using a Type I safety can for the safe transportation and storage of fuel along your production lines. For those looking for increased accuracy and precision while pouring, turn to the Type II can. We also provide a number of other containers for the use of cleaners, including dip tanks, mix tanks, plunger cans, and more.
When hazardous liquids are not in use, they should be stored in an appropriate safety cabinet, whether a flammable liquid safety cabinet, a drum storage cabinet, a hazmat cabinet or a paint storage cabinet. Secondary containment solutions should be kept on hand in the case of any spills, as well as a face and eyewash station.
Research and Development
Your research and development department might also benefit from many of the safety products noted above in the quality control department. In addition, it is essential to ensure that your team is operating in close proximity to both a face and eyewash station and a laboratory shower. In settings where an indoor safety shower cannot be installed, turn to mobile safety showers as a practical alternative.
It’s also important to remember to outfit your R&D department with the necessary forms of secondary containment. Depending on the liquids in use and other circumstances, you might find that either a spill berm, spill containment pallet, or absorbents are the most practical form of containment for your space.
Our Make-A-Berm Custom Spill Containment Kits are another excellent form of spill containment that can be configured into numerous shapes and sizes and serve as a flexible solution for unique situations or unusually-shaped areas.
Waste Disposal & Recycling
The chemicals used within your facility are still potentially hazardous, even after they have completed their useful life. Ensure that you are utilizing the right safety products for the safe disposal of hazardous materials. Position oily waste receptacles as needed throughout the facility, as well as liquid disposal cans. For potentially dangerous solvents, use a VaporTrap™ Solvent Waste System, and for liquid waste stored in drums, you can offer greater protection through the use of a drum storage cabinet.
Maintenance
As you clean and maintain your facilities, you’ll make use of a wide variety of cleaning products and lubricants to ensure that your facility stays clean and operational. It’s important to take necessary precautions as you use these cleaning products to ensure that your cleaning staff is safe as they use, transport, and store these chemicals.
Safety cabinets should be used as needed, as well as the appropriate dispensing bottles and carboys. For the safe and efficient cleaning of small parts, you might benefit from the use of dip tanks, mixing tanks, or plunger cans.
Fuel Storage
Fuel likely plays a significant role in your facility’s operations, and using the proper safety products to store and use this fuel is essential for a safe and compliant workspace. Use Type I or Type II safety cans to safely dispense gasoline, diesel, and propane, and store these fuels in the appropriate flammable safety cabinet when not in use. We also offer EN safety cabinets that are GS certified by MPA Dresden and conform to EN requirements, available in 30 and 90-minute safety ratings.
It is also wise to keep secondary containment solutions close at hand when storing fuels in the workplace, whether a spill containment berm, drip pads, absorbents, or another form.
The Right Safety Equipment for Your Manufacturing Company
Roan Safety has been recognised as an industry leader in safety equipment, and we supply manufacturing companies and job sites all over South Africa with the products they need to keep their production floor and surrounding areas safe. Roan Safety carries numerous products that would be of benefit in many different construction settings. No matter what you need, we are confident that we will be able to help.