How to pass an occupational hazards inspection in your workshop?

No company is exempt from receiving labor inspections in prevention of occupational hazards.

 

We are heading towards a new European Health and Safety Strategy 2021-2027. The importance of health and safety at work is highlights, achieving greater well-being and maximum protection of workers to cover economic growth and the competitiveness of the European Union.

Before get it, Do we have essential occupational risks covered in our workshop?

 

The main occupational hazards that we must consider in an industrial workshop are:

• Fire and flammable substances.
• Corrosive substances that must be transported or stored in appropriate places.
• Materials that can cause various reactions.
• Substances that are toxic or harmful to humans.
• Biological risks.
• Electricity hazard
• Risk in infrastructures, both due to specific accidents and progressive wear and tear.
• Mechanical shocks and accidents, that is, related to the machinery used.
• Drastic increase or decrease in temperature.
• Danger by noise damage.
• Radiation hazard.
• Problems related to oxygen present in the facilities.
• Musculoskeletal disorders of the operators
• Dust or dirt that produce routine actions with the materials.
• Containers that can break and crack.
• Explosions, due to the chemical elements present or derived reactions.
• Toxic fumes, especially if chemical spills occur.
• Projection or fall of fragments, particles or liquids
• Falls at the same or different level
• Exposure to vibrations

In short, the Principles of the Law for the Prevention of Occupational hazards contemplate the accidents aren’t by chance, it can be prevented. The employer is required to study possible accidents and working conditions to act, eliminate and control the causes and probable damages to worker’s health.
Once detected, the properly prevention equipment must be put in place to safeguard the health of the workers.

Do you fulfill with the prevention of the entire list of risks above?

 

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Our TarGrid carpet will cover with these aspects:

• Danger due to electricity, eliminating all types of tatic electricity in the environment
• Risk of infrastructures, both due to occasional accidents and progressive wear, it is an approved mat with a ramp and yellow strip to avoid trips, falls, slips, etc.
• Drastic increase or reduction in temperature, the flooring is made by material which insulates both from cold and extreme heat
• Musculoskeletal disorders of the operators, it eliminates this because it’s an ergonomic mat and relieves the worker fatigue.
Dust or dirt produced by routine actions with the materials.
• Projection or fall of fragments, particles, or liquids. These last risks are draining between the planks of the pallet and remain below it, eliminating potential accidents.
• Falls at the same or different level, the platform is made of non-slip aluminum, so any fall accident is ruled out.
• Exposure to vibrations, the pallet is designed to avoid it.
We accomplish with the essential requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and 2001/95 / CE certificate. We remain at your disposal for further info about this fantastic product.

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